Moving organizations and leaders in one direction — FORWARD
Forward offers a suite of services including governance consulting, strategic planning, executive coaching, and board leadership coaching.
Forward offers a suite of services including governance consulting, strategic planning, and executive coaching.
Guiding organizations and leaders into the future
Governance Consulting
Partnering with non-profit organizations to maximize governance practices, positioning boards as strategic assets aligned in support of organizational missions.
Strategy Development
Facilitating a range of strategy development including multi-year strategic plans and shorter term targeted and tactical planning.
Executive Coaching
Serving as a thought partner to experienced and emerging executive leaders, providing one on one support to maximize personal and professional potential.
Why choose Forward?
With two decades of experience spanning operations, strategic planning, and board development, Forward combines a neutral third-party perspective and best practices to help you turn ideas into action.
Forward partners with executives and boards across all sectors using a tailored approach including board advisory services, strategic planning, and executive coaching.
Success, tailored to your needs.
We partner with you to optimize organizational performance across three domains — governance effectiveness, strategic facilitation, and individual leadership coaching. Our approach is collaborative and designed to support your unique needs. Backed by years of experience in governance, strategy, and executive leadership, Laura Orr will help you create the path FORWARD.
Let's Talk
Forward offers a complimentary discussion to learn more about your consulting and coaching needs. There’s no commitment, just an opportunity to explore opportunities to move your organization and your leadership FORWARD.
Testimonials
Resources
Podcast: Unlocking the Strategic Potential of Subsidiary Boards in Healthcare
In today’s environment of mergers and other partnership models, there is growing interest in understanding how subsidiary boards can best be leveraged. Subsidiary boards have a unique opportunity to drive strategic value and in this podcast we explore the many ways subsidiary boards can make an impact.
Podcast: Navigating the Complexities of Healthcare and Insights for Leadership
Effective governance in today’s healthcare environment is essential to carry out mission and achieve organizational strategy. This podcast provides an overview of many key elements of high functioning boards.
Demystifying and Optimizing the Executive Session
Executive sessions can enhance and strengthen board culture. Negative or exaggerated assumptions are often made when an executive session shows up on a board agenda and, even more so, if one is announced during a regular board meeting without advance notice.