S. Leigh Thompson

25+ years of

values-driven Facilitation

Coaching & consulting

workshops | leadership development | organizational transformation | speaking

S. Leigh Thompson gesturing towards the audience, holding a microphone and speaking on stage

Hi, I’m Leigh.

I’m a strategist, expert facilitator, professional coach and organizational development consultant. I work solo and with a team of collaborators to help organizations and leaders build stronger, more cohesive cultures and values-driven work.

Rooted in critical analysis, meaningful relationships, creative problem-solving, and transformative change, I work with clients to develop thoughtful and strategic approaches to help you meet your goals while not compromising your values. Together, I help you

Do Good Work—BETTER.

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  • Facilitation

    Supporting complex learning and dialogue through emergent, participatory facilitation. Strategically scaffolded interactive and embodied activities that develops critical and creative thinking, growth, movement and joy.

  • Coaching

    Values-centered coaching to support you to meet your professional goals, respond to conflict, grow your confidence, hone your leadership skills or manage through crisis.

  • Consulting

    Guiding organizations toward sustainable, values-driven change through organizational assessments, strategic planning, campaign design, or devising effective approaches and messaging.

  • Cultural Advising

    Develop and implement thoughtful and humanizing processes that tend to the full humanity of all subjects, talent and participants and respond to systemic and historic inequities through script review, audience engagement, harm reduction, training, talent and crew support and more.

THE IMPACT

For over 20 years, I’ve worked with over 100 client organizations, guiding teams and individuals through complex challenges, supporting substantive learning, and helping them build workplace practices and cultures that truly work for the better.

  • “Leigh's approach encouraged us to push boundaries, explore new ideas and co-design thoughtfully together.”

    Gloria Walton, The Solutions Project

  • "A gifted facilitator, trainer and problem solver, Leigh set us on the right path to help us advance our mission."

    Oliver Bernstein, Steady Hand PR


  • "This work is hard. There are no clear answers. As a coach, Leigh helped me with the strategies I needed to give myself space and grace."

    Michele M.

  • "Leigh is thoughtful, methodical, and extremely knowledgeable."

    Sarah Hodgdon, The Management Center


  • “The changes I have been able to make in my organization would not have been possible without Leigh's initial support.”

    Dr Charles Beale, New York City Gay Men's Chorus 

  • “Leigh's knowledge and care showed through as he helped us craft a workshop that was powerful and relevant."

    Joanna Gurin, BewilderArts

  • "Leigh has helped guide us toward an expansion of our constituency while demanding that the organization remain responsive and flexible."

    Mark Weinberg, PTO

  • "Leigh has moved the needle on our conversations farther than I thought was possible."

    Maya Gutierrez, Colin Powell School CCNY

  • "His empathy and patience were part of the alchemy that led to a revelatory and inclusive conversation."

    Karen Bornarth, Hot Bread Kitchen

  • "You will leave the room vastly more prepared to be a problem-posing troublemaker in a world that needs more people shaking things up.”

    Bobby Gordon, UCLA Art & Global Health Center

  • "I find Leigh's work to be complex, participatory, transformative and hugely inspirational."

    Nayantara Sen, Race Forward

  • "Leigh's ability to provide a holistic view to understanding the systems at work in our world is remarkable."

    Chante Harris, Co-Founder, Women of Color Collective in Sustainability | Forbes 30 Under 30