Organizational Consulting

I have done a significant amount of leadership over the years, in many roles:

• Organizational design and community organizing roles as the main designer of the staff structure for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization (the New Mexico Network for Nonviolent Communication), and as the founder of the New Mexico Leadership Support Alliance (supporting Nonviolent Communication leadership).
• Board of Directors roles (including president) in both the New Mexico Network for Nonviolent Communication and a nonprofit charter elementary school (Mountain Mahogany).
• Management and project leader roles in a large for-profit engineering company (Intel).
• Meeting facilitator roles in all the above organizations - most recently focusing on meeting facilitation processes adapted from Sociocracy.

I would be glad to work with you and/or your organization to help you:

• Design and fine-tune your organizational structures and processes
• Find and solve root causes of problems
• Find ways to help your organization achieve its mission with more effectiveness and harmony

I like to work with organizations that value social and environmental consciousness, and that want to move toward ways of being and doing that are both effective and egalitarian (maintaining the equivalence of each person in the organization - meaning each person has equal value, even though different people may play different roles).

"I have participated in numerous meetings facilitated by Jake over the past two years. I enjoy these meetings because I sense that when Jake is facilitating he is in his element, and I love being present to his brilliance. Jake is remarkably clear and well organized, patient, and comes from a deep intention to be of service to the whole community. His use of the Sociocratic method for decision making opens up a way for each participant to be heard and for the best wisdom of the group to come forward. I have seen Jake facilitate meetings that were highly charged with misunderstandings and conflict, and have seen such meetings move through these difficulties to arrive a genuine sense of resolution that serves the whole. The result is that we have often moved from and "I, me, mine" mentality to a "we" consciousness."

If you would like to take the next steps toward consulting with me:

• Read about my fees
• Then contact me so we can discuss your needs

I look forward to hearing from you.

Jacob Gotwals, Ph.D.
Human Potential Arts LLC


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