You have compassion.
You love nothing more than empowering your neighbors. You really love using your superpowers. Bottomline, you get ‘er done! Genna’s extensive background working with nonprofits and small businesses to hone their leadership strategies offers an all-inclusive personalized approach. With inspiration and engagement, Genna creates genuine leadership and people-centric organizations to deliver extraordinary results.
Board Governance
The Blue Squirrel understands the integral part a board of directors plays to fulfill your mission and vision. Genna offers insight, resources, and leadership skills which allows board members to understand and succeed in their respective roles and responsibilities. The process of governance is the least developed element of an organization. With Genna’s approach, the framework is set to move your organization along the continuum toward excellence. She advises you on fundamental practices for succession planning and legal compliance procedures, and she prepares you for contingencies. And by learning how to have necessary, yet difficult, conversations about organizational direction, finances, and discussions of diversity and inclusion, The Blue Squirrel demonstrates the need for a strong board leadership and the benefits of a thriving organization.
In other words, this isn’t a one and done. Genna is here for the long haul.
Executive Director Coaching and Mentoring
Guess what? Genna has walked, and ran, in your shoes. She recognizes that sometimes you wonder if it is rocket science?! Genna is not your typical executive coach. Previous partners refer to her as their feisty, purpose-driven champion. True to form, Genna’s extensive skill set focuses on purpose, progress and significant impact.
- Genna is hands-on and direct. She has been a CEO and chief bottle washer, all in the same day!
- She’s intentional, liking 90-minute coaching sessions to advise, explore options and build competencies. Homework is never required!
- The Blue Squirrel establishes achievable goals at the onset.
- Genna offers monthly or yearly engagements, the choice is yours.
- You will not be walking away empty-handed. After each connection, a “Tell the Squirrel About It” document will be emailed to you. Genna captures the session’s discussion points and shares insight to further productive conversations.
- As a bonus, you will really enjoy your time with Genna!
Your work is complex. And it is demanding. Genna gets it!
- Comprising a list of pros and cons of a potential program or location change.
- Board Retreat? Find ways to ignite board enthusiasm for strategic planning and execution.
- Creating messaging to engage donors for a specific campaign.
Benefiting from Genna’s coaching and mentoring, your organization’s leaders learn and find excitement in their work. They then inspire others to be and feel the same. Passion is infectious!
Why did you choose to partner with Genna?
Genna is passionate about mission work. She demonstrates this by identifying the needs and finding strategic ways to solve for those needs on a short and long term basis. She’s not intimidated by anyone – she will approach anyone to get them involved in the mission by using their gifts whether it is their time, financial resources, or other resources.”
-Angie Addison, SHRM-CP, PHR, Milestones HR, LLC
Strategic planning
It’s pointless to go through the exercise of developing a strategic plan, unless you have a plan to execute that plan. Before achieving your purpose-driven mission and vision, you must do due diligence. The Blue Squirrel excels at strategy and execution. Understanding one’s environment, potential risks, and stakeholder needs showcases Genna’s expertise. Planning just isn’t enough.
Genna partners with your organization to create a roadmap which engages leadership, develops processes and aligns staff, leading to successful implementation and performance results. As your champion, The Blue Squirrel is here to help you keep your plan from ending up in the Drawer E. Shaping and guiding…with a focus on the future.
Leadership, at the end of the day, is about teamwork and relationships.
It doesn’t happen in a vacuum. A leader inspires, engages, and ignites passion in those around them. Together, goals become achievable, your organization fuels growth, and there’s joy.