The ALIGN Change Leadership SystemĀ©
Stop managing change.
Start accelerating through it.
A research-backed change system, a ready-to-use toolkit, and the emotional intelligence to lead change people actually adopt.
Built for busy leaders, not change consultants.
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Let's TalkWhy change stalls
People don't resist change.
They resist change they don't trust.
Resistance has two layers. Loss: giving something up feels twice as powerful as gaining something of equal value. Distrust: most people don't believe the change will leave them better off, so the loss feels certain and the gain feels like a promise.
Most change communication sells the destination. Very little of it acknowledges what people are giving up. That gap is where resistance lives.
What most organizations miss
Successful change stands on three legs.
Project Management
What's changing, and the mechanics of getting it done.
Change Management
How people are supported through it, so they adopt it.
Leadership Presence
How leaders show up when people are uncertain: reading the room, naming what's hard, and building confidence along the way.
Most organizations fund the first leg. ALIGN gives leaders the other two, grounded in emotional intelligence.
How ALIGN works
A clear path from the first announcement to lasting adoption.
ALIGN moves leaders through five phases: Assess Readiness, Launch with Presence, Illuminate the Path, Guide Adoption, and Nurture Integration. Each phase pairs with a leadership role, from Curator to Champion, so leaders know not just what to do, but how to show up.
Four supports keep the change balanced: Purpose, People, Process, and Presence. Underneath it all is emotional intelligence, because change sticks when leaders connect, not just communicate.
What leaders use
A toolkit, not a binder.
Most change training ends with a binder nobody opens. ALIGN ends with tools leaders use the next morning.
Build the case
Get leaders aligned on the why, the what, and what could go wrong before anything is announced.
Strategic Alignment Canvas
Change Conditions Scan
Risk Scenario Matrix
Bring people with you
Turn the plan into clear messages and concrete next steps people can act on.
Change Communication Builder
Action Planner
Timeline
Make it stick
Track readiness and adoption at every checkpoint, respond to what you find, and close it out with lessons for the next change.
Change Alignment Index
Adoption Response Planner
Celebration Hub
Change Closeout Guide
The ALIGN Journey Planner
All of it lives in one place.
The ALIGN Journey Planner connects every tool in sequence, and its dashboard updates as leaders work, so readiness and adoption are visible at a glance.
| Several tools include an ALIGN AI Assistant for guided support right inside the work.
Choose your path
Same system. Your delivery.
HMH-Facilitated
Leading Change with Confidence
A full-day course. Your leaders learn ALIGN, apply it to a real initiative, and leave with the toolkit.
Add the online support course and ALIGN AI Assistants for ongoing guidance.
Licensed
The Leading Change Track
Part of the Human-Centered Leadership System©, delivered by your own facilitators, on your schedule.
Includes the online support course and ALIGN AI Assistants.
Ongoing support
ALIGN Planner Support + AI Tools
An online course with video walkthroughs of the Journey Planner and every tool, plus access to the ALIGN AI Assistants, so leaders keep using the system long after training ends.
Not sure which fits? We'll sort it out together on a short call.
Pair any path with change coaching for leaders carrying your biggest initiatives.
Let's TalkProof
"I needed a comprehensive change management action plan for my new team that would act as our North Star for the next two years. Leveraging her proprietary ALIGN system, it provided us with exactly what we needed."
John Price | Bureau Chief, State of Idaho
"We've invested in countless leadership trainings over the years, but nothing stuck the way this did."
Richard | Director of Operations
Built by Heather Haygood: executive coach, Boise State Professional and Continuing Education instructor, and 15+ years leading and working alongside leaders through change.
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