How Organizations Work With Us

Strong Foundation Coaching & HR works with organizations that want to lead thoughtfully through leave of absence. We partner with HR teams and People Leaders to establish clarity and continuity in how leadership adapts before leave begins, throughout time away, and as employees return to work.

Our work is grounded in the Connected Leaves Pathway — a leadership framework built around the phases of Prepare. Sustain. Reignite. The Pathway provides a shared structure for how HR teams and People Leaders understand their roles, stay oriented as work continues, and support steadiness across the full leave experience.

Through our engagements, leaders develop shared understanding, language, and confidence around how to lead through leave — without overstepping, disengaging, or reacting in isolation. Working alongside HR, we help organizations build clarity and consistency so leadership remains aligned, steady, and thoughtful before leave begins, throughout time away, and as employees reintegrate.

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Guided Engagement

Guided engagements are facilitator-led, virtual sessions designed to help HR teams and People Leaders build shared clarity around how leadership adapts when employees take a leave of absence.

These engagements introduce the Connected Leaves Pathway through structured learning and facilitated dialogue, supporting a common understanding of roles, boundaries, and leadership approach before, during, and after leave. Rather than focusing on scripts or compliance training, guided engagements help leaders and HR teams develop shared language and orientation that support steadiness and continuity as work continues.

Guided engagements are ideal for organizations seeking a structured, collaborative way to build leadership confidence and alignment around leave of absence, with a defined scope and facilitated support.

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Partnership Engagement

Partnership engagements are customized, collaborative relationships for organizations seeking deeper leadership support around leave of absence, grounded in the Connected Leaves Pathway.

These engagements provide sustained thought partnership and tailored guidance that reflect your organization’s culture, leadership context, and people strategy. Using the Prepare. Sustain. Reignite. framework as a shared reference point, we work alongside HR to support leadership continuity, steadiness, and shared understanding of roles and leadership approach over time — helping leaders lead thoughtfully through leave without overstepping into compliance or case management.

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