ODYSSEON
Hi, I'm Laurie Desautels, Odysseon's founder and principal consultant. I make transformation happen. The name Odysseon is derived from odyssey. Why? Transformation is a journey. It's personal and strategic. It must be practical. It requires clear thinking, honest conversations, and the ability to keep moving when things get complex.
These are the working beliefs that shape how I partner with leaders and teams.
HOW I WORK
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OUTCOME-DRIVEN
I do my best work when I am close enough to understand what matters. It's not just about the stated deliverable but the business problem underneath it.
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MOMENTUM MATTERS
In complex transformation work, the next step isn't always obvious. I help leaders and teams find the next practical move — the decision, pivot, conversations, artifact, analysis, or action that keeps you moving. Sometimes that is strategic advice. Sometimes it is hands-on help to get something unstuck.
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BUILD THE WAY FORWARD
Transformation is about capability-building. I'm collaborative, constructive, and possibility-oriented. I'm less interested in being "right" than in helping create the conditions for better thinking and better decisions. The best work happens when ideas are tested, improved, and shaped together — with enough optimism to keep looking for a path through.
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STRATEGY TO EXECUTION
Strategy works best when it stays connected to reality. I help shape the direction, but I also value the ongoing stewardship required to make strategy useful over time. Execution teaches you things. Conditions change. The work gets better and strategic thinking and practical iteration inform each other.
It's also why I strongly believe that a strategist must also have perspective from execution.
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STORYTELLING
The hard work of transformation needs a story. It needs to make sense to everyone. I bring the analytical rigour, structure, and evidence for the work. But numbers alone rarely move people. The way an idea is framed, communicated, and connect to purpose and values will determine whether it gains traction. The work needs to be sound and it needs to be understood.