GLJ Services

Organizations do not achieve sustainable results by focusing solely on strategy, structure, or individual leadership development. Lasting impact occurs when leaders are aligned, culture supports the mission, and systems reinforce the organization’s priorities.

GLJ Organizational Development & Culture Transformation provides a comprehensive leadership partnership designed to help organizations navigate complexity, strengthen culture, and build the leadership capacity necessary to achieve meaningful and sustainable results.

Through executive facilitation, leadership development, organizational assessment, coaching, and strategic advising, GLJ partners with leaders to create greater alignment, stronger relationships, healthier cultures, and improved organizational effectiveness.

Best For

• New executive or leadership teams
• Organizations experiencing significant growth or change
• Leadership transitions and succession
• Organizational restructuring
• Strategic planning implementation
• Culture challenges or misalignment
• Teams seeking greater collaboration and accountability
• Organizations preparing for the next stage of growth

Common Challenges We Help Address

• Leadership teams operating in silos
• Competing priorities and unclear direction
• Organizational change and transition
• Communication and trust challenges
• Role ambiguity and accountability concerns
• Culture inconsistencies across teams
• Leadership development needs
• Initiative fatigue and change resistance

What’s Included

Organizational Assessment and Discovery

• Leadership interviews
• Listening sessions
• Team and stakeholder feedback
• Organizational surveys and assessments
• Culture and alignment analysis

Executive and Leadership Team Alignment

• Facilitation of executive and senior leadership sessions
• Clarification of priorities, roles, and expectations
• Team effectiveness and decision-making support
• Leadership operating agreements and norms

Strategic Executive Coaching

• Individual coaching for executive leaders
• Leadership transition support
• Executive effectiveness and decision-making coaching
• Leadership presence and influence development

Leadership Development Experiences

• True Colors® workshops and team experiences
• Communication and collaboration development
• Conflict navigation and relationship building
• Leadership capacity development

Culture and Organizational Recommendations

• Identification of organizational strengths and opportunities
• Practical recommendations for improvement
• Leadership and culture action plans
• Systems and practice recommendations

Ongoing Strategic Partnership

• Leadership advisory support
• Progress monitoring and reflection
• Implementation guidance
• Ongoing consultation as priorities evolve

Typical Engagement

Most engagements occur over six to twelve months, allowing sufficient time to assess, align, develop, implement, and sustain meaningful organizational change.

Engagements are customized based on organizational goals, leadership needs, and desired outcomes.

Outcomes Organizations Often Experience

• Greater leadership alignment
• Stronger communication and collaboration
• Increased trust and accountability
• Improved organizational culture
• Greater role clarity and decision-making effectiveness
• Enhanced leadership capacity
• Stronger implementation of strategic priorities
• Sustainable systems that support long-term success

Strong organizations are built on strong relationships. When leaders understand themselves, appreciate the strengths of others, and communicate more effectively, teams become more collaborative, trusting, and productive.  

The GLJ True Colors® for Leaders & Teams provides an engaging and highly practical leadership experience that helps individuals and teams increase self-awareness, strengthen communication, and improve working relationships.

Using the nationally recognized True Colors® framework, participants gain meaningful insight into their leadership preferences, communication styles, motivations, and strengths while developing a greater appreciation for the perspectives and contributions of others.

Far more than a personality assessment, True Colors® creates a common language that helps teams build trust, navigate differences, and work together more effectively.

Best For

• Leadership teams
• School and district leaders
• Executive teams
• Principals and administrators
• Emerging leaders
• Department and division teams
• Nonprofit and government organizations
• Teams seeking stronger communication and collaboration

Outcomes Participants Often Experience

• Greater self-awareness and leadership insight
• Improved communication across teams
• Increased understanding and appreciation of differences
• Stronger interpersonal relationships
• Enhanced trust and collaboration
• Improved conflict navigation
• Greater empathy and psychological safety
• Stronger team cohesion and engagement

What’s Included in the Customized True Colors® Workshop

• Half-day, full-day, or multi-session format
• Customized examples and activities
• Organizationally relevant applications
• Interactive exercises and facilitated discussion

Leadership and Communication Application

• Understanding leadership preferences
• Communication strengths and challenges
• Team dynamics and collaboration
• Building stronger working relationships
• Leveraging diverse perspectives and strengths

Team Effectiveness Integration

• Team communication strategies
• Trust-building activities
• Collaboration practices
• Conflict navigation approaches
• Leadership and team reflection

Organizational Application

• Alignment with organizational values and goals
• Leadership norms and expectations
• Team agreements and commitments
• Integration with culture and leadership initiatives

Available Formats

• Three-hour foundational workshop
• Two 90-minute virtual sessions
• Half-day leadership experience
• Full-day team development experience
• Multi-session leadership series

Optional Follow-Up Experiences

Organizations often extend the learning through:

• Leadership team coaching
• Team effectiveness workshops
• Communication and conflict navigation sessions
• Leadership retreats
• Culture and collaboration initiatives
• Leadership Alignment & Team Effectiveness Intensives

Why True Colors® Works

True Colors® provides leaders and teams with a practical, accessible framework that can be immediately applied to everyday leadership, communication, and collaboration challenges.

Participants leave with a deeper understanding of themselves, greater appreciation for others, and practical strategies for building stronger relationships and healthier teams.

At GLJ, True Colors® is often the beginning of deeper conversations about leadership, culture, communication, and organizational effectiveness.

Even highly capable leadership teams can experience periods of misalignment. Leadership transitions, organizational growth, competing priorities, communication challenges, and changing environments can create uncertainty, reduce effectiveness, and weaken team cohesion. 

The GLJ Leadership Alignment & Team Effectiveness Intensive is a focused engagement designed to help leadership teams pause, reflect, realign, and establish a stronger foundation for working together.  Through assessment, facilitated dialogue, leadership development, and practical action planning, GLJ helps leadership teams strengthen trust, clarify expectations, improve communication, and create greater alignment around the work that matters most.

Best For

• Newly formed leadership teams
• New superintendents or executive leaders
• Leadership transitions
• Cabinet or senior team changes
• Seasons of visible misalignment
• Communication and trust challenges
• Organizational culture concerns
• Strategic planning implementation
• Teams experiencing change, growth, or increased complexity

Common Indicators:  Organizations often seek this engagement when they experience:

• Lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities
• Competing priorities among leaders
• Communication breakdowns
• Inconsistent decision-making
• Reduced trust or collaboration
• Leadership silos
• Change fatigue
• Difficulty implementing strategic priorities

What’s Included:  Leadership Discovery and Assessment

• Individual leadership interviews
• Team surveys or assessments
• Stakeholder listening sessions, as appropriate
• Review of current opportunities and challenges
• Identification of alignment strengths and gaps

Facilitated Leadership Sessions

• One or two full-day facilitated sessions
• Leadership team dialogue and reflection
• Clarification of vision, priorities, and goals
• Discussion of leadership expectations and responsibilities
• Development of shared commitments and norms

Alignment and Team Effectiveness Work

• Role clarity and accountability discussions
• Decision-making agreements
• Communication expectations
• Team effectiveness strategies
• Trust and collaboration development

Leadership Development Experiences

• True Colors® team experiences (optional)
• Leadership strengths and communication insights
• Conflict navigation and relationship building
• Team dynamics and collaboration tools

Executive Coaching and Follow-Up Support

• Individual coaching for key leaders
• Leadership reflection sessions
• Progress check-ins
• Implementation support and accountability

Typical Engagement:  Most intensives occur over four to eight weeks and include:

• Discovery and assessment
• Leadership preparation
• One or two facilitated sessions
• Follow-up coaching and implementation support

Outcomes Organizations Often Experience

• Greater leadership alignment
• Improved communication and collaboration
• Increased trust among leaders
• Clearer roles and expectations
• Stronger decision-making processes
• Improved accountability
• Greater focus on organizational priorities
• Renewed energy and confidence within the leadership team

The goal is not simply to improve meetings or address isolated challenges. The Leadership Alignment & Team Effectiveness Intensive helps leadership teams establish the clarity, trust, and shared commitment necessary to lead effectively together...because when leaders align, organizations move forward with greater confidence, consistency, and impact.