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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.”Learn more about Cecilia →
Practical thinking on the gap between what boards believe they've decided and what staff believe they're doing. Articles here address governance friction, stalled decisions, and how to build the trust that lets an organization actually move.
by Cecilia Stanton Adams
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.
Read the full article →For organizations that have outgrown their systems, structure, or leadership bench. This space explores what happens when growth outpaces the organization's ability to support it and how to redesign before you break.
by Cecilia Stanton Adams
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.
Read the full article →The philosophy behind the work: strategy without culture is just a document. Articles here explore what it takes to build a plan people actually live and why participation is the difference between a plan and a shelf document.
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