Our team helps individuals and leaders tap into their inner wisdom, become aware of patterns and biases, and continually evolve and learn.
We take a whole-systems approach to helping organizations adapt to rapid and complex change, to continually improve, and to embrace diversity, equity, and belonging.
We help communities create inclusive public policy by hosting difficult conversations with divergent viewpoints, centering the voices of those most impacted.
The Athena Group helps to create a world where economic prosperity for all is inevitable when social equity and environmental responsibility are local and global priorities.
At The Athena Group, we believe empowered leaders are the cornerstone of healthy organizations, fostering environments where teams excel and communities thrive.
We help individuals tap into their inner wisdom, become aware of patterns and biases, and continually evolve and learn.
We help communities create inclusive public policy by hosting difficult conversations with divergent viewpoints, centering on the voices of those most impacted.
We take a human-centered approach to helping organizations adapt to rapid and complex change, continually improve, and embrace diversity, equity, and belonging.
We design our projects with equity in mind to ensure that marginalized voices are heard and prioritized, and to test every engagement strategy for its impacts.
We believe that change begins from inside and manifests itself in organizations and communities.
The Athena Group mission is to awaken leadership potential in everyone, to build healthy organizations that are productive while energizing humans to be their full selves, and to lay the foundation for resilient and inclusive communities.
The Athena Group, LLC is a women and minority owned for purpose consulting enterprise, headquartered on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish, specifically the Nisqually and Squaxin Island people–otherwise known as Olympia, WA.
The Athena Group has served over 250 clients through successful completion of 600+ contracts in state, regional and local governments, as well as business and community-based organizations since our founding in 1999.
The Athena Group collaborated with Clackamas County to bolster the Disaster Management department by providing essential resources for a community engagement toolkit. This toolkit places a strong emphasis on cultural awareness and equity, featuring a comprehensive Implicit and Explicit Bias Training facilitated by Athena partners.
RCO hired The Athena Group to conduct a thorough analysis of their business operations and structure and develop a change management plan. RCO had experienced increased growth, and despite adding 24 new employees, they were operating at maximum capacity. The goal was to identify opportunities for RCO to grow sustainably while maintaining the organizational culture they are known for and set them up for future success. Athena consultants engaged deeply with RCO staff, executive leadership, and partners to review workloads, position classifications, process flows, and technology systems. The team identified inconsistencies and gaps in operations, presented alternative organizational models, and developed a Change Management Action Plan to guide implementation. This included communications planning, in-person facilitation, staff readiness assessment, and coaching to support adoption of the new structure.
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