Consulting Services
Consulting Services
Adèle James Consulting Inc. offers a range of services designed to support organizations to achieve their missions, build capacity, and create lasting impact. We combine proven methodologies with a personalized approach to deliver tailored solutions that meet your unique needs.
Strategic Organizational Development (online & in-person)
Guiding mission-driven organizations through complex transitions with measurable outcomes.
- Organizational Assessments: Conducting comprehensive audits and service evaluations to improve client outcomes and operational effectiveness.
- Program Design: Creating and implementing collaborative strategic processes that address complex issues and organizational needs, integrating evidence-informed approaches for measurable impact.
- Results-Driven Planning: Facilitating board and organizational retreats, strategic planning sessions, and team building exercises.
- Systems Alignment: Bridging community needs with institutional priorities through structured approaches.
Change Management (online & in-person)
Supporting organizations to navigate transitions, foster adaptability, and build resilience.
- Transition Guidance: Supporting organizations and teams through periods of change towards smooth adaptations to new circumstances.
- Resilience Building: Defining and implementing strategies for responsiveness in challenging times that consider wellness strategies for staff, management and community members.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Designing and facilitating processes to engage diverse perspectives in decision-making.
- Sustainable Implementation: Developing structured interventions to ensure long-term success and measurable outcomes.
Expert Facilitation (online & in-person)
Designing and guiding collaborative processes to achieve strategic goals and build consensus.
- Consensus Building: Leading discussions to align diverse viewpoints and reach collective decisions.
- Adaptive Facilitation Services: Providing skilled facilitation for in-person team meetings and large-scale virtual events, including assemblies of up to 2,000 participants, catering to diverse group sizes and formats.
- Strategic Planning Sessions: Guiding organizations through the development and implementation of strategic plans.
- Team Building Workshops: Facilitating activities and discussions to build stronger, more cohesive teams and improve collaboration.
Executive Coaching & Leadership Development (online & in-person)
Building resilient leaders through strengths-based approaches.
- New Leader Transitions: Coaching for individuals, teams, first-time managers and promoted professionals.
- Team Vision & Values Alignment: Identifying and aligning individual/team goals with organizational goals.
- Decision-Making Frameworks: Analysis of challenges, stakeholder alignment through collaboration, data-driven evaluation of options, and accountability systems for sustained impact.
Training (online & in-person)
Delivering engaging skill-building experiences in creative formats and customized for maximum impact.
Unique Approach: Designed to equip participants with knowledge and ready to use skills, AJC Inc’s trainings are creative, highly engaging and rated by participants – both in person and virtually. Trainings often weave together multiple methodologies, including small and large group discussion, video, various music genres, storytelling, individual an group reflection, and grounding/self-regulation strategies.
Core Skill-Building Topics: Delivering targeted training in essential areas such as team building, leadership coaching, organizational program development, policy implementation, change management, and culturally responsive practices, all designed to enhance professional capabilities and drive organizational success. Additionally, we collaborate with clients to develop customized training programs tailored to their unique needs and goals.
Sample Trainings
- Building Effective Partnerships with Communities
- Coaching Skills for Managers and Leaders
- Fostering Strong Organizational Programs
- Introduction & Implementation of the Culturally & Linguisticall Appropriate Service (CLAS) Standards
- Managing Change in Challenging Times
- Mental Health First Aid for Youth & Adults
- Team Building and Effective Communication
Client Highlights
California Department of Health Care Services
Designed and presented a 5-part webinar series on improving client services from a culturally responsive lens, with an average attendance of 2,000 participants. Topics included addressing Structural Racialization and Recognizing and Countering Impacts of Bias.
Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health
Design and facilitation of ongoing monthly 1-day virtual and in-person required orientation training on the Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Service Standards (CLAS) for staff and contractors. The training, consistently rated highly for knowledge/skills building and participant engagement, is aimed at improving client services and outcomes. This ongoing effort is supported by post-training coaching and technical assistance.
California Department of Public Health
San Francisco Foundation
- Bay Area Codes Collaborative Funding Project: Provided facilitation and technical assistance for this 3-year, $3 million collaborative aimed at creating a pipeline to enhance access for low-income/high potential Oakland youth of color to entrepreneurship and the tech industry.
- Community Development Program: Supported execution of $3.1 million and 130 grants in economic development and housing foreclosure as Interim Program Officer. Developed and provided onboarding training orientation for new Foundation Community Development Fellow.