Conversations are
the Work.

Conversations are teams’ most underutilized resource

Our Vision in Action

We awaken the world to the power and joy of authentic human connection, setting a new standard for leadership that produces meaningful, enduring impact.

30 +

Years of
meaningful change

Decades of experience building human connections with successful outcomes for global Fortune100, mid-size and emerging companies.

100 +

Countries served

Multi-lingual and diverse backgrounds ranging from management consulting, design thinking and organizational psychology to systems engineering, criminal justice and hostage negotiation.

450 +

Orgs supported
in multiple industries

A range of tools, methods and practices based on how humans interact and what they need to continually evolve.

Who We Are

Who We Are, We make a difference, together.

We make a difference, together.

It’s never been more important to keep up with AI, rapid innovation, economic variables and societal changes. This means your leadership must continually grow and develop, ensuring your strategy and culture produce the results you strive for. We understand every organization has unique strengths and challenges, so we work closely with you to develop leaders you need.

Why Conversant?

We are a leadership development firm with a collaborative approach to developing leaders and optimizing team performance and cross-team collaboration. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to leadership and strategy, so together we customize the best solutions for maximum impact.

We know leadership development is a journey that never ends, so we make it our mission to develop current and future leaders who make every conversation an occasion to lead, with impactful and meaningful results.

SOLUTIONS

Designed For
You, With You.

Leadership Development & Coaching

Leadership Development & Coaching

Development and coaching for leaders at every level. More than typical leadership training, our approach incorporates your organizational values and builds unique, experiential solutions that grow untapped talent.

Our solutions can be fully customized to meet your needs, or you can join leaders from other organizations in on-going programs we offer throughout the year for a program series on leadership for new managers, cross functional leaders, or our flagship program for executives responsible for leading culture and setting strategy.

Working with you every step of the way

Team Performance

Team Performance

Custom solutions designed to uplevel team performance, for individuals and as a group, and refine cross-functional team collaboration. Using proven methods in conversational diagnostics and alignment practices, we track what’s crucial to overcome challenges and gain organizational success.

Helping your teams work smarter together

Strategy Implementation

Strategy Implementation

Taking a human-centric approach to strategy implementation and engagement, we create a clear and meaningful journey your employees want to be a part of. Our methods result in accomplishing your objectives and goals with higher engagement and less resistance, on time and budget.

Creating a path to success

Change Leadership

Change Leadership

Programmatic methods to guide you through change management and change leadership. Working closely with you, we define strategy, build system maps and collectively move towards a common purpose, with full enablement and training so your team can own future change.

Using proven methods to implement change

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Multi-Group Collaboration

Custom solutions designed to help you navigate, and thrive in complex negotiations and collaborations with industry, government and other outside organizations. Our methods include proven cooperative negotiation, system mapping and large group process design tools to support internal and external partnerships.

Synchronizing internal and external teams

Success Stories

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PHS: Rebuilding Trust with The Promise

Their Challenge
Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS) had been working to improve the patient and member experience for many years with variable success; it was faced with renewed urgency to improve the customer experience in order to achieve their mission-critical goals with visible end results.

The Impact
PHS has seen progress in its mission-critical goal of improving the patient and member experience in the hospitals and health plan. The nature of conversations within the organization has changed. Leaders are focused on facts, finding intersections in difficult conversations, and asking, “what is it time for now?” Awareness of presence, learning to listen and the impact of leader behaviors on the environment are forefront.

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Dairy Farmers of America

Their Challenge
The milk marketing cooperative Dairy Farmers of America faces a rapidly evolving dairy industry, with competitive and environmental pressure requiring leaders that could take DFA into the future. They recognized the need to prepare the next generation of leaders who respect DFA’s past, are deeply committed to DFA’s values AND can lead the organization through the complexity and various challenges.

The Impact
The first three years of the Make Your Mark programs gave rave reviews of their experience. These included marks of 4.8 for the mid-level leader program and 4.7 on a 5.0 scale for the senior-leader program regarding the overall experience value. They also expressed that their participation in the program will add value to the organization, through scores of 4.8 and 4.7 respectively.

Lacoste: A Brand Evolution Story

Secureworks

Their Challenge
Secureworks is a cybersecurity firm specializing in threat intelligence detection and response. The company offers advance threat and critical asset protection, compliance and cybersecurity risk management, and security operations services.

The Impact
The Secureworks executive team, according to the CEO, is more aligned to strategic priorities than any time in their history.

Tools for Real Change

Guides and insights for learning
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The Communication Catalyst book
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Conversations are the Work

We help you navigate challenges and offer new perspectives.

Working with
leaders at every level
Conversations are the Work