Change Readiness & Systems Thinking

People don’t change just because they’re told to. If a team, congregation, or community doesn’t believe something is a problem, no amount of top-down mandates will motivate them to change. Real change happens when people see the need for it themselves—and that starts with understanding where they are, not just where you want them to be.

My work is grounded in Indigenous mentorship and the Community Readiness Model (CRM), a tool that helps groups assess where people stand on an issue before considering how to move forward. Too often, organizations waste time forcing solutions before people are ready, only to be met with resistance, burnout, or backlash. CRM ensures that before any action plan is implemented, there is a realistic and mutually respectful understanding of readiness for change.

My background combines Change Management theory, which I’ve studied as a candidate for a Masters of Education in Organizational Leadership and Adult Learning, with years of hands-on experience working with people whose big opinions and lived realities don’t fit neatly into any textbook strategy. No textbook can tell me what listening to them directly can.

That’s where experience matters. That’s where good Leadership Engineering determines how long your bridge lasts—and how well it holds up under stress.

Supporting Your Organization’s Change Process

✔ Readiness Assessments – Evaluating team culture, engagement, and obstacles to change.
✔ Strategic Planning – Developing structured roadmaps for lasting transformation.
✔ Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Strategy – Aligning leadership and staff for effective buy-in.
✔ Workshops & Leadership Training – Equipping teams to manage uncertainty, conflict, and adaptation.

I specialize in finding non-obvious leverage points that make sustainable transformation possible. Systems are often designed to keep certain people from succeeding—so I look for ways to shift that reality, not through force, but through insight, strategy, and an invitation to question what’s possible.

The right question, asked at the right time, can turn change into the next natural step instead of a battle to be won.

If your team, organization, or community is struggling to move forward, let’s see where things really stand—and build a strategy that works with reality instead of against it.