We Help Teams
Seize Possibilities

When visions become possible, so does meaningful impact. We work with organizations like yours to build purposeful plans and great teams to meet the evolving needs of business and community.
We know our clients are trusted for the work they do. We help them do what they do better.

 
 

  • We help you get clear on what you want to accomplish. What change or outcome will you achieve through your vision?

  • We help identify and shape the right skills, systems, and structures to build a scalable, impactful organization.

  • We help create the conditions to put your plan into action, including getting in the right mindset.

 

cultivating the foundations for
thriving communities

To help deepen and refine your mission, we engage your entire organization in setting the foundations for a thriving culture. High-performing teams know their ‘why”, and a clear purpose drives strategy and connects why you exist as an organization to the choices you make. Knowing change is inevitable, we foster a safe place to dive into the messy middle of your operations. We help you navigate change and adopt effective, inclusive processes for organizational strategy and design.

Our approach equips teams to embrace change, boost productivity, and unite through powerful conversations.

We prepare you to be confident in your organization’s path forward, equipped with roadmaps, tools, and resources that link your vision to tangible actions. To us, a thriving community is possible when aligned teams are engaged in a shared vision that everyone sees themselves in. 

 
 

services

  • Strategic Planning & Operational Design

    We help align your vision for change with your business strategy and help put theory into practice.

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  • Workplace Wellness

    Work help you make holistic well-being possible for your team, through accessible fitness, purposeful mindset training, and restorative retreats.

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what people
are Saying

“They have a brand of work that is right for the times.”

- Feed Nova Scotia

 
 

“DLM offers strong direction and a unique ability to listen and lift what is needed to build strategy outputs. They have the finesse and empathy to guide through powerful conversations.”

— NSCC Foundation & Alumni Relations

“Laurissa was highly recommended through our network and we had her come in and facilitate sessions titled "Purpose and Values", "Lean Business Model" and "Design Thinking". Her "Purpose and Values" session is the highest ranked session on our feedback form with participants stating it as a key turning point for them as they design their businesses. “

— Black Girls Gather

 

meet the team

Laurissa Manning
PRINCIPAL

 

Lauren Sears
PRINCIPAL

"with the help of Lauren & Laurissa (DLM), Tribe Network is rooted in a set of core values and our team is aligned on a shared culture and vision of the future.”

— Tribe Network