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The Napa Group is a strategy, leadership & organizational consulting firm that develops high-performing organizations, universities, alumni associations and non-profit foundations through strategic and institutional planning and change management.

For 30 years, The Napa Group has strengthened our clients’ market niche and financial sustainability as they emerge, grow and change. Our distinctive blend of innovation, internal community engagement, values-driven and customized approaches and experience across many industries is driven by an unrelenting commitment to our clients’ success.

With our consultants’ extensive experience within complex organizations, The Napa Group provides client teams that bring industry-specific knowledge, management experience, data-driven research and situational analysis to our specialty areas:

• Strategy development and execution
• Leadership development – professional development, executive team development, coaching
• Organizational design and capability
• Strategic marketing and communication
• Board development
• Research and trends analysis

Our process

While none of our solutions are off the shelf, our process often includes:

• Establishing baselines through assessments and analytics
• Market research, surveys and benchmarking tools that identify trends and competitors and evaluate perspectives, customers, employees and other stakeholders
• An organized approach to strategic and institutional planning that blends process rigor in an inclusive, collaborative way and enables effective transitions
• Individual and team coaching and group team building applying “best of breed” methodologies and practices
• Measurement and analysis to assess performance improvement and added value

Our values

Our core values of integrity, direct-dealing and results drive every relationship with our clients.

• We believe that competitive advantage in the twenty‐first century will belong to the values‐driven organization that is built on the principles of solid business planning, financial management and people accountability.
• We understand that change is continuous so we partner with our clients to create a vision for the future in which everybody impacted has a sense of equity.
• We create an environment conducive to teamwork and innovation and in which people are committed to the success of the organization and each other.

Among the tools we use are:

• Myers-Briggs Type Instrument® (MBTI®) Assessment
• 360-Degree Feedback Profile
• DiSC Profile
• Professional Advancement Development (PAD)
• Project Planning Templates
• Experiential Learning Activities
• Custom Survey Instruments
• Manpower Assessment
• Selected Readings