modern work consulting for nonprofit teams
Hi, I’m Steve Fleckenstein, a consultant and coach dedicated to the nonprofit sector. I help make it easier for people to do the work they love in support of the people they serve.
It IS possible to:
- Spend more uninterrupted time on high-value work.
- Quickly find the information you need.
- Reduce technology overload.
- Get out from under mounds of email and group chat threads.
- Tame the meeting monster and get back time and energy.
- Automate tasks to save time.
- Easily understand what’s happening on your team and across the organization.
What is modern work?
Modern work practices are methods that teams have used for well over a decade and that accelerated with expansion of remote work. Asynchronous approaches, improvements in meetings, focus on documentation, optimization of digital tools, and process automation all contribute to modern work practices and help reduce friction in our work.
Services
I support teams that want to reduce friction and improve how they operate. We’ll work together to level up your organization in one or more of these areas:
Modern Work Fundamentals
Build a baseline knowledge of modern work practices so team members have a common understanding and vocabulary.
Work Practice Analysis
Understand current processes, tool use, organization relationships, strategy, and policies – and their collective impact on how work gets done in your organization.
Case for Change
Demonstrate the impact on your organization of implementing/optimizing modern work practices.
Tool Evaluation & Selection
Choose the digital tools to support modern work practices in your organization.
Transformation Project Management
Manage the effort to transform your work practices in coordination with IT, HR, and program team leads.
Modern Work Operations & Coaching
Operate and evolve modern work tools and processes.
Work with Me
You can engage with me in two ways. I work remotely but can travel as needed and am open to hybrid engagements in the Washington, DC metro area.
Retainer
Reserve my time for a certain number of hours per month.
This works best for Modern Work Operations & Coaching work where I provide ongoing tool admin, process optimization, onboarding additional teams/ partners.
Rates depend on monthly hours and duration of agreement.
Project-Based
Allocate a certain number of hours over a set period of time to work on a discrete project.
A project can be compact, such as leading a Tool Evaluation & Selection effort, or expansive, such as leading a full transformation effort from Work Practice Analysis through initial phase Transformation Project completion.
Rates depend on project scope.
About
I’m a modern work enthusiast with experience in strategy and operations, marketing, communications, all things digital, HR and finance. My “how can I help?” mindset has led to a diverse array of experiences that I bring to my consulting practice.
Teams at nonprofits, public sector agencies, startups and larger companies have worked with me to improve their ability to deliver on their missions.
I take a people-first approach to work transformation, focusing on organization and process changes as drivers of technology use.
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