Boutique services that connect strategy, people, and execution.
CBCC is a boutique consulting and training firm. We work with higher education, public sector, non-profit, and corporate organizations through small, expert-led teams—designing strategies, building capabilities, and supporting implementation in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Core Service Areas
CBCC engagements are customized to your context, but most fall within these three interconnected areas.
Strategy Consulting
Helping leadership teams clarify direction, make trade-offs, and translate ambition into executable plans—grounded in real constraints and opportunities.
- Strategic planning and prioritization.
- Strategy refresh and mid-cycle reviews.
- Execution roadmaps and KPIs.
- Governance, risk, and decision-making models.
Organizational Development & HR
Aligning structure, people, and culture with your mission and strategy, using practical, evidence-informed approaches.
- Organizational design & workforce planning.
- Role clarity, spans & layers, and team structures.
- Change management and culture initiatives.
- Performance, talent, and competency frameworks.
Leadership & Training
Building leadership capacity, strategic thinking, and practical skills—with programs designed and delivered by senior practitioners.
- Executive and leadership development programs.
- Strategy, planning, and execution workshops.
- HR, EDIA, and workforce development topics.
- Case-based and experiential learning formats.
How Engagements Work
A structured yet flexible approach, delivered by a small, senior team and adapted to your timelines, capacities, and context.
Typical phases
- Discovery & scoping – understanding objectives, current state, and constraints.
- Analysis & insight – reviewing data, documents, and stakeholder input.
- Design & co-creation – working with leaders and teams to shape options.
- Implementation support – translating decisions into plans, tools, and routines.
Engagement formats
CBCC engagements range from short, focused advisory work to multi-phase projects that include strategy, organizational development, and leadership training. In each case, clients work directly with senior consultants—not a rotating junior team.
- Board and executive retreats.
- Facilitated planning workshops and town halls.
- Project-based consulting with defined deliverables.
- Capability-building programs for managers and teams.
Who CBCC Serves
CBCC works with mission-driven organizations and knowledge-intensive sectors that operate in complex environments.
Primary sectors
- Universities and colleges
- Public sector institutions
- Non-profit organizations
- Foundations and NGOs
- Media and knowledge-based organizations
- Corporate and private organizations
Common focus areas
While each engagement is unique, many projects address topics such as:
- New or refreshed institutional strategies.
- Program, portfolio, or service-line reviews.
- Organizational restructures and growth.
- Leadership transitions and culture shifts.
Next Steps
Many collaborations begin with a conversation with a senior CBCC consultant about your context, goals, and timelines.
Discuss a potential engagement with CBCC
Share a brief overview of your organization, the questions you are working through, and any key dates or decisions ahead. Together, we can explore whether a strategy, organizational development, or training-focused engagement—or a combination—would be most helpful, and what a boutique, expert-led approach could look like for you.