Strategy & Management

• Helping clients develop thoughtful strategic plans that allow for significant growth.
• Putting the toughest issues on the table, working through them openly, and managing projects through direct and consistent communication.
• Helping clients create or embrace opportunities for quick change.

Change Processes

The University of California asked Kevin to identify ways for the University's ten separate campuses to work more closely together, and to facilitate better communication between the campuses and the Office of the President. He has helped numerous nonprofit organizations with strategic planning efforts, and has helped loose coalitions come into alignment.

Issue focus

Foundations and nonprofit organizations rely on Kevin to help them identify key issues and prioritize options for engagement. In many cases, he interviews a wide range of stakeholders, and identifies common themes or opportunities for coalescence. As a facilitator, he helps large groups come together and make decisions.

Coalitions and stakeholders

Global companies seek Kevin's help in identifying and working with large groups of diverse stakeholders. He helps external groups provide input to corporations, finding ways to ensure that the information is presented in the right tone to the right internal audiences. He helps groups that are often at odds find common ground.

Selected Clients & Projects

• Helped plan and implement Nokia's first Community Involvement Stakeholder Days, a conference for more than 100 stakeholders from around the world.  Provided formal assessments of the company's reports.  Developed employee survey mechanisms.
• Worked with the University of California Office of the President to develop and implement an effective advocacy strategy.  Facilitated meetings involving dozens of representatives from ten campuses and several central offices.
• Helped senior executives at Ford Motor Company consider climate change issues.  Provided editorial support as the company drafted its Business Principles.  Drafted speeches for senior executives.
• Drafted policy papers to facilitate internal decision-making around CSR issues at Nike. 
• For the U.S. State Department, led a series of workshops in major cities across Argentina, focusing on transparency in the corporate and NGO sectors.

Selected Essays

• Change moments. Sustainable Industries column on how great leaders understand the importance of timing, particularly when it comes to sensitive issues.
• Thinking broadly about business education. In surfing, you reach a point on a wave where you either ride it or get hammered by it. So it is in business. CSR is a way to scan the horizon for waves to avoid and waves to ride.