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Insights

Thinking on strategy, leadership, and organizational turning points.

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Cecilia Stanton Adams

Founder & Turning Point Strategist

These are my reflections on the turning points organizations and leaders are navigating now. I write from my experience as a strategist, facilitator, and advisor to help leaders make sense of change, name what is no longer working, and consider a more intentional path forward.

“A turning point isn’t the moment everything falls apart. It’s the moment the old way no longer fits, and the future asks something new of us.”
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Leadership in Uncertainty

Leading Through Funding Cuts, Political Uncertainty, and Constant Crisis

A leader recently told me her organization felt like it was moving from one crisis to the next. I told her it may be time to stop treating this as a crisis. This is the new normal, and the question is no longer how do we get through this, but how must we lead differently now.

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Organizational Strategy

At an Organizational Turning Point: Should We Restructure, Partner, Share Services, Merge, or Let Something End?

More mission-driven organizations are asking questions they may have avoided even a few years ago. Can we continue at this size? Should we partner, share services, merge, or let something end? These are not signs of failure. They are signs the conditions have changed.

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Newsletter

The Turning Point

A periodic newsletter on strategy, leadership, and organizational change — for leaders navigating what comes next.