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    How Was Your Day at Work?

    Meet performance targets. Achieve your desired outcomes. Enjoy your day. Enjoy your life.

    Creating a workplace that works for all.

     

     

    Lori D. Nicely, M.A.I.S.

    Organization Development & Enterprise Performance

    Experienced & Enlightened Consulting for the 21st Century

     

    "Whatever Lori Nicely is leading, I know I'm in good hands and don't have to worry. The work will get done."

    (Federal government customer - read below for more details)

  • How Was Your Day At Work?

    How do you answer? How do you want to answer?

    For most of us, work is not optional. We have to work in order to survive and prosper. Whether you are a leader, manager, or staff - whether you are technical or nontechnical - whether you work in the private sector or the government - you and your organization deserve a healthy, functioning, productive existence where:

    • Your work efforts move the organization forward. Processes work. Desired outcomes are achieved. Goals are met. You have a sense of accomplishment and work-life balance.
    • You get fulfillment because you are utilizing your talents, skills, and/or intellectual abilities.
    • You work together to achieve a common goal.
    • And finally: when you hire someone to do something for you, it gets done right - the first time.

    At the end of the day, when a loved one asks you, “How was your day at work?”

    How do you answer?

    How do you want to answer?

     

    If you want to answer like the professionals below, contact me for more information.

    Lori skillfully engaged our staff, management, and leadership in planning and executing organizational change management and communications for our Regional Data Processing Center colocation on a national level. As a result, our teams were motivated and our staff cooperated. The data center consolidation was successful and we considered it a “model” migration for the VHA. I highly recommend Lori Nicely.

    James Breeling, MD

    Director of Bioinformatics at Veterans Health Administration

    Office of Research & Development, Bedford, MA

    (former CIO, Northeast Region)

    Lori Nicely is a skilled consultant who knows how to work with individuals and teams, fix broken processes, and get organizations performing. She fixed the broken GAO audit response process at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), trained the Federal and private sector (contractor) employees, and they hit performance targets they previously missed. She led the performance measurement effort internally and externally, engaging with DHS components, explaining policy, and ensuring they understood and adhered to OMB's reporting requirements. Her support of executive clients is unparalleled. While at CACI, she earned several Encore Achiever Awards and was recognized by the CEO for her outstanding support of our Federal executive clients.

    Eric Anderson, Former Program Manager

    CACI International, Arlington, VA

    Lori’s guidance and leadership turned around the Enterprise Resourcing Team in our office, which was struggling to meet performance targets. She is an expert in her field and can easily grasp complex requirements and break them down into understandable components. Lori is very friendly and enjoys working with other people. She is compassionate, understanding, and takes the time to listen.

    Michelle Fannon, IT Manager

    Office of Information and Technology, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington, DC

    Lori has enabled us to make a smooth transition, imparting a wealth of organizational knowledge and best practices. She worked tirelessly to improve data quality and was never complacent with the status quo. Lori helped drive the other members of the team towards excellence.

    Edward Sean Jacobs, Intake Team Lead

    Office of Information and Technology, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC

    Lori’s breadth of IT knowledge, ability to effectively lead technical personnel, organizational skills, and spirit of open collaboration in search of constant improvement made for an extremely effective unit of about 10 IT professionals that worked well together, and we consistently met or exceeded our goals. If you want a proven, capable leader that produces a superior product while maintaining a high esprit de corps with her team, Lori Nicely is the person you want to engage.

    Kurt Summer, Federal IT Specialist

    Office of Information and Technology, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC

    Lori Nicely brought structure and organization to our IT Strategy team that set us on a path forward. She involved the entire team, developed a comprehensive annual plan that identified our stakeholders, strategic messages, key products and services, delivery timelines, risks, etc., which had never been done before. She is very strategic in her thinking and was a pleasure to work with.

     

    Kenyon Elliott, IT Industry Liaison (former IT Strategy Team Member)

    Office of Information and Technology, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC

     

     

    Our organization faced issues requiring change/transition management, strategic planning, and performance measurement. Lori proactively developed a strategy for dealing with the change. She is unique in that she thinks ahead and is able to provide options for the design and implementation of business processes and solutions. As one of several people providing client services, Lori was my “go to” person to ensure the job got done and done right the first time. She produced high quality products for my team, has excellent listening and problem solving skills, and is straightforward and honest. 

    Elena Smyly, Program Manager

    Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

     

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    Whatever Lori Nicely is leading, I know I'm in good hands and don't have to worry. The work will get done.

     

    Carlene Ileto, Executive Director

    Enterprise Business Management Office

    Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

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    Lori Nicely's work on the OMB 300s for DHS was great. The feedback from the [DHS] Components was very positive. She went above and beyond to help us (a team outside her division plus the Components) doing a significant amount of work.

     

    Becky Nichols, Staff Lead, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC)

    Enterprise Business Management Office

    Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

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    Lori Nicely designed and facilitated an offsite for my office to address strategic direction and other issues. It was the best offsite I've attended in my career.

     

    Eve Viera-Ford, Former Branch Manager, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) Branch

    Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC

    Lori provided skilled analytical support to enable our CIO and other executives to accomplish the Department's initiatives. This included some of the most sensitive matters in law enforcement and criminal justice including a key and highly charged initiative of the Attorney General. These initiatives involved a wide variety of complex matters. Lori quickly and completely grapsed matters of critical importance. She demonstrated the most highly skilled interpersonal interactions, even with individuals whose intentions ranged from helpful to harmful. Using her own initiative and communications skills, Lori has often identified and prevented a "collision course" between individuals or groups whose purpose was to hinder an initiative from being accomplished. I have never known an individual to provide such capable, loyal, and completely dependable support.

     

    RD Robertson, Former Special Assistant to the CIO

    Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC

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    We were a group of people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Lori led us collectively to accomplish our goals. She created an environment of kindness, clarity, flexibility, and respect. As a result, our accomplishments built over the years. Lori possesses a myriad of skills to help make change happen. She is a problem solver.

     

    Leslie Porter, Founding Member & Hospitality Lead

    (Former Executive Assistant, Humane Society of the United States)

    St. Francis Flock, Rockville, MD (Volunteer)

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    Under Lori’s effective leadership, we gained increased membership and support. Lori was methodical and strategic in the development of our offerings. Most importantly, Lori knew how to bring out the best in us, while keeping us positively focused on our mission. We celebrated a lot of successes and accomplished much under her charge.

     

    Debbie Thompson, Founding Member & Outreach Lead

    St. Francis Flock, Rockville, MD (Volunteer)

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  • Teams, Processes, & Organizations

    Chances are you may already have the right mix of resources for success at your fingertips. I will engage your resources to institute best practices, , fix broken processes, and create high performing teams. Together we will meet goals and transform your organization.

     

     

     

     

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