Equity-Minded Leadership Training, Consulting, and Coaching
Inclusive excellence, belonging, and fostering community
Signature workshops and keynotes to support transformative leadership
Welcome
Greetings!
Did you know that equity-minded leadership benefits everyone in every organization?
Read on to learn more about why and how.
Equity-minded leadership bridges community. It cultivates unity in diversity. It transforms conflict. Equity-minded leadership fosters inclusive excellence. Inclusive excellence refers to the practice of nurturing barrier-free working, learning, and service environments where ALL employees, clients, and partners from all socio-cultural backgrounds feel empowered to bring their authentic best selves and to realize their professional, academic, and social dreams.
No educational institution, company, or organization sets off to fail. With well-crafted visions and missions, educational institutions and other organizations set their eyes on the prize, usually in terms of valuable outcomes such as increased student enrollment and academic achievement, higher profits, employee engagement and satisfaction, and overall organizational effectiveness.
Yet, several blind spots become obstacles to achieving the results articulated in organizational visions and missions. Some of the challenges include the absence of community where everyone feels that they belong; lack of trust which hampers engagement; self-centeredness which creates an environment where employees do not show up for one another; underdeveloped capacities to communicate mindfully about difficult topics; and fear of and inability to manage conflict.
When these challenges are not strategically addressed, financial and human costs increase, revenue decreases, and the organization’s reputation plummets. Specifically,
- The organization or campus climate deteriorates.
- Student enrollment declines.
- Achievement gaps deepen.
- Personnel turnover increases.
- Team productivity and contributions decrease, leading to negative impact on the bottom line (work is not done, fewer grants, reduced funding, etc.)
- Relationships within and across teams sour, thus weakening collaboration.
- Inter-personal and inter-group conflict hijacks the mission and vision of the organization.
It does not have to be this way! Help is only a quick call away!
I’m Elavie. I am a practiced expert on equity-minded leadership, mindful communication, conflict transformation, and building resilient communities. I founded Banana Tree Consulting & Coaching LLC to offer consulting and coaching services that help educational institutions and other organization realize valuable outcomes, improve performance, boost employee engagement and satisfaction, and achieve overall organizational effectiveness. I provide customized consulting and coaching services that help organizations and leaders avoid costly disruptions, staff turnover, and decreased revenue due to low enrollment and reduced funding. Additionally, I coach individuals from marginalized backgrounds to success while addressing their unique challenges.
How do we accomplish this? I center inclusive excellence to help leaders and organizations build community and elevate morale, improve relationships by transforming unproductive conflict, boost staff and student retention, and increase revenue. Using my time-tested Equity-Minded Leadership Framework, I help executives, managers, and organizations assess, imagine, and execute transformative pathways to inclusive excellence, thus creating a work environment where everyone feels empowered to elevate their contributions to the organization and the community.
Contact me at elavie@bananatree.consulting to learn more about how I can support your leadership and your organization.
Equity-Minded Leadership Framework
Vision, Mission, Values
Vision
Banana Tree Consulting & Coaching LLC will be a global force for positive change in fostering working and learning environments and communities where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic BEST self and thrive in the shared quest for inclusive excellence.
Mission
Like a nurtured banana tree grows strong roots from which healthy seedlings expand, Banana Tree Consulting & Coaching LLC provides services that help executives, organizations, teams, and communities to create a legacy of meaningful relationships, affirming cross-functional collaboration, higher productivity, and improved outcomes.
To actualize its vision, Banana Tree Consulting & Coaching LLC will:
- Develop capacities for mindful communication.
- Strengthen capacities to manage and transform conflict.
- Bolster leaders’ commitments and actions that advance equity and inclusive excellence within organizations and communities.
- Cultivate leaders who are self-aware and equity-minded.
- Build bridges of understanding that foster community in schools and other organizations.
Values
We anchor Banana Tree Consulting & Coaching LLC services in six primary principles of community:
- Accountability
- Community
- Compassionate collaboration
- Confidentiality
- Equity
- Integrity
My Approach to Consulting and Coaching
As a consultant, I engage small and large groups in customized highly interactive workshops and keynotes that:
- Foster social cohesion, reconciliation, and compassionate collaboration in diverse professional contexts and communities across the globe.
- Enhance commitments to unity in diversity and community building.
- Unlock the transformative power of mindful communication.
- Provide the tools and insights needed to navigate diverse cultural landscapes effectively.
- Bring 40+ years of experience and expertise to help individuals and groups navigate and resolve disputes gracefully, fostering harmony and understanding in any situation.
- Bolster capacities to create classrooms where every student feels welcome and safe to learn.
- Foster working environments where every employee is empowered to bring their authentic BEST self and thrive.
- Shape communities where everyone feels that they belong.
As a coach, I help leaders build strong learning and working organizations and communities by:
- Driving inclusive excellence and addressing achievement gaps.
- Excelling in high-stakes situations and navigating complex change confidently.
- Leading impactful cultural transformations and strategic advancements.
- Transforming the organizational climate by fostering mindful, powerful communication.
- Managing unproductive conflict effectively.
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Hours
Mon | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Tue | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Wed | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Thu | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Fri | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Sat | Closed | |
Sun | Closed |
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