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Listening
Deep attunement to what matters most—stakeholder needs, market signals, and organizational dynamics.
the LEAD framework
Empower
Equip people with the information, authority, resources, and trust needed to make critical decisions and take action.
The LEAD framework helps us to deeply understand context, people, and constraints; unlock capacity in individuals and teams; ensure decisions translate into action; and sustain execution over time.
A practical framework for helping leaders translate priorities into sustained action. Built on four foundational principles that guide high-stakes leadership.
Accountability
Take ownership of outcomes and create cultures where responsibility drives excellence.
Discipline
Consistent execution aligned with values, vision, and strategic priorities.
Lumas J. Helaire, PhD
Harvard Lecturer in Creativity & Entrepreneurship
Founding Advisor, Harvard HealthLab Accelerator
Nonprofit Board Leader
Former Assistant Dean, Harvard Chan School
I am an executive advisor, leadership coach, educator, and speaker who helps leaders strengthen their teams, navigate consequential decisions, and turn shared priorities into action.
My experience spans education, public health, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit leadership. As a former assistant dean at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Harvard lecturer, and a founding advisor to the Harvard HealthLab Accelerator, I have worked across institutions and communities to build partnerships and advance innovation.
Through Lumas Solutions, I partner with executives, founders, and leadership teams to clarify expectations, strengthen working relationships, and build the capacity to move their organizations forward.
My approach combines rigorous strategic thinking with deep human understanding, helping leaders make decisions that are both bold and grounded in principle.
Services
Executive Advisory
Ongoing counsel for executives and founders navigating decisions, leadership challenges, and change.
Executive Advisory is a continuing thought partnership that gives you space to examine consequential decisions, strengthen your leadership, and respond to emerging challenges. As your organization’s needs evolve, our work evolves with them.
Engagements may include:
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Executive coaching and decision support
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Leadership and team dynamics
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Organizational alignment and change
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Partnership and stakeholder strategy
Key Outcomes
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Strategic clarity on critical decisions
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Leadership development and executive presence
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Organizational alignment and culture strategy
Leadership team facilitation and organization-wide implementation are scoped separately.
Starting at $5000/month
Leadership & Organizational Intensives
Focused engagements designed to accelerate decision-making, solve leadership or operational challenges, and build leadership capacity.
A defined, hands-on engagement designed around a specific organizational challenge or opportunity. I work alongside leaders and teams to clarify the issue, develop a practical approach, and build the structures, skills, or plans needed to sustain progress.
Depending on the engagement, this may include:
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Strengthening leadership team alignment and working relationships
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Facilitating a strategic planning process
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Developing or refining operational processes, procedures, and workflows
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Training a team to use a new system or approach
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Building plans and accountability structures to carry priorities forward
Key Outcomes
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Rapid strategic problem-solving
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Team alignment and decision frameworks
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Actionable roadmaps and implementation plans
Starting at $15,000
Project fees are determined by scope and deliverables.
Keynote & Workshops
Engaging presentations and interactive workshops on principled leadership, innovation, and the entrepreneurial mindset. See below for more details.
Key Outcomes
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Inspire and equip teams with actionable insights
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Build leadership capabilities across organizations
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Foster creativity and innovation culture
Custom Pricing
Clarity Session
Focused support for a consequential leadership challenge or decision.
The Strategic Clarity Session is a stand-alone engagement designed to help you examine a specific challenge, decision, or opportunity in depth. Together, we clarify the issue, consider relevant perspectives and constraints, explore options, and identify practical next steps.
The engagement includes:
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A brief intake to identify your challenge and goals
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Review of relevant background information you provide
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A focused 90-minute working session
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A concise written summary of key insights and agreed-upon next steps
Key Outcomes
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Clear perspective on complex situations
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Actionable next steps and frameworks
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Renewed confidence in your path forward
$1,500
Designed for an individual leader seeking focused guidance on one defined issue. Leadership team sessions and broader implementation support are scoped separately.
SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS
Inspire. Equip.
Transform.
Keynotes and interactive workshops that help leaders and teams strengthen their leadership, navigate complexity, approach challenges creatively, and turn innovative ideas into action. Each engagement is tailored to the audience, the organization’s priorities, and the outcomes it wants to achieve.
Lead with LEAD: A Framework for Leadership in Action
Effective leadership requires more than a clear vision. It requires understanding the people involved, setting them up to succeed, establishing accountability, and following through.
In this interactive workshop, participants explore and apply the LEAD framework: Listen, Empower, Accountability, and Discipline. Using a real leadership challenge, they identify practical steps to strengthen communication, clarify expectations, and move a priority forward.
Participants will leave with:
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A practical framework for approaching leadership challenges
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Greater clarity about expectations, resources, roles, and follow-through
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A next step they can apply to their own leadership or team
Available as a workshop or keynote; format and scope are tailored to the audience.
Principled Leadership in Action
Explore how leaders can make consequential decisions grounded in their values while building trust, navigating competing priorities, and taking responsibility for outcomes.
Leadership, Creativity, and Innovation
Develop practical approaches to defining challenges, generating ideas, and creating conditions where teams can turn promising ideas into action.
Complimentary 30-minute Preliminary conversation
Start the conversation
Share a few details about your organization and what you’re looking to accomplish. We’ll arrange a brief conversation to discuss your priorities, explore whether there’s a fit, and identify a potential next step.
