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WHO WE ARE
We’ve done the work so we can help you shortcut yours.
OUR VISION
To be a change agent that helps Minnesota create a flourishing economy that is fueled by cultural interdependence, and one which fosters equitable communities where we courageously live our strengths, leverage the strengths of others, and lift each other up as we rise.
OUR MISSION
To help companies improve profitability by equipping leaders and teams to continually raise the bar of excellence and reach new levels of success by leveraging each person’s diverse and collective strengths, experience, and perspectives.
Our core values:
Create safe spaces that honor clear expectations of no name calling, finding at least one thing to agree on, and listening first before speaking.
Build bridges by listening with an intention to understand and learn, and to see unique individuals as valuable parts of the same ecosystem.
Treat people how they want to be treated and amplify their individual strengths in all situations and with all people to serve the greater good.
Pursue and create diversity & inclusion not because it is the right thing to do, but because it is the best thing for our businesses and our communities.
Celebrate progress by measuring distinct and meaningful metrics that are tied to leadership expansion, cultural growth, and improved profitability.
Our philosophy
Power Under" Capitalism. Invest, develop, and support your teams and your engagement, productivity, and culture will explode (in all the positive ways).
Typical business structures are “Power Over”, meaning they are extractive and exploitative. Don’t believe us? How many times have you read articles, overheard leaders, and even said yourself, “how can we get more out of our employees?!” “Do more with less” has been the name of the game. But this stifles productivity, creates competitive rather than collaborative cultures, and assures your team will commoditize your business just as they feel commoditized; they will leave your organization the moment a higher salary is available elsewhere.
Power Under leadership focuses on development of the team at every level, helping and empowering them to become the next best version of themselves, personally and professionally. They will leave their current positions better than they entered them, documenting and imparting the wisdom they gained in the position to the next person. Turnover decreases, engagement increases, the culture becomes collaborative and supportive.
Power Under Capitalism behaves like a geyser rather than a dam, creating abundance in all forms and putting the zero-sum game to rest.
Book Alissa to speak
To be a change agent that helps Minnesota create a flourishing economy fueled by cultural interdependence, and one which fosters equitable communities where we courageously live our strengths, leverage the strengths of others, and lift each other up as we rise.
Speaking topics
- The Power of Power Under Culture: Learn the three powerful changes you can make to your culture to shift the paradigm from disengagement, turnover, and resistance to become the organization people are proud to work for, excited to come to work, and will go the extra mile to help succeed.
- Your Four Things: Identify the four things that will set you apart in any crowd and enable you to reach your full potential.
- Take Control of Your Business and Life: Learn how to give up the external control and focus on how to gain internal control so you see real progress.
- Goal Setting for Goal Achieving: Develop a pragmatic, practical approach to goal setting so you can actually make your dreams a reality.
Looking for Something Else?
I can customize a talk from one hour to a full day. Simply connect with me to build a custom workshop that meets all your needs.
About our founder, Alissa
Alissa Daire Nelson is a Certified Strengths Coach who is passionate about helping people see the greatness that exists inside of themselves and helping them leverage it to find their highest success and lead others to theirs.
Alissa is an RN, with over a decade in healthcare (as a dietitian (RD) first, then as an RN). She’s also certified in Xchange Facilitation and in Creating Positive Change, which focuses on engaging your team’s collective wisdom, catapulting success, and united purpose. This Venn diagram of experience and education uniquely equips Alissa and the DSC team to support businesses and organizations in healthcare, med-tech, and medical devices.
She is incredibly goal-oriented, regularly taking on challenges such as bodybuilding, just for fun. She’s a devoted wife and mother of two teenage daughters.
Most importantly, she believes YOU are frickin’ awesome. And she believes that business owners and leaders, including you, CAN have it all.
Alissa’s Top CliftonStrengths®: Futuristic | Woo | Positivity | Activator | Strategic | Communication | Includer | Belief | Ideation | Connectedness
Take that next step.
Don’t waste another day questioning whether you are on the right path. Take action to identify your goals and achieve the success you so dearly deserve, your way. You’re wired for success. You are frickin’ awesome. It’s time you live it out in your business and your life.
Top Strengths
- Futuristic
- Woo
- Positivity
- Activator
- Strategic
My Loves
Here are a few fun facts about what drives me when I’m not teaching you to have it all:
- Family
My husband and daughters are the joy of my life. Marriage is great, wonderful work, and every day we seek ways to lift each other up and serve each other. As a parent, I love watching my daughters succeed in what they enjoy. Intentionally building deep relationships with them and being a part of their journey as they become strong, self-assured, independent women is a joy like none other.
- Bodybuilding
I’ve always had a healthy love of exercise and was a gymnast growing up. I took up bodybuilding in my 30’s because I love seeing what my body can accomplish and bodybuilding is one way I could push it to its limits. What excites me the most is that the culture of bodybuilding has provided a space to express strength in body and mind.
- Reading
I am obsessed with reading great books that inspire, encourage, and ignite me to better myself and my surroundings. On average, I read one book per week. The pursuit of personal growth is at the heart of who I am, and so if you’re ever looking for a great book on a specific topic, I will always have a recommendation for you.
Our Approach
To be a change agent that helps Minnesota create a flourishing economy that is fueled by cultural interdependence, and one which fosters equitable communities where we courageously live our strengths, leverage the strengths of others, and lift each other up as we rise.
TOPIC AREAS
- Your Four Things: Identify the four things that will set you apart in any crowd and enable you to reach your full potential.
- Take Control of Your Business and Life: Learn how to give up the external control and focus on how to gain internal control so you see real progress.
- Goal Setting for Goal Achieving: Develop a pragmatic, practical approach to goal setting so you can actually make your dreams a reality.
NOT FINDING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?
I can customize a talk from one hour to a full day. Simply connect with me to build a custom workshop that meets all your needs.