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The Heart of Our Work

After more than a decade of leading transformational change in education and partnering with mission-driven organizations, here’s what I’ve seen:

Most leadership challenges aren’t about needing more data or tighter processes. They’re about uncovering the invisible dynamics—the patterns, assumptions, and structures—that either amplify or limit your team’s potential.

That’s where discernment comes in. It’s my natural working genius—and it’s what sets Shaw Consulting apart. While others focus on frameworks, we help you see the real story underneath.

We reveal the sticking points holding your team back, the underleveraged strengths within reach, and the small shifts that unlock extraordinary outcomes.

But discernment without enablement? That’s just shelf insight.

We design the support systems, conditions, and structures that empower real people to take real action—and sustain it over time.

Let’s start with a conversation about what’s possible

Whether you’re navigating complexity, leading change, or just trying to get your team unstuck, we can help.

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Services

Strategic Facilitation

When your leadership team needs to work through complex decisions or navigate significant change, traditional planning sessions often miss the mark. We facilitate breakthrough conversations that cut through the noise and help groups see what's really at stake—then design the path forward together.

Executive Coaching

Real coaching isn't about fixing what's wrong with you. It's about unlocking the leader you already are and building systems that amplify your natural strengths. Through our discernment-driven approach, we help you test assumptions, design experiments, and create sustainable practices for peak performance.

Leadership Development

Most leadership training focuses on what to do. We focus on how to think differently and overcome the limiting beliefs that keep even smart leaders stuck. Using tools like Working Genius and Breakthrough Barrier frameworks, we create development that actuallysticks.

Team Optimization with Working Genius

Every person has two natural geniuses—activities that give them energy and joy. When teams understand their collective genius and design work accordingly, everything shifts. Less burnout, better results, and people who actually look forward to collaboration.

What Leaders Are Saying

Theo Shaw

After ten years of leading change in education—from classroom teacher to Chief Operations Officer—I've learned that lasting transformation isn't about mandates or quick fixes. It's about creating spaces where systems and humans thrive together.

My journey taught me that sustainable change happens in the quiet moments: the thoughtful system design that liberates potential, the one-on-one conversations that spark revelation, and the careful attention to how structures either constrain or amplify human brilliance.

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Creating Space for Breakthrough Moments

"We help mission-driven leaders unlock unseen potential, navigate complexity, and turn insight into lasting impact."

The Heart of Our Work

After more than a decade of leading transformational change in education and partnering with mission-driven organizations, here’s what I’ve seen:

Let’s start with a conversation about what’s possible