Evolv Exec helps leaders succeed and thrive in their first 24 months in a new role. Our clients include newly promoted managers taking on broader responsibility, new executives, Executive Directors stepping into nonprofit leadership, leaders inheriting bigger teams, and founders growing into CEO roles.
The transition to a leadership position is one of the most demanding periods in a career. Priorities multiply, decisions carry greater weight and leaders must quickly learn to set direction, manage time and energy and build aligned teams.
Evolv Exec helps new leaders clarify priorities, strengthen confidence, decision-making and boundaries, lead teams effectively, and establish sustainable leadership habits early.
Organizations partner with us to reduce early-tenure turnover, support new leaders and their teams more effectively, and build long-term leadership capacity.
Founded by Executive Coach, Amy Neustadt, Evolv Exec draws on 20+ years of experience across research, consulting, higher education, healthcare policy, and nonprofits to bring practical, research-informed, results-focused support to leaders and their teams at this critical moment.
Personalized one-on-one coaching to strengthen leadership, sustain performance, and prevent burnout. Focus areas can include:
Strategic thinking and clear decision-making
Executive presence, influence, and communication
Time, energy, and priority management
Delegating effectively and building a trusted team
Leading with confidence and authority in a new role
Guidance for new leaders and organizations on complex decisions, organizational growth, and scaling leadership impact. Focus areas can include:
Helping a nonprofit board support a first-year Executive Director
Designing team structures, roles, reporting and accountability
Understanding when and how to hire or reorganize staff
Aligning leadership teams around shared goals and strategy
Team Coaching is designed to develop team effectiveness, collaboration, and alignment during the leadership transition. Focus areas can include:
Supporting team members’ growth and development
Strengthening team role clarity, communication and/or trust
Aligning team goals with organizational strategy
Building team accountability and ownership
Structured peer learning and reflection to accelerate growth, share challenges, and build confidence among new leaders. Focus areas can include:
Collaborative problem-solving with peers
Leadership skill practice and feedback
Accountability for strategic initiatives
Reflective learning to prevent burnout
Assess the new leader’s strengths, pressures, and priorities alongside organizational expectations using validated, tested and proprietary assessments and tools. Through reflection and stakeholder input, we identify risks, gaps, and opportunities early so new leaders can focus where it matters most.
Translate insight into structured goals and clear success measures. Working with new leaders, boards, and/or teams, we align expectations, clarify roles, and define decision-making so everyone is moving in the same direction.
Build the habits and systems that allow new leaders to move out of the weeds and into strategic leadership. We strengthen delegation, confidence, communication, team capacity, and executive presence so organizations gain momentum and clarity.
Create sustainable leadership practices that protect the new leader and strengthen the organization. We focus on boundaries, workload design, leadership team development, and governance alignment to reduce burnout and improve retention.
Provide ongoing coaching and accountability to keep priorities on track. We track progress, support new leaders through real-time challenges, and reinforce habits that sustain impact over time.
