Coalition & Partnership Development
Design and run partnerships that bring diverse stakeholders around shared goals, clear accountability, and measurable outcomes.
Learn Morebuild alignment.strengthen leadership.deliver results.
Coalition design, leader development, and organizational change for cross-sector teams in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Founded by Shirline Wilson, M.Ed.
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From the founder
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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Recent work
engagements that delivered.
A growing collection of work with coalitions, organizations, and leaders. Details anonymized where required; outcomes reported honestly.
Advisory & Coaching
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.
Learn MoreOrganizational Architecture
Architect the strategy, structure, and systems that let good intentions actually get executed.
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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.
All insightsWhy leadership teams look aligned — but aren’t
Most leadership teams nod through strategy meetings and walk out interpreting the plan four different ways. Here's what's actually happening — and how to surface it before execution…
The hidden reasons coalitions stall after early momentum
The first six months of a coalition feel like progress. Then things slow. Then they stop. The cause is almost never what people think it is.
Talk to us
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.