At the crossroads of change,
how you proceed matters.
Our Mission
X-Roads Advisory empowers people to navigate change, grow with purpose, and build resilience.
What We Do
With award-winning Coaching, Consulting and Facilitation, we specialize in change management and professional & workforce development at the individual, organizational & community level across business, government and nonprofit.
How We Deliver
Grounded in positive psychology and a human-centered, client-focused, holistic systems approach, we engage clients to evolve culture, build capacity, develop talent, and strengthen communication.
Explore
- Highlights of our client work
- Capability statements: government & business, nonprofit & individual
- Coaching Packages & Rates
- Coaching Curious to learn about the approach, philosophy, assumptions, expectations, agenda and tools & assessments that are part of the practice
- Learning Resources to integrate into your engagement
- Principal, Consultant & Coach George Neighbors and his extensive experience, education, certifications and credentials, including ICF ACC, Hogan Assessment, DISC Assessment, Career Exploration, Entrepreneurial, etc.
Based in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, X-Roads Advisory is a SWAM certified business that works locally and travels broadly. Services offered virtually everywhere.
Tools & Resources
We are proud to partner with and be a proponent of the leading tools* and resources for leadership, professional and workforce development.
*When you purchase, X-Roads Advisory may earn an affiliate commission.
Trusted Partner
Our mission - to empower people to navigate change, grow with purpose, and build resilience - is the same, while the approach is custom to the client, circumstances and capacity.
We've worked with clients from global business, entrepreneurial startup, small business, community foundation, regional & national nonprofit, college & university, federal & regional government and coaching individuals, teams and groups on leadership, executive development, change management, career transition, etc.
Review our capability statements
"I am so appreciative of your support and guidance through this entire process. It has made a world of difference in feeling prepared for this big leap!”
-career coaching client
"My takeaway is that you are genuine in your desire to be of assistance, thorough in your preparation for those interactions, professional in how you approach those relationships, and very contentious in your follow-through."
-CEO of consulting client
"I am so thankful to have you as my coach! I have learned so much from you. The notes and references are my handbooks!"
-coaching client, scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
"I think that this retreat empowered (us) to consider having a more concerted effort to focus on strategic and board focused topics."
-member of board from a strategic focus retreat
"What I enjoyed most during our interactions was feeling like you really heard me! You understood what I needed to ask of my team before I even had it articulated in my own thoughts. Then you gently, but firmly, held me accountable to letting others take responsibility to free me to do what I really need to be doing for the organization."
-consulting client & leadership coaching client
"Thanks to your leadership, we were able to have a good discussion that was more balanced than in the past."
-member of board from a strategic focus retreat
"I learned a lot that helped me build confidence in my leadership skills. Thank you so much for valuable suggestions and your time."
-coaching client, scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
In X-Roads Advisory's first year of business, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Virginia recognized it at the inaugural Coaching Excellence Awards with a Certificate of Excellence for Emerging Organization award for supporting change management to build strong and resilient governance in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge by providing professional coaching services to critical nonprofit partners across arts, museums, housing, child protection, animal welfare, disabilities, etc.
Differentiators
- Human-centered, holistic & systemic approach to change management at the crossroads of People, Process, Systems & Structure
- Client Focused to target bespoke, aligned & appropriate outcomes
- Accountability Oriented to best identify & implement solutions
- Expertise to manage across complex, matrixed organizations centered in cultural competency & organizational values
- Experience & Ideas leveraging extensive experience with a human-centered approach across business, government & nonprofit sectors
Listen, engage & partner.
X-Roads Advisory develops bespoke solutions aligned with your professional outcomes and organization's culture, growth state & resources.
X-Roads Advisory has been successful because of the ability to listen, engage with a variety of people and organizations, identify opportunities to strengthen communications, and partner collaboratively to get stuff done more effectively, efficiently and with impact.
Values
Engage with good people doing transformational work to produce strong & resilient organizations, people & projects.
Bring & value transparency, collaboration, communication, confidentiality, integrity, engagement, access and honesty.
Expect to establish shared norms and expectations about how we work as well as the deliverables (tangible and intangible) that we devise together.
Hope to engage stakeholders, work to identify solutions to some of your challenges, build relationships, and enjoy the experience along the way.
Excited to bring expertise and experience to devise bespoke solutions, lean-in, teach and learn.
For our coaching work, we abide by the ICF Code of Ethics.
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