Organizational Development Consulting for Organizations in Transition
Build a Stronger, Future-Ready Organization
When your organization is entering a pivotal moment —be it growth, change, complexity, or uncertainty—how you structure, align, and lead your people determines whether the transition creates momentum or friction.
We partner with organizations navigating high-stakes transitions to design the structures, ways of working, and leadership alignment required to move forward with clarity and confidence.
What Organizational Development Consulting Actually Means
Organizational Development (OD) often gets reduced to culture workshops or generic change programs. That’s not how we see it.
At its core, organizational development consulting helps organizations adapt their structure, systems, leadership practices, and decision-making to meet new strategic realities.
It’s the work that happens when:
Yesterday’s structure no longer supports tomorrow’s goals
Leaders feel stretched between strategy and operations
Teams are “working hard” but progress feels slower than it should
OD creates the conditions for performance by aligning people, roles, and ways of working with what the business is becoming, not what it used to be.
When Organizational Development Is The Right Solution
Organizational Development becomes critical when your organization is facing (or anticipating) significant change, such as:
Merger & Acquisition (M&A)
Post-merger integration
Leadership transitions or succession moments
IPO or investor readiness
AI adoption and integration
Organization outgrows is structure and processes
Preparation for large project or event
Rapid growth or international expansion
Business strategy or operating model shift
If the stakes are high and the cost of misalignment is real, OD stops being a “nice to have” and becomes strategic infrastructure.
Founder’s lens
“Most leaders don’t call us because things are “going wrong.” They reach out because they sense that what worked until now won’t be enough for what’s ahead.
My role and our work at Grow Better Together is to help leaders design organizations that can carry their next chapter, with clarity, intention, and respect for the humans doing the work.”
Our Organizational Development Consulting Services
We design OD engagements around the transition you are navigating. Common areas of focus include:
Organizational design & structure
Role clarity, accountability & decision rights
Leadership alignment & operating rhythms
Team realignment and collaboration effectiveness
Change readiness & transition planning
Governance and scalable ways of working
Culture diagnostics tied to business outcomes
This isn’t theoretical work. Everything we do is grounded in your strategic objectives, your operational reality, and what actually needs to work on Monday morning.
How We Approach Organizational Development
1. We figure out what’s actually going on
A mix of conversations, surveys, interviews, and asking the questions no one else wants to ask.
2. We map out what needs to change
Not based on opinions - but on data, strengths, business goals, and how your team actually works.
3. We realign your team based on strengths
Using tools like CliftonStrengths to redesign roles in a way that feels energizing, not threatening.
4. We rebuild clarity
Clear roles. Clear responsibilities. Clear decision-making. Including a practical RACI matrix that ends the “who owns this?” confusion for good.
5. We support the transition
We don’t hand you a report and disappear. We help you communicate the changes, secure leadership buy-in, update job descriptions, and make sure the new structure actually works in practice.
Think of us as your organizational co-pilot during a time of growth.
What Organizations Gain From This Work
Organizations that invest in OD during key transitions typically experience:
Crystal-clear roles and responsibilities
So decisions happen faster and work stops getting duplicated or dropped
More capacity for leadership
You finally get to work on the business instead of being buried in it.
A team that communicates & collaborates better
Especially across functions like Sales, Tech, R&D, and Ops — all common friction points
A strength-based culture where people feel energized
Not micromanaged, underutilized, or confused about expectations.
A structure that supports your goals (not slows you down)
Whether you’re preparing for something big — like FIFA 2026 or an IPO — or simply trying to grow sustainably.
A calmer, more confident way of leading
Because clarity is one of the greatest gifts an organization can give its people.
In short: less drag, more momentum.
Who This Is For
This work is designed for organizations that:
Are entering a high-impact transition
Care about performance and people
Want structure without bureaucracy
Need clarity, not just motivation
Are ready to make decisions….not postpone them
We most often work with executive teams, senior leaders, and founders responsible for steering the organization through complexity.
Organizational Development vs. Leadership Development
Although we provide both services, the distinction between those concepts matter.
In many cases, leadership development becomes a natural next steps after an organizational development consulting engagement. While one can exist without the other, doing both creates a powerful shift: leaders are aligned, teams move in the same direction, and the organization starts to sing from the same song sheet.
Let’s unpack the difference for a minute:
Leadership development focuses on who leaders are and how they lead.
Organizational development focuses on the system leaders are leading.
In moments of transition, you often need both but OD ensures leaders aren’t being asked to lead well inside a system that no longer works.
“An organizational development project without leadership development is a bit like changing the choreography without rehearsing the dancers. It could work, but the dancers will need more time and practice to adjust to the new dance.”
Ways to Work Together
Engagements are tailored based on your transition and timeline and may include:
Free — 30-minute consult
A strategic chat to get clarity on what’s happening and what you actually need.
$400 — 90-minute strategic sprints
We diagnose your starting point and outline immediate steps you can take right now.
Integrated OD + leadership coaching
A combined approach aligning OD with leadership capability and behavior for sustainable change.
(Customized pricing)
Targeted OD diagnostic & assessments
Surveys ~ interviews ~ structure review ~ insights ~ recommendations.
(Customized pricing)
Multi-phase organizational realignment
Complete implementation: capabilities mapping, RACI, new roles, job descriptions, leadership presentations, and more.
(Customized pricing)
Advisory support during major transitions
Hands-on advisory support to help leaders make clear decisions during moments that truly matter.
(Customized pricing)
Genevieve Retzlaff leads a team of world-class coaches and consultants specializing in implementing people strategies that align with your business goals for ultimate success.
Where We Work
Though our home base is Vancouver, BC, we work with organizations across Canada, Western Europe, and Central Europe, delivering our services both remotely and in person. We typically travel during key moments in an engagement and remain flexible based on your needs and preferences.
Your Next Step
If your organization is approaching (or already in) the middle of a major transition, thi sis the moment to pause and design intentionally.
A short conversation can help determine:
Whether OD is the right lever
What kind of intervention would actually help
And what not to overcomplicate
Book a consultation now and let’s explore what your organization needs next.