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WHERE HIGH-PERFORMANCE, LEADERSHIP, AND STRATEGY ALIGN FOR

ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS

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Established in 1990, Ivy Planning Group (Ivy) is an award-winning, full-service consulting, training and coaching firm.  Ivy supports its customers' continuous improvement processes through the formation of the organization’s strategy, translation of strategy into tactics, and implementation through training, change initiatives, consulting and coaching services. We focus on workforce, workplace, and marketplace opportunities.

 

When our clients focus on how to harness and then unleash the power of people, process, and accountability, their organizations, their teams, and their impact improve — every time.

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CAPABILITIES

Ivy Planning Group provides future-oriented consulting and coaching, award-winning training and facilitation, and data-backed solutions that have been field-tested and refined over 30 years serving public, private, and not-for-profit organizations.

NEXTGEN CDO INSTITUTE

The NEXTGEN Chief Diversity Officer Executive Leadership Institute is a groundbreaking, six-month development experience created for DEI leaders. This program builds critical business competencies DEI leaders need to create sustainable business success.

CLIENTS

We work in partnership with our clients, who span an array of vertical markets from retail to media, healthcare, and global construction. How? We can work across so many fields because we customize our solutions to each client’s industry, culture, and business goals.  

Clients

TESTIMONIALS

“I met Gary and Janet of the Ivy Planning Group when we were searching for a strong and progressive partner to support our diversity and inclusion efforts at MWV.

 

The Ivy Planning Group’s impressive reputation, excellent track record, client list, business approach and very apparent expertise were quite appealing. Their points of view on diversity were aligned with ours, with a clear focus on value and the success of the business.

 

As we continue on our journey to become a more diverse and inclusive company,

we look forward to their continued support, coaching, and partnership!”

MeadWestvaco

John A. Luke, Jr. | Chairman and CEO

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We are living through a time of unprecedented change. The question now is: Will your organization develop the strategies, competencies, and resilience required to emerge victorious from these changes?

 

- Gary A. Smith  |  Co-Founder  |  Ivy Planning Group   

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