Turn Strategy Into Action With Expert Facilitation
Acrux Consulting helps leadership teams improve alignment, strengthen team performance, and turn business strategy into action through strategic planning, executive coaching, leadership development, and expert meeting facilitation.
Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) • Founder-led consulting practice
• 21+ years of experience
Why Choose Acrux
See How Acrux Drives Real Alignment and Team Performance
Organizations don't struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle when priorities compete, communication breaks down, and teams lose alignment.
With 30+ years of combined experience and 15+ years in business, Acrux Consulting has provided facilitation services that help organizations lead productive meetings, conduct strategic planning sessions, improve team effectiveness, and strengthen leadership alignment. Our proven approach helps teams move from discussion to execution and turn ideas into measurable results.
Proven Results in Leadership Facilitation and Team Development
For over two decades, Acrux has helped organizations improve strategic alignment, facilitate business-critical conversations, and develop highly effective teams that deliver results.
300+
Successful Engagements
85%
Repeat Engagements
30+
Years of Experience
1 of <65
CMFs worldwide
WHAT WE DO
Facilitation Services for Strategy, Alignment, and Effective Teams
Every engagement is designed to help leaders solve complex challenges, align around priorities, and create lasting organizational impact.
Strategic Planning
Facilitate strategic planning sessions that clarify priorities, strengthen leadership alignment, and turn business strategy into action.
Executive Coaching
Develop stronger leaders through executive coaching focused on strategic thinking, communication, decision-making, and leadership effectiveness.
Meeting Facilitation
Make meetings more productive through structured facilitation that improves communication, decision-making, and accountability.
Leadership Development
Strengthen leadership capabilities through practical development programs focused on communication, strategic thinking, team leadership, and organizational performance.
Focus Groups
Facilitate focused discussions that gather valuable stakeholder insights, identify opportunities, and support better organizational decisions.
Team Development
Build highly effective teams through team development consulting that strengthens collaboration, trust, communication, and accountability.
Every engagement is custom-designed, but the discipline that drives results stays the same across every client we serve.
Discover
Understand organizational goals, challenges, and opportunities.
Align
Facilitate productive conversations that create clarity and shared understanding.
Decide
Develop priorities, accountability, and strategic direction.
Execute
Turn decisions into action through measurable implementation plans.
WHEN TO CALL ACRUX
Your Team Is Talented. Alignment Makes Teams Effective.
Successful teams are not built by chance. The most effective teams share common characteristics that enable collaboration, accountability, and execution.
Highly effective teams typically demonstrate:
Clear goals and priorities
Open communication
Trust and accountability
Defined roles and responsibilities
Effective decision-making
Shared commitment to results
When these characteristics are missing, even talented teams struggle to execute strategy. Acrux Consulting helps organizations develop these qualities through strategic facilitation, team development consulting, leadership workshops, and alignment initiatives.
Who We Work With
Corporate & Public Sector Facilitation Expertise
With 15+ years in business, Acrux Consulting has helped organizations across government, healthcare, education, nonprofit, and corporate sectors improve alignment, facilitate strategic planning, and develop stronger leadership teams.
Our facilitators bring practical expertise in business strategy development, executive team alignment, leadership retreats, and organizational change initiatives—helping organizations navigate challenges, strengthen collaboration, and achieve sustainable results.
Financial Services
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Government and Public Sector
Professional Services
Nonprofit and Civic Leadership
Technology and Innovation
Construction and Infrastructure
Higher Education
What Clients Say
Real Results From Successful Teams
Organizations partner with Acrux when alignment matters, decisions are complex, and execution cannot fail.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
This platform has completely transformed how we manage our marketing campaigns. The ease of use and powerful features have made a significant impact on our ROI.
Zara Bush
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I’ve had the privilege of partnering with Diana for more than 16 years, and she is truly one of the most insightful and exceptionally talented facilitators I’ve ever worked with. Her rare combination of intelligence, executive-level consulting expertise, and strong business acumen allows her to create meaningful impact with every client she serves. As one of only 60 Certified Master Facilitators, Diana brings a level of professionalism, strategic thinking, and leadership that is incredibly rare. She is the kind of asset many organizations don’t even realize they need until they experience the value she brings firsthand.I am grateful to work alongside her with our clients!
Jamie Drake
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I recently had the pleasure of participating in an in-house facilitation training led by Diana Gurwicz, and it was truly outstanding. As a construction consultant, I don't always get the chance to slow down and focus on the "soft skills" side of our work—but Diana made it both engaging and highly relevant to what I do every day.
She delivered a well-structured, hands-on session that taught me practical facilitation techniques I can immediately apply to meetings, client interactions, and internal collaboration. Her interactive examples helped solidify the concepts and made the learning process both fun and memorable. Diana’s energy, clarity, and ability to tailor the training to our industry really stood out.
Highly recommend her for any organization looking to strengthen team communication and facilitation skills. This training was time well spent!
Jon Hammersmark
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have worked with Diana for 3.5 years and value her tremendous insight and expertise. Her strategic consulting and coaching services are stellar.
Our company engaged Acrux Consulting during a major transition to a new operating model. After creating customized content, Diana then facilitated an impactful skill building course based on industry best practices and her insightful observations about potential implementation obstacles.
I also personally benefited from targeted coaching to accelerate the performance of my multi-disciplinary team. Based on Diana's tools, the team experienced measurable strides in our speed to deliver critical work packages. Diana's impressive track record is complemented by her engaging and direct workstyle. Highly recommended for leaders aiming to accelerate project and team progression.
Paula Manchester
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Working with Diana, both as facilitator and coach, has been nothing short of extraordinary. Her approach is grounded in presence and deep listening, experiential wisdom, and an intuitive ability to meet you exactly where you are, in the moment. Diana offers a blend of clarity, intelligence, and insight that ignites in her interlocutor the curiosity towards inner discovery and brings it to action and real life. Through spot-on questions, the conversation sparks something extraordinary from within. All encounters – whether in a facilitated discussion or training with a group or in one-to-one session - feel like a breakthrough moment, filled with practical guidance, profound reflection, and the kind of enlightenment that lingers long and sticks, after the conversation ends. Diana enables a space of respect, trust, courage, and curiosity. The impact and the difference she makes is remarkable. If you’re seeking a coach or facilitator who can elevate your thinking and unlock your untapped potential, Diana is in an exquisite league of her own.
Cristina Gaginsky
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Diana is an exceptional executive coach. She worked with me to develop my consulting business, tailoring her professional services to my unique needs and concerns. Her ability to ask insightful questions and challenge my positions was invaluable, supporting a refined strategy for my business and metrics to measure results. Her upbeat, high-energy coaching style helped foster self-awareness of my strengths and weaknesses to address potential hurdles. She gave me a greater belief in myself and the business I was creating
Elizabeth “Lisa” Krachman
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Diana has such a depth of experience! Her training is filled with stories and tricks based on real life that makes the training come to life.
Kelly G
Through strategic planning facilitation, workshop facilitation, leadership retreats, and team development initiatives, we help organizations strengthen communication, improve accountability, and achieve measurable outcomes.
Ready to Strengthen Alignment, Strategy, and Team Performance?
Whether you need a strategic planning facilitator, leadership retreat facilitator, corporate workshop facilitator, or support developing highly effective teams, Acrux Consulting can help.
Acrux Consulting is dedicated to the power of people to find new and better solutions to business problems. Let us help you develop your people and give you the very best outcomes from all of your most important meetings and strategy sessions.