Organizational Health Consulting
Our purpose
Our commitment
Our commitment
Our purpose is to "Elevate good in the world." It's what fuels us everyday. When leaders and teams are organizationally healthy, they have greater impact. That's where we come in.
We help leaders build strong, cohesive teams, clarity, communications, and human systems, while providing insights on how leaders and team members can experience more joy and less burnout. Ultimately, we deliver ambitious results.
Doing this for organizations with positive missions to further their purposes is at the heart of what we do.
Our commitment
Our commitment
Our commitment
Our passion begets our commitment.
We're committed to solving problems, inspiring leaders, and championing organizational health at socially responsible organizations using proven methodologies and tools.
Whether you are a CEO, president, executive director, or senior leader, be assured that our purpose and commitment will help move both your team and organization to the next level.
Socially minded
Our commitment
Socially minded
Mersino Consulting seeks to be the premier leadership consulting and executive coaching firm in the United States dedicated solely to socially responsible organizations.
So, whether you are a new or established B-Corp, socially minded company, not-for-profit, or nonprofit, we're here to propel your leadership and positive influence forward.
We're also dedicated to social responsibility. The inspiration of our clientele has us exploring Certified B Corporation status ourselves, and we're excited to embark upon and share our journey.
Our services
Return on investment
Return on investment
We tailor our leadership consulting and executive coaching services to the needs of each organization. Our approach is pertinent and practical, and we ensure you see results quickly.
We start by working closely with you - the leader - and often recommend a multiple assessments (e.g., Leadership Assessment, a Leadership Team Assessment, and Working Genius Assessments) prior to an Organizational Health Kick-Off (a 1- or 2-Day Team Session).
We then customize. Additional offerings include:
- Executive Team organizational health sessions
- Training/support around meeting structures
- Meeting facilitation and/or support (i.e., Quarterly Off-sites)
- Ongoing executive coaching for you and/or members of your team
- Second Team organizational health roll-outs (next layer of leaders)
We also do Speaking and presentations for events.
Return on investment
Return on investment
Return on investment
Having been on the other side of this leadership and cultural work ourselves, we assure you that the time and resources you invest in organizational health will return in short order.
Not only will you witness time savings, as you increase clarity and alignment, but you will also see that the creation of agreements, accountability, and meeting efficiencies will allow for increased innovation and expanded influence.
We're sticklers for measuring results, so you will see the outcome metrics in real time, and the value to your team and organization will be evident.
What to expect
Return on investment
What to expect
We work with leaders at organizations - big and small - who have enormous responsibilities.
These leaders are already consummate; yet, they know that continuous investment in people and organizational health will bring potent dividends.
You can expect a bold, experienced partner, who will work alongside you to:
- Champion you
- Listen and observe
- Share proven tools and methodologies
- Provide insights that solve problems and shine a light on opportunities
- Support your team fully
- Keep you informed
- Deliver ambitious results, and in turn
- Elevate the good
Our Affiliation with CAPA PRo
The Table Group and Patrick Lencioni
Mersino Consulting is privileged to be an inaugural member of CAPA Pro, a professional consulting network of the Table Group based on the teachings of Patrick Lencioni, who has authored more than a dozen New York Times bestselling books, including "Five Dysfunctions of a Team" and "The Advantage" He's known as the pioneer of the organizational health movement throughout the world. Pat's latest book about The Six Types of Working Genius will be published in Spring 2022.
The CAPA Pro membership provides Mersino Consulting with the latest research and discoveries on organizational health, as well as exclusive access to Patrick Lencioni and his seasoned team. We bring the best global methodologies and frameworks to our work with clients, and are able to leverage proven approaches to leadership team success - from assessments and meeting frameworks to team dynamics and coaching. The learning and rewards to our clients never ends.
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Certified
Principal Consultant Deborah Mersino is among the first to be Certified by The Table Group in The Six Types of Working Genius, a powerful new productivity tool created by Patrick Lencioni and team.
Return on Investment
"A client of mine was in crisis. By using the Working Genius and making a minor change, they were able to recover nearly $500k in potential losses in less than two weeks. It was surreal."
Deborah Mersino, Principal Consultant, Mersino Consulting, LLC
(Featured on WorkingGenius.com)
Testimonial
"If you are curious about improving the dynamics of your team through a proven methodology, Deborah Mersino can help! Working with each team member, she will help them discover what brings them joy at work and where they can best contribute using their talents. Once understood, it can be leveraged and maximized to find the efficiency and harmony of a highly effective team. I highly recommend Deborah for her curiosity, her intuitive honesty, and her partnership in helping our team reach for the next level."
Seth Schaefer, President/CEO, Rivermark Community Credit Union
Our Team
Deborah Mersino, Principal Consultant
I'm a problem solver known for my ability to deliver formidable insights and ambitious results. My Working Geniuses, for those familiar with Patrick Lencioni's The 6 Types of Working Genius, are Discernment and Invention. These allow me to help clients overcome issues that are standing in the way of their momentum, so they can achieve powerful outcomes in short order.
I come alongside presidents, CEOs, executive directors, and other leaders as a "sanity partner." I often say, "I'm here to make your work life feel more sane" (which often times benefits them personally too). So in both my leadership consulting and executive coaching, I provide proven tools and methodologies and am continuously in search of the truth, as well as what will benefit that leader, team, and organization in maximizing their organizational health.
Relative to industry experience, I have served across the board, from financial institutions and education technology to nonprofits and healthcare associations throughout the US. I'm currently working with credit union CEOs, chambers of commerce, service firm partners supporting climate tech, and executive teams across the country doing good in the world.
I've been fortunate to have 20+ years of executive business experience, with the last seven prior to Mersino Consulting in the C-Suite. I spent a good chunk of my career in marketing and public relations; and then added technology, research and development, project management, human resources, and a lending product to my experience. In my last role, I had executive oversight for a successful $12M digital transformation project. Prior to that, I helped run multiple businesses in Chicago, where I worked with Fortune 500 companies, as well as small- and medium-sized companies and nonprofits, and came to understand the inner workings of leadership teams.
As an alum of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, I'm currently on the Board of the NU Club of Portland and serve as their Communications Director. I also received my Digital Marketing Strategies: Data, Automation, AI, and Analytics Certification from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. I'm a lifelong education advocate. I'm also learner, who has benefited from continuously rethinking as Adam Grant puts it.
My partner/husband and I are empty nesters living in Vancouver, Washington. We are parents to two daughters in college and a rescue dog named Jackson. I can be reached at Deborah@MersinoConsulting.com or on LinkedIn.
Ted Mersino, Principal Consultant
I've been passionate about helping people and businesses since 1985, when I was working at Sea Ray boats in Michigan and first wondered about leadership and culture's impact on employees. I've never stopped being fascinated with what helps make organizations grow and become better for employees. I received my Bachelor’s in Labor and Employment Relations and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Michigan State University.
Later in my career, I got my Master’s in Management and Organizational Development from Benedictine University. My 20+ years of experience includes offering both organizational development consulting and project management to Fortune 100 and 500 companies, including IBM, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Laboratories, Target, and more.
I became a Certified Master Coach through the Behavioral Coaching Institute. Both my partner and wife Deborah and I have invested in - and benefited from - coaches for the past 15 years. I bring Wonder and Enablement as my Working Geniuses. My Wonder makes me curious and allows me to spot untapped potential and identify issues on a team, while my Enablement allows me to come alongside clients at the right time, in the supportive and pragmatic ways. I revel in seeing people and organizations transform.
TESTIMONIALS
We love our work
Additional recommendations can be found on Deborah Mersino's and Ted Mersino's LinkedIn Profiles.
“Working with Deborah Mersino has giving our Executive Team a much-need shot in the arm. As a CEO, I feel like a burden has been lifted, as I now see our team working shoulder to shoulder across department lines to move our organization forward. Between the Leadership Team Assessment, her executive coaching with team members, her introduction of the Working Genius tool, and her ongoing support, we have benefited from better understanding one another and ourselves. For instance, we’re optimizing each other’s strengths and minimizing our frustration and drudgery zones thanks to The Six Types of Working Genius model. This past year has been tough but working with Deborah has given us hope, a renewed sense of purpose, greater efficiencies, and a tangible return on our investment. I highly recommend Mersino Consulting.”
Amy Downs, CEO, Allegiance Credit Union
"Deborah led an Organizational Health Kick-Off session for Alder. The Working Genius assessment was instrumental in helping us discover and understand our preferences for certain types of work and strengths, thus making us more productive, coherent, and trusting as a team. She also facilitated the prioritization of what’s most important to the company right now, and with her guidance, we were able to narrow down and clarify our company’s differentiators. Overall, Deborah is very flexible, open, and easy to work with. I would recommend Mersino Consulting to any leadership team that's in the process of setting up and/or growing a business."
Bettina Grab, President, Alder & Co.
"I have had the opportunity to work with Deborah both on an individual level as an executive coach and in a group setting with our executive team. Deborah is highly intuitive and provides engaging content that helps to foster more productive conversations and thought processes. In the short time my team has worked with Deborah, I have already seen great improvement in our communication and organizational health. I am very much looking forward to continuing our relationship in the future and building upon the foundation we have to make us the best organization we can be."
JC Reavis, SVP/Chief Operations Officer, Allegiance Credit Union
"Ted worked interactively with our team over a period of time and he helped us understand the areas where we were coming up short. He helped us face facts in terms of personality dynamics and accountability, and how if these issues aren't addressed in an honest way, a slow erosion of trust, performance and teamwork can occur."
John Burchard, SVP and CIO, Peapod Inc.
"The coaching I received from Ted was far more impactful than any other coaching I have received. He has an extraordinary commitment and willingness to tell the truth as he sees it without regard to being popular, which is very rare and very powerful for an individual at my level.”
John Yates, Chief Medical Officer, Array Biopharma, Inc.
"Ted Mersino has been a gift to helping us transition to a new leadership model and improve organizational culture, one with deep roots and long-time constituents. His guidance and expertise have helped us significantly in our efforts over the last 18 months and we are seeing results with our team. Ted encourages and challenges, questions and supports with confidence, confidentiality and the utmost professionalism. His attention to detail and follow through keeps us on track so that we can keep the momentum going. I highly recommend Ted as an executive coach for any organization!"
Suzanne Graf, Past President, Marist Catholic High School
"Deborah pairs innovative vision with strategic thinking to create bold plans. Whether in writing or before a group of 250 people, she is a consummate communicator able to share her vision and build not just consensus but also enthusiasm for ideas. Deborah effectively partners with internal and external stakeholders to develop plans that are innovative and pragmatic. She is adept at soliciting and integrating various approaches and ideas within a group to ensure all voices are heard and valued in any collaborative process."
Colleen Scrivner, Director of Engagement & Communications, SVP Chicago
