Change is going to happen within your organization. For some, it’s an exciting time and presents new opportunities for impact and growth. For others, organizational change can be a negative experience, and the thought of change brings up memories of poor experiences. 

Some of the change initiatives that organizations experience are:

• Restructuring your organization or a key department

• Pursuing a new strategic plan that involves a number of new initiatives

• Improving your organizational culture by implementing new approaches or programs

• Facing with budget challenges that will result in having to create new approaches to completing the mission of your organization

Leading through changes for any size organization is as much about the “what” as it is about the “why.” The ways in which you talk about change can make or break the experiences your team members have. Overcoming resistance and getting buy-in will equip everyone to thrive on the other side and lead to more progress and less chaos.  

Our change consulting and coaching services will help you and your organization successfully navigate the transformational journey. With our unique, research-backed approach that encourages your team to see change as a narrative, we’ll act as your guide and help you strategically craft the story and direction for your team so you can change the game and do more of what it is your organization exists to do.

Everything in your organization rises and falls with leadership, and having a plan to hire, develop, and retain the next generation of leaders is vital to your organization’s future success. 

Great Days Leadership can help you deepen your leadership roster, prepare for the succession of key leaders, and help non-profit boards and senior leaders create a smooth transition for new and incoming executive leaders.  

Together we’ll help you:

• Create organizational buy-in and support for the importance of developing the next leaders of your organization

• Establish a holistic and highly intentional leadership development plan for those in your organization with leadership potential and provide them with the tools to be successful

• Conduct an audit of potential successor candidates that objectively assesses their leadership capacity and potential fit as a part of your leadership team

• Match your new key leaders with an outside mentor with experience in a similar role 

• Help your new Christian university president or faith-based non profit CEO successfully navigate their new role and their relationship with the board, leadership teams, and organizational stakeholders

• Provide focused executive coaching to help accelerate the growth and development of potential key leaders

The Great Days Leadership team has experience working with a wide range of Christian university, school, and faith-based non-profit boards. We offer customizable solutions designed to move your organization to the next level by educating and strengthening your board on topics like:

• New board member orientation and training

• Clarification of board member roles and responsibility

• Making your board aware of the nuances and context of best practices, trends, key performance indicators, and the overall national climate in Christian higher education, K-12 education, and Non-Profit so they can be brought up to speed before their first meeting. 

• Board strategic and action plans for succession, board development and fundraising campaigns

• The working relationship between Board and and staff members

• Christian university, K-12, and Non-Profit Organizational Culture Audits to better understand the "invisible and unspoken” conflicts and challenges within the organization and assess overall institutional health

• Christian university, K-12, and Non-Profit President and CEO Succession and Transition Planning

A Great Days Leadership Organizational Culture Audit may provide eye opening and game changing data for you and your leadership team to analyze. We utilize a number of tools and instruments to help determine the health and readiness of your organization to face new challenges. We work to get a fair, objective, and thoughtful picture that can help you make better decisions and lead change well in your organization. 

Through a series of private interviews, surveys, and small group discussions that create psychologically safe environments, we work to bring out the current reality of your organization’s story while also constructively working to promote a positive vision of the future. A Great Days Leadership Organizational Culture Audit can help you:

• Determine your institution’s overall organizational health

• Provide a wide range of team members with an opportunity to speak freely with an objective 3rd party about their perspective

• Understand the overarching themes and narratives that exist beneath the surface of your organization

• Clarify and create next steps to ensure a stronger and healthier culture moving forward

Your organization is only as good as the people who represent you. In order for you to thrive, you must have a plan to: bring in talented people who fit your mission and values, help them grow and develop as leaders and professionals, curate the type of organizational culture that attracts your talent to retain, and provide the resources and opportunities needed to help them feel valued and part of your community. 

Many organizations, with a faith-based mission are struggling to find, retain, and develop top talent in this increasingly competitive environment. So does your organization have an intentional strategy to help your organization develop and thrive in this current environment, or do you regularly see high-potential talent seek professional opportunities elsewhere? Do you have a strong “grow your own” strategy that is engaging and significant enough to help your best and brightest feel wanted and eager to commit to your organization?

Great Days Leadership is your partner to help you create an organizational culture that is constantly working to attract, retain, and develop top talent for your organization. Examples of workshops and programmatic solutions include:

• Emerging Leadership Program Development and Facilitation for those on your team you deem to have high potential for leadership 

• Fractional Chief Organizational Development Officer Services that allow you to have an experienced professional focused on the planning and execution of a customizable organizational development plan for your Christian university, K-12, or non-profit at a fraction of the cost it would take for you to hire a full-time staff member or burden an already busy executive team member 

• Full or partial day workshops on managing up, leadership presence, management vs. leadership, time management, emotional intelligence, goal-setting, and a myriad of other topics.

Where do your people learn the best? The Great Days Leadership team facilitates a wide range of events, meetings, and conversations that allow you as the leader to be engaged more fully with your teams instead of being consumed with keeping things moving.

Our professional facilitation allows you to maximize your next executive or leadership team retreat, strategic visioning or planning session, moderated panel discussion, or professional development workshop. We'll make sure we meet all of the objectives and expectations you may have for your event. Our engaging style and approach allows for even the most serious of conversations or topics to be interactive, enjoyable, and productive.

Inspire and encourage your organization during your next event with a Great Days Leadership keynote. Dr Matt Paden will help you give your organization a common language around leadership as well as provide objective insights that will spark new ideas and energize your teams.