See What Matters.
Executive coaching and consulting from Cindy Chance, PhD, an ethicist and former CEO based in Washington, DC, for leaders who want to do more of what matters.
Services
Executive Coaching
True partnership to improve your life and your results.
Organizational Support
Get unstuck, seize opportunities, and establish a clear path forward.
Leadership and Board Advisory
Stem losses; reestablish trust.
Leaders, builders, and organizations in transition need a wise, experienced partner — someone who can see what isn't obvious and help you align to act well.
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What breaks people and organizations is not workload. It is disconnection.
From yourself, from each other, from the mission that brought you here.
It shows up in every industry, and it doesn't fix itself with more effort.
It resolves only with clarity and a commitment to push through what obscures what is true and important.
About Cindy
I'm a philosopher, former association CEO and higher education leader. I've spent decades leading inside complex, global, mission-driven organizations, including Georgetown University and the Urban Land Institute.
What I bring isn’t a résumé, it is the ability to connect quickly to what is really happening.
Moving forward begins with one conversation about what matters most.
Cindy Chance, PhD, Founder
In a transition that is getting tougher? You’re not alone.
What got you here probably won't get you where you are being invited to go now. The mission-driven leaders I work with are often facing:
Challenging organizational dynamics
Gaps between strategy and execution
Burnout
Values misalignment
Governance challenges
None of us can see the whole picture from inside the snowglobe. That's what a partner is for.
What my clients say…
“Cindy helped me see patterns I’d been missing for years. Within two months, we’d restructured our leadership team and our board finally understood our strategy.”
— Nonprofit Executive Director
“I came in thinking I had a people problem. Cindy helped me get clear on what I actually stood for, and what I was willing to do about it, and everything else followed.”
— Professional Services Partner
“In a transactional world, Cindy is a breath of fresh air — a high integrity partner. World class insights and execution. Working with her is a pleasure.”
— CEO, Financial Services Firm
My focus is you and everything you are creating.
Diagnosis — I surface what isn’t working. Most leaders are misdiagnosing their own situation.
One-on-One — Conversations with you and your key leaders to understand what’s operating beneath the surface.
Review — Business communications, process and document review to validate what the conversations reveal.
Strategy — We work through findings together until you are satisfied we have identified root causes, identified the most aligned approach to change, and can benchmark progress on a new path starting now.
Actionable Plan — A realignment plan with continued accountability so progress is visible and measurable. I stay engaged as an implementation partner.
A customized approach delivered by me:
You don’t need a multinational consulting firm or a new FT hire to improve your results and move forward. You need one person you can trust.
Ready to explore? I’d love to learn what you are building and see what is slowing you down.
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