hether we work or serve in healthcare, education, utility or government services, family owned business or ministry, we share a common systems dimension. With over 30 years experience in the workplace and community, Renaissance is convinced that the systems within which we work and serve face common challenges and opportunities; leadership, intentional planning to achieve mission/objectives and connecting every person in the system with the opportunity to produce measurable performance results that make a difference. Developing well differentiated leaders, strategic planning, program & process redesign, consensus and teamwork are Renaissance’s primary focus in assisting organizational systems through the transitions and changes required in recreating leadership and planning for renewed performance.

Renaissance's consulting skills have been refined within a variety of settings and systems, including the for-profit corporate sector, non-profit service sector, school districts, hospitals, judicatories and churches. Grounded in systems theory, we assist leaders in all venues, from management teams and executives to Boards of Directors, clergy, lay leaders and families in improving their self-awareness and differentiation, planning and implementing strategies that bring their corporate and personal missions and visions to life. Our goal is to help clients develop solutions to their problems within their own context, and we believe that each system has within it the wisdom, knowledge and resources to unblock its potential, live out its mission, achieve its vision and realize great performance results. With our unique breadth and depth of education and hands on experience, that spans engineering and management to marriage/family therapy and pastoral leadership, we bring a richness and substance to our consulting practice that has served clients well for more than a decade.

Renaissance seeks to develop healthy, well-differentiated leaders, as they implement business planning processes which hard-wire all levels of the organization and achieve sustainable improvements in bottom-line performance. The processes and tools Renaissance has refined over the years model healthy behaviors, foster ownership and engage healthy aspects of the system in neutralizing apathy, resistance and sabotage. As Renaissance helps organizations recreate leadership, leaders learn to differentiate themselves and to develop the critical skills, tools and processes which help them “separate from the emotional processes around them so they can see things differently, pursue their vision, persist in the face of sabotage, be challenged where others are anxious and value adventure more than safety.” [Edwin H. Friedman – A Failure of Nerve, Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix] Whether in the lunchroom or Boardroom, we have the gift of being able to connect with people in ways that encourage and support their leadership growth.

Solidly rooted in systems theory and the practical application of systems analysis, Renaissance's primary focus is assisting organizations in recreating leadership and planning for renewed performance by:

• developing well differentiated leaders

• strategic mission-driven operational and long range planning

• program and process assessment and redesign

• improving work group dynamics

• Board governance

• conflict resolution concepts techniques and skill development

• succession planning

• project management processes, policies and tools

• improving teamwork

• operational effectiveness and efficiency

Renaissance offers a variety of workshops addressing topics such as business planning, process improvement, Board development & governance, conflict resolution, leadership development and succession planning.