Strategy, Communications, and Operations

Sister In The Shadow
Strategy Consulting

Sister In The Shadow Consulting guides business leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals through a systematic approach that results in strategies and reasonable action plans to increase the potential for growth, sustainability, and an improved work culture.

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Leadership Skills

Assessment, exploration, and development towards maximizing the entire organization one person at a time.

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Organizational Capabilities

Review organizational design, capacity, and best practices to align with goals, objectives, and desired outcomes for internal and external stakeholders.

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Network & Stakeholder Inventory

Identify network resources and stakeholders then develop customized internal and external communications plans.
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Brand Identity & Awareness

Understand external and internal perceptions to drive creation of targeted marketing, asset development, outreach plans, and communications strategies.
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Obtaining Optimal Operations

Most people want optimal performance in their personal life and at work.

Obtaining optimal performance requires an alignment of a number of moving parts.  Like any good machine, we must monitor the parts of our system that impact the ultimate outputs and achieving outcomes. 

Through our system we will guide clients through understanding how their machine works as well as those that impact their performance and outcomes. 

This understanding can help the client rethink, realign, and reignite their movement toward achieving optimal performance in their organization or career pursuits.

What is Our Process?

Our process is based on a proven approach of iterative cycles of capturing and documenting successes while simultaneously adjusting plans and processes for greater success.

1. Needs Statement

We listen and ask questions to learn more about the organization and the personal journey.  We want to understand the current status and the new direction of the organization and the team.

2. Inventory and Assessment

We’ll take an inventory of the organization and the primary members and review company structure, standard operating procedures, budgets and more and assess gaps.

3. Best Practices Review
We’ll identify service areas, regulatory agencies, competitors and compare with in-house practices to develop training and adjust the process for success.
4. Solutions & Recommendations vs Resources
Sister In The Shadow Strategy Consulting will provide clear position descriptions and operation manuals to guide the organization. We will provide recommendations regarding personnel, responsibilities, training opportunities and potential collaborations.
5. Action Plan & Solution Plans
We will assist you as you address immediate hurdles, maximize low hanging fruit and breakthrough bottlenecks to maximize existing equipment, resources and personnel.
6. Implementation
We assist as you implement the longer term adjustments to branding, work culture. We can also support you as you implement the action plan and communication plans.
7. Success and Corrective Action
We capture and document the successes while continuously seeking improved alignment of the organization’s actions and communications with the stated mission, objectives and goals.

Strategic Focus Areas

We help our clients focus on the following areas in your business. When these areas are in alignment, the business grows, the team is fulfilled and the stakeholders are committed to your continued success.

ORGANIZATION

Brand

Stakeholders

Leadership

Team

Operations

Strategic Consulting Packages

Strategic consulting is a collaborative and evaluative process to understand the mission, the purpose, and goals with the intent to develop strategies and innovative solutions to successfully achieve desired outcome. It takes time to build a solid foundation and we are committed to a partnership that delivers long-term results.

Contact Sister In The Shadow Strategy Consulting to discuss your goals so that we can design the right package for you.

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Testimonials

“Kim is one of the most talented leaders and educators I have worked with in my 40 years of higher education experience.  Not many people can be strategic and tactical thinkers.  Not many can create and successfully execute a plan.  Kim is equally adept at being attentive to tasks and people.  Over the course of her professional life she has been creative, imaginative, adaptive, and all the while staying true to the mission of her institution and her personal values.  Most importantly though, Kim has a passion for justice, equity and celebrating the beauty and strengths that diversity brings to our world.  Her uncanny ability to understand the needs, interests, and motivations of individuals and teams enables her to quickly and effectively create healthy, productive and joyful relationships.  Kim brings a breadth and depth to her work that is truly extraordinary.“

Mike Segawa

Former Vice President for Student Affairs, Pitzer College and the University of Puget Sound

“As I transitioned into a new career path, Kimberly Thomas was instrumental in my professional development and growth. Dean Thomas’s innate understanding of strategy and organizational development as well as her commitment to team growth and development were paramount to my development as an employee and a team leader.  Despite her busy schedule and competing interests, Dean Thomas prioritized developing, training and supporting her team over everything else.  Dean Thomas was instrumental in the development of dozens of staff- both direct and indirect reports.  With her incredible talent recognition ability, Dean Thomas was able to pluck young underdeveloped professionals from their respective areas and nurture, teach and mature them to the point where they appeared seasoned beyond their years.  Dean Thomas also has the ability to peel back layers and speak directly to the need of an individual or an organization.

She created professional development opportunities when there were none, advocated for fairness and equity when no one else would and prioritized safety when others didn’t.  I am a better supervisor, employee and teacher because of Dean Thomas and I know countless others would say the same.”

Kimberly Woods

Attorney, Former Assistant Dean of a Student Conduct Office, Former deputy prosecuting attorney

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

—Maya Angelou