Our Mission Is Simple…

To inspire a culture of leaders to build upon their professional capacity by creating an environment of thinking outside of their collective boxes.

To connect community, youth, and families through enhancing the recipe to leadership.

Vision: Cultivation

Manage Change Through Expectations: Create a framework for ongoing growth and improvement.
Recipe To Leadership: Develop a skilled and motivated team aligned with organizational goals.
Maximize Impact: Implement strategies that achieve significant and lasting results.

Our Approach

Change Management Framework: 4 A’s

Designed to guide organizations through the complexities of organizational transformation, ensuring a structured and adaptive process to foster continuous improvement and sustained growth.

Assess

Evaluate the current situation, identify areas for improvement, and understand your organization’s unique needs, challenges, and opportunities.

Adjust

Modify strategies and processes. Implement changes that align with your organization’s evolving needs, to ensure a smoother transition and better outcomes.

Adapt

Flexibility and resilience are key. Our approach embraces these qualities to handle ongoing changes.

Achieve

Set clear goals and work diligently towards accomplishing them. Celebrate successes and learn from failures while rowing in the same direction.

Recipe to Leadership: Fishbowl

Developing a “fishbowl” approach involves working transparently and collaboratively with all levels of the organization:

Senior Leadership: Engage in open dialogue, provide strategic direction, and support decision-making.
Middle Management: Facilitate communication between senior leadership and on-the-ground staff, and ensure the implementation of strategies.
On-the-Ground Staff: Encourage feedback, recognize contributions, and involve them in the change process.

Maximize Impact: Team Cultivation

Aligning and empowering team members to work together effectively, achieving common goals, and driving organizational success.

Managing Expectations — Develop a clear vision and communicate it effectively by aligning expectations with achievable goals and measurable outcomes.
Developing Work/Business Plans with Cultural Changes — Understand and integrate the unique culture, people, processes, and tools of the organization.
Rowing in the Same Direction — Provide the necessary resources, support, and encouragement to drive collective success.

About Our Founder

Latonia Y. Tabb, MSOL

Founder and CEO

consult@cookeconsultingmgmt.com

With over 27 years of experience in the non-profit sector, our founder has dedicated her career to servicing youth and families, specializing in leadership development and staff dynamics. As an advisory board member of The Urban League of Springfield’s Department of Education and Youth Development’s Project Ready Mentor Program and a committee member for the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education Community Council for Equity & Inclusion, she is committed to working with diverse populations.

Ms. Tabb began her impactful journey at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, CT as unit director/director of teen services, later advancing to chief operating officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County in Maryland. Her extensive experience also includes serving as programs and operations administrator for Workforce Development Boards within the state of Connecticut and as a program analyst with the District of Columbia Government (Department of Energy & Environment DOEE) in Washington, D.C. Additionally, she was the regional director of operations at Hillside Family of Agencies (Work-Scholarship Connection) in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Over the past two years, she has focused her passion on being a lead trainer for workforce-ready programs and organizational development.

A mother of twin daughters, she holds a BA from Central Connecticut State University and an MSOL from Springfield College School of Human Services, reflecting her lifelong commitment to youth and families, education, and community service.

Who We Serve

School Districts

Enhanced leadership development in schools is essential to foster innovative teaching methods and improve student outcomes. By empowering educators with advanced leadership development and training tools, schools can create a more engaging and effective learning environment.

Non-Profits

Enhanced leadership development is critical to navigating complex challenges and driving mission-driven impact in communities. Strong leadership ensures better strategic planning, resource management, community engagement, and positive staff impact leading to sustainable growth and effectiveness.

Municipalities

Enhanced leadership skills are better equipped to address urban challenges, improve governance, and foster community development. Improved leadership capabilities lead to more effective policy implementation, greater civic engagement, and a higher quality of life for residents.

Let us help you find the “Recipe to Leadership”

Let’s Cooke!

We welcome your interest and invite you to contact us directly for additional information.