This isn’t cookie-cutter corporate consulting
Organizational Development Consulting for Mission-Driven Educators & Employers
Remove the barriers blocking your organization’s success, and build united, diverse teams that bring innovation to the table.
I’ve helped notable organizations find the sweet spot:
Elevating Access Will Help You Elevate Your Goals & Your Bottom Line.
Did you know that turnover can cost over 2x the salary of the departed employee? Unless every employee feels safe, seen, and respected for who they are, they won’t stick around long enough to do profit-increasing work.
Once you make every employee feel like a vital part of your organization, they’re 3x more likely to get excited about your mission and commit to what you’re doing.
And, transforming how you empower your teams can transform our world for the better.
Let’s Build Your Dream Team
We’ll start by assessing the changes needed for your diverse employees to thrive, and building ongoing sustainable solutions. This is a long-game, where we prioritize transformation over transaction.
The eventual result? Low turnover rates, more efficient and impactful work, and happier employees who’ll rate you as one of the best places they’ve ever worked.
Capacity-Building Consulting
A tailored combination of coaching, training, and advisory services to help you continually solve the problems plaguing your organization’s development. So that long after we work together, you’ll be able to sustain our success with a thriving team of diverse leaders.
This can look different depending on your organization’s needs, but here is what our time together might look like:
Data-Informed Problem Assessment
Creating S.M.A.R.T Goals
Action Planning
Ongoing Training
Employee Resource Group Strategy and Curriculum Design
Team Retreats
Employee Interviews To Diagnose Underlying Issues
Affinity-Based Group Coaching Programs
Advisory Office Hours For Thought Partnership and Feedback
Strategic Planning and Report Creation For Senior Leadership
…in short, I create custom, comprehensive solutions to help your employees go from soul-draining to soulfilling work and maximize your impact while minimizing harm.
3, 6, and 10 Month Packages Available
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"My team was drawn to working with Dr. Hayley because of her premise around the need for "soulfilling work" and doctorate in organizational change and leadership!
In planning for the retreat, she was very intentional about crafting a set of slides that set a tone where people felt they could engage in a hard discussion for our team. I am not certain we could have done it without her. One of the things that stands out about Dr. Hayley’s work is her intentionality in the customization of her materials for her clients, and her sensitivity and centering of the needs and experiences of people most impacted by systemic oppression. At (and following) the retreat, we have been able to have a bridge moving us forward in our collective work. I would recommend working with Dr. Hayley if you are serious about advancing equity and social justice at your organization.”
Shaya Gregory Poku, Vice President for Equity & Social Justice, Emerson College
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"Dr. Haywood is a wonderful colleague and thought partner. She is a highly-skilled facilitator with a wide knowledge base on countless DEI issues and organizational leadership theory and strategy.
She is able to modify her presentations and writings based on the audience, taking really complex ideas and breaking them down for students to understand. And just as easily, she can present to our leadership team, taking into account the larger headwinds and issues that a senior leader would need to consider. Dr. Haywood is a real connector- helping ensure we bring all stakeholders to the table and that we ensure all voices are represented in our conversations. I feel so fortunate to learn from her and I trust her completely!"
Lynn Murray Chandler, Assistant Provost and Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Clark University
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"You connected the personal stories to the reflective work we needed to do in connection to student research
That was an opportunity to look back at our own experiences and link them to what our current students experience. Likewise, we also appreciated how the interactions with you allowed us to reflect on what we are doing well and what we need to improve. Your facilitation process allowed us to see that using data in connection with storytelling, anecdotal information and constant reflection is a great way to improve our department, initiative and projects.”
Eduard Arriaga-Arango, Ph.D , Chair and Associate Professor - Department of Language, Literature & Culture, Clark University
Career Equity at Colleges & Universities
It’s time to expose the hidden curriculum of career development.
As a former higher education administrator, I have a track record of fostering equity-centered student success, career development, and organizational change to fuel persistence at every level of the institution. My programs are transformational, and I have the data to back it up.
✓ 100% institutional retention rate for first-generation first-year program participants at a small liberal arts institution two years in a row
✓ 90%+ goal attainment in a community mentorship program for faculty and staff
✓ 100% increased sense of belonging for employee resource group coaching program
✓ 4.8/5 feedback rating for training at a national conference for DEI leaders
✓ High praise from faculty across disciplines on the value and impact of my work
✓ Personally sought after thought partner to Chief Diversity Officers and a College President
And those are just a few examples!
Through my unique expertise, I help you design interventions that foster the career success of your students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
It’s time we move from career services to career systems and redesign barriers into opportunities.
Prior work has included:
Institutional Equity Assessments
Course (Re)design
Campus Climate Data Action Planning
Identity-Centered Professional Development Programming
Career Retreats for Aspiring Changemakers and Student Activists
Community Conferences
Ongoing Advisory Services
Identity-Conscious Coaching for Underrepresented Leaders
Student Coaching
Program Design
and More
Every solution is tailored to your unique campus culture. If you think I can support you, let’s hop on a complimentary strategy session to see if we’re aligned.