ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNER
People.
Strategy.
Lasting Impact.
You know your organization and where you want it to go. But the demands of the day-to-day can make it difficult to step back, see the whole picture, and determine what needs to happen next.
Springboard brings an outside perspective and a comprehensive view. We help you understand how the people, priorities, teams, and functions across your organization connect, identify what may be getting in the way, and determine the steps needed to move forward.
We work alongside you to turn that perspective into meaningful, lasting progress.
2007
FOUNDED &
INDEPENDENTLY HELD
40+
U.S. CITIES WHERE WE
HAVE WORKED
6
COUNTRIES ON THE
CLIENT ROSTER
Over 90% of our work comes from repeat clients and referrals.
THE NUMBER WE CARE ABOUT
NEW · HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTICE
Helping higher education leaders navigate complexity and respond strategically.
Enrollment pressure. Financial uncertainty. Leadership turnover. Governance complexity. Artificial intelligence reshaping the work. Conflict that stalls good plans. Today's colleges and universities face multiple challenges simultaneously, and those challenges rarely have easy answers.
Led by Dr. Robbyn Wacker, former president of public and private universities, the Higher Education Practice pairs leaders who have executive leadership experience in strategy, team building, governance, and organizational effectiveness. We listen first, because your institution is unlike any other. As your thought partner, we think with you about the problem in front of you and everything it touches, because on a campus no challenge lives in isolation. And we design for execution from the first conversation, then stay with you through it, because a plan is only worth what gets done.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
PREPARING LEADERS AND TEAMS FOR SUCCESS
SUSTAINABLE GLOBALIZATION
DIVISIONS AND UNITS
WHY SPRINGBOARD
A thought partner for what comes next
The people leading an organization are often closest to its challenges. You are managing immediate priorities, making decisions, supporting your people, and keeping the work moving.
Springboard gives you a different vantage point.
We listen first and take the time to understand your organization as a whole. We ask thoughtful questions, bring an outside perspective, and help you see connections across teams, functions, priorities, and challenges that can be difficult to see from inside the organization. Then we work alongside you to determine what is needed and build a practical path forward.
See where you stand.
Take any of our four free assessments: how you lead, how your leadership team works together, and how well your organization is functioning. Each takes a few minutes and gives you a summary of what's working and challenges. We suggest one place where your attention would do the most good.
OUR TEAM
The people behind the work.
Springboard is led by Managing Partners Dan Weaver and Dr. Robbyn Wacker, with Senior Strategic Advisor Dr. Candice Knight, and backed by a nationwide network of senior practitioners matched to what your organization needs.
Dan Weaver, MBA
MANAGING PARTNER
Strategic leadership, governance, executive facilitation, and business strategy.
Dr. Robbyn Wacker
MANAGING PARTNER, HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTICE
Former president of public and private universities. Strategic planning and institutional transformation, governance, internationalization strategy, leadership development and coaching, and workplace mediation.
Dr. Candice Knight
SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Leadership development, executive coaching, learning and development, talent strategy, and organizational effectiveness.