What We Do

 

Our practice

Transforming companies through leadership training, organizational design and development, strategy + human skills building.

 

WE PROVIDE

Organizational Design + Development

Our organizational design and development engagements begin with mission and vision. Oftentimes organizations are operating under assumptions that have never been properly articulated to leaders or teams. We work with our clients to:

  • Gather insights, which inform our tailored program design
  • Ensure that our clients have an accurate problem statement articulated right from the start
  • Propose a design research plan to uncover underlying assumptions which could lead to failure
  • Identify the key strategic initiatives and create a communication plan to enroll teams so they understand the “why” driving the initiative
  • Develop effective career mapping and identify role clarity when leaders outgrow their roles
  • Facilitate leadership transitions and team re-organizations

WE DELIVER

Executive Coaching + 360 Reviews

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Turquoise provides training focused on creative leadership, a way to lead which inspires, cultivates and ignites atypical, imaginative strategies and solutions to problems that are often a challenge to solve.

We start our engagements by interviewing an organization’s senior leadership, so we understand a company’s goals and strategic initiatives. 
In our one-on-one executive coaching sessions, we work with senior leaders to think methodically and consciously, in order to make deliberate choices to ensure impact. Our coaching drives dramatic, measurable results on key performance metrics and milestones. 

We help executives and senior leaders:

Improve strategic thinking and build the problem-solving skills of seasoned entrepreneurs
  • Develop a values-driven leadership style 
  • Shift away from a traditional “knower’s mindset” to a “learner’s mindset” 
  • Identify both their strengths and weaknesses to become more conscious of how they show up to others 
  • Gain control of their schedules so they have time to focus on priorities and eliminate distractions

WE OFFER

Team Building +
Leadership Training

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Whether the need is company-wide transformation or the launch of a critical initiative within a single team, Turquoise is known for our contagious positive energy, enthusiasm and fun.

Our tailored workshops and team-building exercises are designed to:

  • Improve organizational structures and processes
  • Address relational and power-related dynamics
  • Boost talent satisfaction via creative problem solving
  • Help clients develop internal competencies and own the process 
  • Foster lasting, systemic change even after the engagement has ended

WE BUILD

Hard + Human Skills Trainings

Organizations that embrace both hard and human skills (often referred to as “soft” skills) enjoy a powerful competitive advantage in managing disruption.

Turquoise trains executives and teams to think expansively – to hold the container of inquiry, ambiguity and possibility long enough to investigate all options and angles before moving forward. As a result, solutions are often a surprise, with highly beneficial outcomes for the bottom line and business longevity. Our training teaches both leaders and teams to: 
  • Listen to multiple points of view, value divergent 
thinking and curiosity, and encourage ideas to 
percolate from all directions 
  • Collaborate across silos, allowing organizations to explore multiple solutions simultaneously
  • Think in connected systems, rather than in isolation, so solutions are customer-centric and informed by tangible needs, rather than product-centric 
  • Encourage an inquisitive, risk-taking mindset that is motivated by curiosity rather than fear, and values candor and experimentation as part of the process  
  • Have a bias toward action, and be quick to test, learn and iterate, igniting momentum across an organization 

Workshops

We custom design workshops in the following areas:

Creative Leadership
  • Mastering Creative Leadership Competencies
  • Creating a Culture of Curiosity and Resilience
  • Triggers, Knee Jerk Reactions + Landmines
  • The No Asshole Rule
Team Training
  • Building Virtual Teams
  • It’s Killing Me to Work With You
  • Designing Remote Teams to Deliver Success
Communication Tools
  • Story "selling" vs. Storytelling
  • Power, Influence + the Art of Persuasion
Human Skills
  • Flexing Your Empathy Muscle
  • Developing Emotional Intelligence
  • Mastering Conflict Resolution
  • Practing Active Listening
  • Giving + Receiving Feedback
Hard Skills
  • How To Design An Effective Meeting
  • Tools for Remote Collaboration
  • Time Management + Delegation
Innovation Training
  • Think Like a Startup: Innovation Training for Corporates
  • Finding Innovative Ideas from Within Your Company
Human-Centered Design
  • Design Thinking
  • Insights Work
  • The Master Facilitator
Bespoke Offerings
  • Custom Designed Programs
  • Team Retreats