Wilson and Associates is a organizational culture and leadership development consulting firm with expertise in conflict resiliency, leadership development, equity, and change management.
Complex people and culture challenges deserve more than a simple fix.
Wilson and Associates partners with leaders in nonprofits, government agencies, and corporate organizations to diagnose what is really going on, and build the leaders, teams and cultures that thrive, even under pressure.
Why Leaders Choose Us:
18
Years
in Practice
15,000
Leaders
Trained
200+
Organizations Served
30,000+
hours of facilitation
WBE
WSOB
SBE
MBE
Trusted by nonprofits, government agencies, and corporate organizations across the country.
The Challenge
Most leaders who call us already know something is wrong.
Maybe it showed up as a conflict on the team.
Or a pattern of turnover they cannot explain.
Or a board that says the right things but operates in ways that contradict the mission.
Or a training they invested in that did not stick.
What they often discover is that the presenting issue is rarely the whole issue. The conflict has a history. The turnover has a culture underneath it. The training did not stick because the structure around it never changed.
We help leaders see the full picture. Then we help them do something about it.
That is not a failure of leadership.
It is what happens when complex, interconnected challenges get treated like isolated problems.
Wilson and Associates has masterfully engaged our team members through training and coaching and has guided us through difficult and often uncomfortable but necessary conversations.
We truly appreciate the personalized touch Chrysta has used to support our organization during an important time of transition.
Nina Vaccaro, COO
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles
How We Work
We Start By Revealing The Starting Point For Your Transformation
Every engagement starts with understanding what is actually happening in your organization. Then we build from there.
01
REVEAL
We start by listening —
to leaders, teams, and the patterns underneath how people talk, decide, and relate. This is where we find what is actually driving the challenge.
02
DESIGN
Together, we build a clear picture of what needs to change and map a path forward. The strategy belongs to your organization. We make sure it fits your context.
03
BUILD
Leadership development, training, facilitation, conflict navigation, or some combination. Tailored to what we learned in the first two phases. Never off the shelf.
04
SUSTAIN
We help you build the internal capacity and structures that keep the change alive long after our engagement ends. This work should not depend on us being in the room.
What We Do
Leaders come to us with different entry points.
Some know exactly what they need. Most discover the work is broader than the original ask. Either way, our expertise spans the full range of people and culture challenges organizations face.
Most clients begin with one of these. Many end up working across several.
Leadership Development & Training
We design and deliver programs that build the skills leaders and their staff need to navigate pressure, conflict, and change. Practical, grounded, and built to transfer from the session to the real work.
Conflict Navigation & Team Dynamics
We help teams name and work through conflict that is blocking performance, trust, and collaboration. This includes facilitation, skill building, and organizational-level conflict strategy.
Organizational Culture Consulting
We help organizations understand what is driving the gap between their stated values and their lived culture, then build a concrete, actionable plan to close it.
Executive Coaching
We also offer executive coaching as part of leadership development and culture engagements. Inquire about coaching when you book a discovery call.
Facilitation & Strategic Advisory
We design and facilitate high-stakes conversations, Executive Roundtables, and strategic planning processes that require someone skilled at holding complexity, centering all voices, and keeping people moving forward together.
Speaking
Wilson and Associates's CEO, Chrysta Wilson, brings keynote speaking, leadership retreats, and conference facilitation to organizations worldwide.
Chrysta is a sought-after speaker for conferences, leadership retreats, panel discussions, and organizational gatherings. She also hosts the free Pressure-Proof Forum virtual training every second Wednesday of the month.
How We Do It
Equity and inclusion are not services we offer: they are how we do our work.
Every engagement we take is designed with attention to who is in the room, whose experience has been centered, whose has been overlooked, and what that means for the solutions we build together.
We have worked this way for nearly 2 decades through every season when the political winds shifted.
It is not a position we take; it's the discipline we bring. In our experience, people & culture programs that do not account for the full humanity of every person in the organization won't ever be fully successful.
When leaders are ready for that kind of work, they tend to find us.
"Creating the conditions for physical and psychological safety is a critical foundation for ensuring workplace mental health and well-being.”
– The U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, 2022
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WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Outcomes that show up in the organization.
"Chrysta carefully listened to our needs and helped us prioritize our goals. She engaged our leaders and facilitated a meaningful learning experience so we could walk away with a shared language and practical resources to apply the tools. If you want a talented partner who can help your team build skills to lead confidently with transparency, inclusion, and grace, we highly recommend working with Wilson and Associates."
Anna Gorman, COO
LA County Department of Health Services
"Chrysta has a heart for this work and a heart for helping organizations create thriving spaces for their staff. She is honest, direct, and compassionate. I'm just grateful for her partnership."
Valerie Evans, COO
The Management Center
If you've been reading this page thinking —
yes, that is exactly what we are dealing with —
that is a good sign.
The next step is a conversation with an honest and supportive look at what you are navigating and whether we are the right fit to help.
The discovery call is free, direct, and worth your thirty minutes.