What We Do
What ISA does
ISA is in the business of institutional leadership. Everything below is a different way of helping institutions lead well, organized so you can go straight to what fits your situation.
Core services
Who ISA serves
Also available
Research and diagnostics
How ISA Works With You
Three core services. One disciplined methodology.
Independent executive advisory, organizational consulting, and leadership development, each grounded in ISA’s organizational intelligence methodology.
Executive Advisory
Independent counsel for executive decision-makers navigating organizational complexity, competing priorities, uncertainty, and consequential decisions.
- ·Executive decision-making and strategic counsel
- ·Organizational risk and issue identification
- ·Executive transitions and leadership challenges
- ·Governing board and executive relationships
- ·Stakeholder trust and institutional relationships
- ·Organizational change and crisis navigation
Primary Offering
Executive Advisory Partnership, structured as an ongoing advisory relationship.
Organizational Consulting
Helping organizations diagnose, align, execute, and evaluate. ISA partners to investigate challenges, develop practical solutions, guide implementation, and determine whether interventions produce intended results.
- ·Organizational assessments and diagnostics
- ·Strategic planning and implementation
- ·Organizational effectiveness and performance improvement
- ·Restructuring and operating model design
- ·Leadership and departmental alignment
- ·Policy, program, and initiative evaluation
- ·Change management and organizational transformation
Primary Offering
Organizational & Leadership Consulting, delivered through defined, fixed-fee engagements.
Leadership Development
Building leadership judgment, capability, and organizational effectiveness. ISA supports executives, leadership teams, and professionals in strengthening the capabilities required to lead people, navigate uncertainty, and deliver results.
- ·Executive leadership advising and coaching
- ·Leadership assessments and development planning
- ·Executive and management education
- ·Leadership team workshops and retreats
- ·Decision-making and problem-solving development
- ·Facilitation and executive learning experiences
- ·Conference speaking and customized training
Primary Offering
Executive coaching programs, leadership academies, workshops, and educational products.
Where do you want to begin?
The Institute for Strategic Agility™ helps executives navigate consequential decisions, organizations lead through change, and professionals develop the judgment, influence, and confidence to lead effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where should I start?
If you need a thinking partner on a live decision, start with Executive Advisory. If something is wrong inside the organization and you need evidence leadership will act on, start with Organizational Consulting or the multi-week Organizational Assessment. If you want to develop your own leadership, start with Leadership Development. The free I³ Snapshot™ is an optional self-reported screening if you would like a first read, and it is not required to engage ISA.
Does ISA work with public-sector organizations?
Yes. Public-sector work is a core part of ISA practice, including city and county government, agencies, public authorities, and public safety organizations.
Can engagements be combined?
Often they are. An assessment frequently leads into advisory or consulting work, and leadership development is commonly layered on top of both.
Related services
Begin
Talk through what you are facing.
A confidential conversation about the decision, the change, or the challenge in front of you.
30 minutes, by video or phone. You choose a time from ISA’s live calendar and receive confirmation immediately.
Hire ISA, For organizations and executives seeking independent advisory or organizational consulting services.