I work with organizations at moments when existing ways of working no longer support what they’re trying to do next.
Through conversation, listening, and attention to what’s happening across leaders, teams, and the organization, engagements are designed to address current challenges rather than apply a fixed solution.
The work brings together perspectives, available data, and relevant frameworks and theory to help organizations clarify priorities, make decisions, and move forward with greater alignment and momentum.
Engagements may be short-term or combine one or more of the services below, depending on what’s most useful.
Strategic Planning
When this is useful
When organizations need clarity about direction, priorities, and trade-offs.
What the work looks like
Strategic planning is designed as a participatory process that engages leaders and stakeholders throughout. This often includes working with a small leadership group or planning committee that partners with me as the work unfolds.
The process combines conversations, interviews, surveys, and facilitated group sessions to understand current conditions, surface priorities, and make informed choices about direction. Ongoing feedback and alignment ensure the work stays grounded in what the organization needs now.
Plans are shaped with implementation in mind, with attention to building shared ownership, energy, and momentum, and addressing resistance as it arises so the work can move forward.
Example engagement's
When leadership is working hard but can’t move forward
This organization had already been in a strategic planning process for nearly a year. Leaders were committed, but progress had stalled and it wasn’t clear how to move from discussion into decision.
Together, we combined research on industry trends, listening sessions and surveys, and the voices of key stakeholders to understand what was really happening and what decisions were needed next. The process helped rebuild shared energy, surface what mattered most, and focus leadership on a smaller set of meaningful choices.
The result was clearer decisions and renewed energy toward action.What the work looks like
Impact evaluation focuses on designing, deploying, and analyzing data in ways that are practical and usable. I design evaluation tools, deploy surveys or other data-collection methods, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, and share findings through clear reports or decks.
Findings are translated for leadership and boards, so insights are actionable and inform strategy, operational decisions, and funding conversations.
Impact Evaluation
When this is useful
When organizations need a clear understanding of effectiveness, impact, and outcomes to inform strategy, leadership decisions, board conversations, or funding.
Executive Coaching
When this is useful
When leaders are navigating growth, change, increased responsibility, or decisions, and want space to think clearly and lead with greater effectiveness.
What the work looks like
Coaching provides leaders with space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of what’s happening in their role and across the organization. The focus is on strengthening decision-making, navigating complexity, and building awareness of how leadership presence, patterns, and choices affect others.
The work supports leaders in working with resistance, holding multiple perspectives, and making intentional decisions that align with organizational priorities and long-term goals.
What the work looks like
Testimonials
“Through coaching with Jessica, I got clear on how I wanted to lead and the value I wanted to bring in my role. That clarity changed how I showed up with my team and how decisions were made across the organization.”
Executive Director
“Jessica was an amazing management coach. Each session created space to talk through real challenges and identify practical next steps to improve my management skills and communication. I would recommend Jessica to anyone moving from an individual contributor into a management role.”
Director of Marketing
“Jessica was an incredible coach during critical moments in my role, performance conversations, leadership transitions, and high-pressure situations. She helped me navigate challenges with clarity and empathy, while also paying attention to the impact the work was having on me as a leader and a human.”
People Manager
“Through coaching with Jessica, I got clear on how I wanted to lead and the value I wanted to bring in my role. That clarity changed how I showed up with my team and how decisions were made across the organization.”
Executive Director
What the work looks like
Team engagements create space for groups to look honestly at how they are working together. The focus is on surfacing dynamics and conversations that are often unspoken but directly affect trust, communication, and follow-through.
The work pays attention to resistance, differing perspectives, and the tensions teams are navigating, helping groups hold multiple realities at once and establish practical agreements that support alignment and how work gets done.
Team Development & Leadership Alignment
When this is useful
When teams are growing, changing, or experiencing tension around communication, collaboration, or follow-through.
Answers to our most frequently asked questions
If you have any additional questions or concerns not addressed in our FAQs, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
What is Mindful People Solutions LLC?
Who do you typically work with?
We work with senior leaders, executive boards, and teams who feel “stuck,” are experiencing rapid growth, or are facing complex organizational shifts where old ways of working are no longer effective.
