OUR SERVICES
High-Touch, High-Impact Strategies for Higher Ed Leaders
At The Acclivity, we provide confidential, strategic coaching to higher education professionals in roles that are essential, demanding, and too often unsupported. Our White Glove approach delivers practical, high-impact strategies tailored to the unique dynamics of higher education.
This is not training. It’s not a group program. It’s an elite level of one-on-one guidance that equips you to navigate your role with clarity, confidence, and presence.
FOR FACULTY
Strategic Coaching for Clarity and Career Advancement
We support faculty at every stage—on the tenure track, going up for promotion, or considering a new direction. Our coaching helps you navigate the personal and political challenges of academic life with confidence.
We offer:
- • Strategic support through tenure, promotion, and leadership roles
- • Space to clarify your goals and next steps
- • A confidential sounding board when the path isn’t clear
FOR SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS
High-Touch Advising for Complex Decisions
We support presidents, provosts, deans, and other senior leaders navigating complex decisions and transitions in higher ed.
We provide:
- • Strategic guidance on sensitive or high-impact issues
• Support through change, crisis, and leadership dynamics
• A confidential space to align choices with values and mission
FOR SEARCH COMMITTEES
Consulting for Executive Search Success
We support both candidates and institutions during senior-level searches—with a focus on equity, clarity, and long-term fit.
We offer:
• 1:1 coaching for candidates—especially faculty and administrators of color—on dossiers, interviews, and strategy
• Behind-the-scenes advising for institutions to strengthen values- based hiring
• Support that continues beyond selection to ensure onboarding and success
FOR STAFF
Coaching for Higher Ed Staff Professionals
We work with staff at all levels—especially those leading from the middle or managing up—who often aren’t included in formal leadership development.
Our coaching helps with:
• Clarifying your role and impact within the institution
• Navigating complex team dynamics and transitions
• Building confidence and strategy for what’s next
FOR WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
Leadership Labs for Strategy, Alignment, and Action
We design and lead interactive sessions—virtual or in-person—for teams and leaders who need time to think, plan, and move forward together.
Our labs include:
- • Cabinet retreats and strategic planning sessions
- • Campus-wide workshops for alignment and momentum
- • Custom formats designed around your goals, culture, and constraint
WHAT SETS US APART?
The Acclivity “White Glove” Approach
WHAT WE DO
The Acclivity provides tailored coaching, advising, and strategic support for individuals and institutions in higher education. Our work is designed for moments of transition, decision, or growth—when clarity and discretion matter most.
We work with:
- • Faculty, staff, and administrators navigating leadership and career transitions
- • Senior leaders facing complex, high-stakes decisions
- • Institutions looking to align leadership practices with values
- • Search firms and hiring teams committed to more inclusive, effective outcomes
WHY WE DO IT
Leadership in higher education is demanding—especially for those managing complexity, institutional politics, and the personal weight of change. We’re here to provide the kind of support that’s often missing: confidential, high-impact guidance that addresses both strategy and identity.
Our particular commitment is to leaders whose work may be overlooked or undervalued within traditional structures—especially women, people of color, and staff leaders.
HOW WE WORK
Every engagement is customized. We offer discreet, high-touch support that meets our clients where they are—no templates, no generic programming.
What defines our approach:
- • High-impact advising grounded in deep higher ed expertise
- • White-glove coaching that’s confidential, responsive, and personal
• Strategic clarity to help clients lead with confidence, intention, and purpose
Don’t Know Where to Start?
You’re not alone.
Whether you’re thinking about making a move, stepping into leadership, or doing something completely new, the first step is often the hardest to take—because it’s not clear what the step is.
That’s why we created the Quick Clarity Session—a single 75-minute consultation session for higher ed professionals who need an expert sounding board, a strategic gut-check, and a clear way forward.
It’s not coaching. It’s not a commitment. It’s a focused, high-impact conversation with one goal: to help you figure out where you are, what’s next—and how to get there.
ACCLIVITY
High-Touch, High-Impact Strategies for Higher Ed Leaders