Strategic Clarity in a Changing World

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Whether you're seeking an embedded thought partner, a workshop facilitator to align your leadership team, or a compelling voice at your next offsite or industry event, I offer flexible strategy support grounded in insight, practicality, and the human dynamics that make or break execution.

My goal is to help you build a plan that your people believe in, own, and know how to move forward with.

Maybe you have strong ideas but no clear way to prioritize them. Maybe your team just wrapped a retreat and needs help turning inspiration into action. Or maybe your C-suite is aligned, but the rest of the org isn’t feeling it.

Strategy Development

When you need someone to roll up their sleeves and partner with your team from the inside, I offer interim or project-based strategy support.

Examples of support:

  • Building multi-year strategic plans

  • Prioritizing initiatives in resource-constrained environments

  • Translating CEO vision into team-level execution plans

  • Crafting narratives and materials for Board or executive presentations

Workshops

We combine lab-style facilitation, analytical insights custom to your org, and recommendations grounded in managerial science. The result is a working session that helps teams capture that “A-ha!” moment. After your workshop, you’ll receive a clean, easy-to-navigate summary that captures everything, including key decisions, brainstormed ideas, and immediate next steps.

Workshop formats include:

  • Half-day or full-day strategic alignment sessions

  • Multi-day retreats or offsites

  • Strategic planning sprints

Speaking Engagements

Whether you're planning a conference, offsite, or internal learning series, Emma offers keynotes, breakout sessions, and written thought leadership on the workforce, AI, and org dynamics.

Popular speaking topics:

  • Rewriting the Rules of Work. An executive overview of AI’s impact on jobs and leadership.

  • Invisible Influencers: What Social Network Analysis Reveals About Your Culture. How relationship mapping uncovers hidden leaders and barriers to execution.

  • From Gut to Graph: Making Better People Decisions with Data
    An engaging talk on how to apply workforce intelligence and data to common leadership decisions.