Nicole Haynes

Nicole Haynes helps leaders translate strategy, change, and culture priorities into the alignment and execution required for stronger organizational performance. She advises clients on strategy, change management, team readiness, and culture assessment and enhancement, with a focus on building high-performing workplaces where people can contribute fully and teams can move forward with greater clarity and trust.

Drawing on her consulting background and experience as a social work practitioner, Nicole brings a systems-oriented lens to the human dynamics that shape execution. She helps leaders build consensus across functions, surface and address cultural barriers, and create the conditions for healthier, more effective teams. Her work is especially grounded in strategy, DEI, culture, and change initiatives, where sustained progress depends on both disciplined action and the ability to engage people through complexity.

Prior to FMG Leading, Nicole served as a consultant at Eagle Hill Consulting in Virginia and Strategy Matters in Massachusetts, partnering with clients on strategic planning, DEI, culture, strategy, and change management. She previously served on the advisory board for The Teachers’ Lounge, an education-based nonprofit focused on driving student outcomes by diversifying the people, perspectives, and actions shaping the educational workforce in Greater Boston and beyond.