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To create more engaging, thriving, and creative places, spaces, and mindsets.

Our Approach

Evolv takes a 360-degree view of all our organizational strategy and risk mitigation work. From human resources to physical facilities, public relations, informal norms, demographics, communications strategies, and leadership styles, we consider all the underpinnings of organizational culture and the levers that can be pulled to change it.

With any engagement we employ a four-step process: Assess → Design → Implement → Refine.

We believe in providing concrete tactics to address deficits and make positive change. We link those tactics to timelines, outcomes, and responsible parties to embed accountability.

We understand the critical role of leadership. Empowering those at the top with the understanding, skills, and tools they need is critical to the successful implementation of any strategic approach.

We listen openly and honestly and guide you in addressing the sensitive, personal, and thorny issues related to organizational culture, which our work almost inevitably unearths.

We guide you in crafting a customized, business-driven approach that accurately reflects your desired posture as reflected in your values, and leverage the unique opportunities and strengths of your organization.

With the team led by a lawyer, our work always contemplates legal and regulatory implications.

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Strategic Plan Development & Implementation

Organizations often find they lack an overall and cross-departmental strategic plan or approach that is fully aligned with their mission, vision, and values. Evolv works with entities of all types and sizes to design and implement a comprehensive plan to establish, sustain or improve their organizational strategy.

This work typically focuses on establishing (or refining) an overall organizational posture, then building the internal infrastructure to implement and support it. We begin with a comprehensive analysis of current conditions. We then design the central tool; typically a written top-to-bottom plan of action. We work closely with stakeholders to craft a set of goals and recommendations, ideally attached to timeframes and accountability measures across all areas of the organization. Finally, we work with you to operationalize the plan and refine as necessary, including identifying the appropriate suite of trainings.

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Values-Centered Policies & Procedures

A sound strategic plan is only as strong as the day-to-day operations and processes that reinforce it. Evolv conducts top to bottom reviews and revamping of policies and procedures to align with values-driven approach.

With an eye on legal compliance, industry standards and current best practices, we will align all relevant documents, such as employee handbooks, onboarding packets and human resources policies and procedures to an organization’s strategic goals. This will often involve taking a fresh look at recruitment and hiring, employee retention and promotion, compensation and benefits, workforce pipeline development, disciplinary processes, codes of conducts, and reporting structures. We also facilitate discussions and training for staff and leadership on new policies and procedures.

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Global Culture and Compliance

Companies with operations in multiple locations domestically and internationally need to keep up with changing local laws and regulations as well as cultural norms and external trends.

We provide reports that outline both the legal and the cultural landscape in the localities in which you operate. We can take this a step further, providing an analysis of how current conditions and trends may affect your organizational strategy in the short, medium and long term and design a local program in response.

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Corporate Governance

Particularly in the non-for-profit world, the Board of Directors sets the tone for organizational culture and protects the health and reputation of the institution. As such, they often have distinct needs and responsibilities that must be assessed and addressed.

Evolv works with Boards to identify their own strategic posture and approach, particularly when it comes to corporate governance and their relationship with senior executives. We also advise Boards on evaluating risks, aligning with local regulations, implementing whistleblower policies and best practices, and responding to internal misconduct.

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Independent External Investigations

Evolv conducts discrete, thorough, and efficient independent investigations into workplace misconduct.

While never pleasant, these are sometimes required to protect an organization legally, from reputational damage, and to help leadership navigate thorny issues to the best and most fair possible outcome.

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Senior Leadership Advisory and Coaching

The tone at the top defines the culture of an organization perhaps more than any other element and is vitally important to the success of any strategic initiative. We work with CEOs, C-Suite and other senior leadership to improve their individual understanding of, and approach to, this work.

We serve as a sounding board and thought partner as leaders tackle the often difficult and sensitive work of understanding the factors that underpin organizational culture. We work with executives to refine their leadership style, enabling and empowering them to set a positive example for their team and to successfully steer the organization.

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About Evolv

Evolv is a boutique advisory firm dedicated to the difficult work of creating engaged, thriving, and creative places, spaces, and mindsets. We know that a more thoughtful, committed, and strategic enterprise is a more successful one. We can help you get there. Evolv advises both for-profit and nonprofit entities of all sizes on the design and implementation of a variety of organizational change strategies. We work closely with clients to develop a right-sized and bespoke approach, be it in response to a singular issue, or to create a comprehensive program to equip you to navigate the complex challenges of an evolving workforce and marketplace for the long term.

Eboné M. Bishop is the Founder and CEO of Evolv. Eboné has long been interested in shifting global demographics and cultural norms, and how organizations respond to these changes. She founded the firm in 2018 to bring her expertise as an attorney and her lived experiences to help others understand and effect positive change in this space. Eboné is a Senior Fellow and Member of the American Planning Board of Humanity in Action, serves on the Board of Citizens Union and is a Lecturer at New York University. She received her B.A. in Politics from Brandeis University and her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Her early career as a corporate transactions attorney brought her to live and work in Asia, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and market entry risk mitigation. She has also worked on domestic fraud investigations and several high-profile international criminal investigations.