About Equius
Equius Group is an organizational development firm that helps make our client’s vision reality. Our team brings deep expertise and experience in organizational development, leadership development, human resources, operations, and much more. We apply systems thinking and an equity lens to everything that we do.
Our services span a wide spectrum of Organizational Development (OD) including culture shaping and leadership development projects however the bulk of our work has focused on helping organizations develop, operationalize racial equity and diversity, equity, & inclusion strategies, and build the internal capacity to achieve them.
Our people are core to everything we do – they are the key to our ability to create a positive impact and exceed client expectations. We focus on relationships and each other. We work together and support each other to flourish. We value curiosity. It is more than a personality trait, it is the Equius way: Of being. Of learning. Of working.
Our Values & Approach
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Relationships - We take the time to build rapport and forge connections, serving as trusted partners to each other and our clients.
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Customization - We develop solutions that are specific to your needs, we know that one size does not fit all.
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Responsive - We follow up and follow through on our commitments.
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Capacity Building - We help our clients build the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to continue the work long after we are gone. It is an essential part of our approach.
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We Walk Our Talk - We role model the behaviors and practices for which we advocate.
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Balance of Support and Challenge - We are here to support our clients and we are also here to push and challenge in service of reaching the desired outcome.
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Candor - We tell the truth with care and compassion.
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Love - We love our work, we only take on work that we believe in.
(adapted from Cummings and Worley)
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Organizational development (OD) is a critical and science-based process that helps organizations build their capacity to change and achieve greater effectiveness by developing, improving, and reinforcing strategies, structures, and processes.
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Organizational Development focuses on:
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Building organizational capacity to change and achieve greater effectiveness
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Looks at changes in strategy, structure, and processes to achieve organizational change
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Systems thinking – focusing on an entire organizational system
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Differs from human resources management which focuses on people practices. OD takes a holistic approach to organizational change
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Additionally, Equius views Organizational Development through a racial equity lens:
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Analyzes racism and other forms of oppression on four levels to identify root causes and designs interventions for sustainable change
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Supports organizational transformation to center and embed racial equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion broadly
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Understands this work is both personal and institutional
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Focuses on measurable progress and not perfection
What is Organizational Development?
About Our Name & Logo
The name Equius is rooted in the belief that it is possible to build a society where all people thrive but doing so will take all of us working together toward that common goal.
The logo is inspired by the Bese Saka, an Adinkra Symbol from the Akan people of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. It means unity, affluence, abundance - these concepts are an extension of our belief that there is room for all us together.
