insight

wise action

change

All-In Strategies offers leaders the tools to guide change, its complexity and the conflict arising along the way.

change tools

All-in Strategies works with organizational executives and senior managers in nonprofits, businesses, government and foundations to adopt the leadership tools that lead to effective change.

high-impact leadership

Successful change starts with exceptional leadership to set direction, provide support, and guide the way.

strategy design

Whether it’s for an organization or community, change efforts languish without an inspiring vision and clear strategy to focus and maintain action.

a systems approach

Initiating change is complex. It requires recognizing and connecting the systems and conditions that perpetuate problems and finding the right levers to achieve change.

conflict management

Change brings resistance, tension and conflict. It’s unavoidable. What’s important is for leadership to manage conflict with an approach that keeps change moving forward.

" When it comes to strategic planning, René brings great skills and a process that's given our organization a clear and inspiring set of priorities and actions to take us into the future."

"René's coaching continues to have a strong, positive impact on how I approach leadership. His trainings are right on target and practical."

"Our executive team and department managers are better decision-makers, communicators and team leaders as a result of René's trainings and coaching."

"As a growing nonprofit, CodeSquad has really benefited from René's leadership coaching and expertise in strategic planning. Rene has provided helpful benchmarks, best practices, clear priorities, and actions to achieve our goals."

We needed to redesign our large early learning and family services system to meet our community's changing needs. René provided the right process and support for our team to design a more sustainable and responsive system for the future.

project partners

values-based approach

All-In Strategies is guided by the following values:

Careful Listening

Understanding and holding partner perspectives and needs throughout the process.

Valuing Diverse Viewpoints

Ensuring all voices are heard and contributing to the direction and work.

Skillful Community Engagement

Including a community’s broad perspectives to shape priorities.

Exceptional Project Management

Maintaining project focus, follow-through and continuous progress.

Results-Oriented

Keeping the project’s outcomes front and center to guide the work and decisions.

idea bank

GREAT MANAGERS STAY FOCUSED ON THE BASICS

Recently, I was in a lunch discussion with a former work colleague about the qualities of an exceptional manager. I was curious about his thoughts because in my mind, he’s always been an exceptional leader, particularly in managing people. As we shared our thoughts on the topic, he had a simple reflection. He said that the problem with many managers is that they “don’t know the basics.”

LEAD WITH QUESTIONS, NOT OPINIONS

The next time you head into a meeting where an important issue is about to be discussed, pay attention to the number and kinds of questions asked in the meeting. This is one good way to assess the quality, depth and effectiveness of the discussions you are having in your organization.

THREE SIMPLE STEPS TO BUILDING WORKPLACE TRUST

In my leadership work, I have been fielding more and more questions from executives and managers about trust, or the lack there of, within their teams. As one executive asked me recently, “What’s it take for a group to get past its trust issues?”