Strategic Planning, Facilitation and Organizational Consulting
Cornell University's ILR School has some of the nation's leading experts in organizational development for unions. Top union leaders rely on Cornell for a variety of needs, including strategic planning, resource management, leadership development, conflict management, educational and training challenges, and others.
Recent Projects
- At the request of a major public sector union, Cornell ILR faculty developed a series of training modules for senior staff and managers to improve and streamline management practices and personnel policies.
- Leaders from a large recently merged union needed assistance working with newly configured staff to develop a plan for the future and make tough decisions about redeploying resources and staff to ensure growth and efficiency.
- A top officer from a private sector international union worked with Cornell ILR faculty to identify and implement strategies to manage conflict in the executive leadership team.
- Cornell ILR faculty assisted a major entertainment union to develop diversity training and procedures for their leadership and active members.
For more information, please contact:
Sally Alvarez, Director, Cornell Labor Programs
Linda Donahue, Senior Policy Analyst
Jeff Grabelsky, Director, Union Building Strategies and Construction Industry Program
K.C. Wagner, Director, Workplace Issues
