LRI Approach

LRI is organized around five practice areas - strategic planning, leadership coaching, governance development, performance management, and process improvement. Our consultants have a sophisticated understanding of how to orchestrate change in each of these dimensions. A typical engagement focuses first on getting a clear understanding of the current situation and the best opportunities to improve organizational performance. We then facilitate meaningful conversations and decision making, resulting in real, meaningful change.

Serving corporations, public agencies, and non-profits, LRI facilitates change in the following ways:

1. Strategy: giving voice to vision, shaping priorities, and defining performance measures;
2. Leadership Development: increasing leadership skills through individual and team coaching and training;
3. Governance: facilitating the adoption of best governance practices and developing boards of directors;
4. Performance Management: enabling people to utilize information to improve performance;
5. Process Improvement: facilitating the improvement of key business processes.

What distinguishes us from other consultancies is that we don't simply assess and recommend. We actually guide our clients through processes that result in real, meaningful change and improved success.

LRI Purpose and Core Values

LRI’s purpose is to develop leaders and leading organizations.

LRI operates under the following set of core values:

• We act ethically at all times and build trust with our clients and each other.
• We serve our clients with utmost attention to quality and customer service.
• We partner with our clients to create real, meaningful change.
• We deliver our services in easily accessible, innovative ways.
• We develop services, products and processes that provide measurable benefits.

LRI History

LRI was founded in 1998, dedicated to building leaders and leading organizations. LRI has grown steadily since its founding and today serves clients across the United States and around the world.

Eric Douglas, a former newspaper reporter, editor and publisher, founded LRI after becoming convinced of the need for a new kind of management consulting company. This "third way," as he articulated it, would blend facilitation and change management with analysis, expertise and best practices. His vision was that this would result in a consulting company that could truly improve client performance and develop high-performing organizations.

LRI has expanded since its early days with a handful of clients. Today LRI's client list spans small and large corporations, public agencies, and non-profit organizations.