Coalition & Partnership Development
Design and run partnerships that bring diverse stakeholders around shared goals, clear accountability, and measurable outcomes.
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Coalition design, leader development, and organizational change for cross-sector teams in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Founded by Shirline Wilson, M.Ed.
Coalition & Partnership Development Leadership Development Organizational Architecture Advisory & Coaching
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Shirline Wilson, M.Ed.
Founder & Principal
Convergent was founded to help organizations and coalitions turn shared commitments into the kind of coordinated, durable action that survives leadership transitions, political headwinds, and the long middle of real change.
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What We Do
organizations don'tstruggle because of alack of ideas.
They struggle because people, priorities, and systems aren't aligned.
Convergent works at the intersection of leadership, organizational design, and coalition building — helping mission-critical work move from fragmented effort to focused execution.
Whether you're standing up a multi-employer coalition, navigating organizational change, or developing the leaders who have to carry your purpose forward, we help create clarity, alignment, and momentum.
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Recent work
engagements that delivered.
A growing collection of work with coalitions, organizations, and leaders. Details anonymized where required; outcomes reported honestly.
When childhood wiring runs your boardroom
A leader whose fearful-avoidant attachment style — built in a home of unreliable warmth — was quietly reshaping every team they led. The slow, structured work of earning…
“I stopped scanning for proof I was about to be left, and started actually being where…”
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Jordan: A Story of Blind Spots, Belonging
How a high-achieving C-suite leader — a textbook "Pleaser" — closed the gap between performed competence and the kind of honest, present leadership their team actually needed.
“The first time I admitted I didn't know in a meeting, I expected the room to…”
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When the table shrinks
How a Pacific Northwest employer coalition advancing workforce equity held its commitments when the external environment turned hostile — and what survived after the table shrank.
“The accountability mechanisms — never as robust as they needed to be — held just well…”
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What We Offer
four paths.one destination.
Stronger leadership. Better alignment. Meaningful outcomes.
Leadership Development
Develop leaders — and cohorts of leaders — who can navigate complexity, build trust across difference, and lead through change.
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Organizational Architecture
Architect the strategy, structure, and systems that let good intentions actually get executed.
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Advisory & Coaching
Thought partnership for leaders making high-stakes decisions — from vision through to execution.
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Who We Serve
we're built for complex work.
Our clients are often doing important work in environments where success depends on people working together across organizations, sectors, and communities.
- Employer coalitions and cross-sector partnerships pursuing shared social or economic goals.
- Mission-driven organizations and foundations balancing impact with operational reality.
- Leadership teams and emerging-leader cohorts inside complex institutions.
- Public- and private-sector leaders navigating change, accountability, and stakeholder complexity.
If your work depends on collaboration, alignment, and execution, we're built for that.
recent reading.
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When your leadership team agrees in the room and diverges in the hallway
Most leadership teams agree in the room and diverge in the hallway. Here's how that gap hides in plain sight, how to spot it before it costs you…
The hidden reasons coalitions stall after early momentum
The first six months feel unstoppable; by month nine, one or two people are keeping it alive. Here's why coalitions stall after early momentum — and how the…
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sometimes the next step issimply a conversation.
If you're navigating complexity, stakeholder alignment, leadership challenges, or organizational change, we'd welcome the opportunity to learn more about your work.