Forest Road & Co. works with growing businesses and nonprofits, and with the individual leaders and teams that power them. That includes first-time managers, leaders stepping into a bigger scope and HR or executive teams building out their people practices. Our sweet spot is organizations that are growing faster than their leadership and HR systems.

Yes. Nonprofits are a core part of who Forest Road & Co. serves. Beth spent 10 years in nonprofit management before moving into corporate HR, so she knows how to build strong leaders and people systems when time, staff and budget are tight.

Leadership coaching with Forest Road & Co. gives you dedicated space to think, grow and lead with more confidence and intention. Our approach is empathetic and direct. We customize our coaching engagements and they may include 360s, behavioral assesments, observatin and feedback. Sessions are virtual or in person.

Yes. Coaching first-time and newer managers is one of the things Forest Road & Co. does often. We also coach experienced leaders who are expanding their scope, taking on a new team or facing a challenge that's new territory for them.

Yes. Beth is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She also holds an MBA degree and is also an Insights Discovery Client Practitioner, an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner, a Prosci Change Management Practitioner and certified in Mental Health First Aid.

Yes. Forest Road & Co. offers both 1:1 and group coaching. Group coaching works well for leadership teams working through something together and for peers at a similar stage who can learn from each other. It can also tie into team meetings, offsites and/or development plans you already have in place.

The Leap is Forest Road & Co.'s flagship leadership development program for people who have recently started leading teams. It's a cohort-based program that builds the skills, self-awareness and peer community new leaders need. The curriculum is organized around three areas: leading yourself, leading your team and making an impact.

Yes. The Leap runs three ways:

• Open cohort: about 20 leaders from different organizations. Your organization can send one or two people.

• Partner cohort: an umbrella organization, network or association sends one leader from each of its member organizations.

• Private cohort: a cohort built for one organization, such as 20 managers from the same company.

Contact us for dates on the next available cohort.

Yes. Custom programs are a specialty at Forest Road & Co. We start by assessing your organization's needs, then design a one-time or recurring program to match. Programs can tie into performance cycles, manager meetings and/or the regular communications your teams already have.

Fractional HR gives you senior HR expertise on a part-time or project basis, without hiring a full-time executive. It's a good fit for growing businesses and nonprofits that need strong people systems but aren't ready for a full HR leadership role, or whose HR team needs extra capacity for a specific initiative.

Forest Road & Co. helps organizations build the HR infrastructure that lets leaders and teams thrive. Our focus areas include:

• Performance management

• Employee engagement

• Feedback models

• Talent management and succession planning

• Learning and curriculum design

• Facilitation

• Organizational development

• AI adoption initiatives

Yes. Forest Road & Co. supports AI adoption from the people side: helping leaders communicate the change, building the skills teams need and designing rollout plans that people actually get behind. Beth is a Prosci-certified change management practitioner and has led large-scale change at the enterprise level incIuding AI initiatives.

Pricing depends on the type of work, the number of people involved and how long the engagement runs. After a first conversation about your goals, Forest Road & Co. sends a clear, transparent proposal with no hidden costs.

Start with a conversation. Fill out the form on our contact page or email beth@forestroadandco.com, and tell us a little about where you or your team are right now. We'll set up a call to talk through your goals and the best next step. We usually respond within one business day.

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