Strategic Planning, Coaching, and Advising
Strategic and Operational Planning | Individual and Team Coaching | Strengthening Leadership
Through a blend of strategic planning, coaching, and advising, we support opportunities for transformative change – personal, organizational, and societal.
This is for you if:
- You have a vision and an approach, but need systems and structures to help you to articulate and achieve your goals
- You’re part of an organization that has recently undergone change, for example by expanding your team or your mandate, or simply wanting to take your work to the next level
- You feel too embroiled in administrative or operational work, and you want to focus more on strategy and building relationships
- You’re a leader who feels overwhelmed by multiple daily requests, conflicting viewpoints, and pressure to create a greater impact in your field
- You care passionately about your work and about making a difference in the world
When you work with us, you will gain:
- A clear and straightforward way to articulate what you do, why you do it, and how you do it
- An actionable plan to arrive at the future you desire
- Increased ease, efficiency, and impact
- Insight into your own patterns, stories, beliefs, strengths, and next steps
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is a dynamic and iterative process, not a one-time event. We work with your team to create a strategic plan that brings in the wisdom of the group. We can then stay by your side to begin implementation of the plan through the creation of operational plans, monitoring and evaluation systems, and organizational support for adopting a planning mindset and approach. This process is flexible and tailored and is ideal for organizations undergoing growth or change.
Coaching
Coaching enhances the performance of individuals and teams and helps them meet personal and professional goals. A coach supports clients enact meaningful change by creating a protected and safe space for a journey of discovery. Through a non-judgemental, positive, and collaborative process, we enable you to reflect on your own practice, challenge your patterns and assumptions, adopt a more holistic perspective, grow in your role as a leader, and take action to create sustained change. Together, we enact a plan to arrive at the future you desire.
Advising
Arrive principal consultant Rachel Mason brings over 20 years of experience working in cross-cultural situations, primarily with Indigenous people and organizations, and life experience with allyship and anti-oppressive approaches. She also brings her deep experience as an educator, facilitator, and learning guide in inquiry-based and learner-led approaches. Over the years, she has learned what works and what doesn’t. She offers insight, new ways of thinking, and strategic advice to help you identify your next steps.
Questions about Coaching
Coaching can happen one-on-one or with a group of people who are working together to become a stronger and more effective team. Coaching is for any individual or group who wants to learn, develop, and grow, both personally and professionally.
Coaching is an investment in talent and performance. Your team members already bring their own passions, skills, and strengths to their roles. Through coaching, they will work to more deeply apply their strengths and to improve in areas that are critical to your organization’s success. Coaching is tailored to the individual and is applied learning through regular practice, reflection, and feedback. This is a powerful way to bring out the best in your people.
Rachel’s approach to coaching is about supporting you to identify your strengths, values, vision, and goals, and to align them in your personal and professional life. As a result, you will feel more competent and fulfilled and will be more effective at the things that matter to you. The purpose of coaching is to unlock your full potential.
“Rachel and Arrive Consulting have been a huge help to our organization for a number of different projects – everything from facilitating organization-wide business planning to developing plans and processes that have increased FPCC’s capacity to communicate its organizational vision. Arrive’s work is consistently high-quality and the team takes a client-centered approach, providing flexibility and responsiveness through all aspects of the project. We feel confident working with Arrive, as we know our projects will be done well and completed on time!”
Tracey Herbert, CEO, First Peoples’ Cultural Council
