Leadership Development
Meaningful growth and achievement require a roadmap.
Based on your aspirations, we will identify meaningful professional goals and create a roadmap for growth and goal achievement.
You will gain clarity regarding your leadership competencies and potential and learn how your behaviors and style affect performance and results. Information from appropriate assessments will increase your self-awareness and insights.
Together we will outline activities and steps that will best position you for your next opportunity.
With care and candor, I will address issues directly and provide developmental feedback and guidance.
Given what is required of leaders today, I am especially committed to building my clients’ emotional intelligence, agility, resilience, and capacity to lead themselves and others through change.
I will support and hold you accountable for acquiring and practicing new skills that increase your capacity for new opportunities.
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Every coaching engagement is customized to meet the unique needs of my clients.
I bring a strong background and valuable skills in counseling psychology to my coaching practice. I establish trust quickly and apply diverse lenses through which we can discuss your life situation and needs. I will help you name and break through barriers that may be slowing you down or causing undue stress. I spark insight and awaken potential through asking powerful questions, incorporating assessment data, and offering relevant and supportive feedback. Having received training from different coaching certification programs, I customize every coaching engagement to meet the unique needs of my clients. This includes leveraging appropriate models, methods, and tools to increase effectiveness and efficiency in our work together.
“Mary frames questions as a talented and insightful executive would — in curious, open–ended, and relevant ways. She demonstrates deep understanding of what is required of leaders today.”
– Mark, Executive Client
“Mary’s curiosity, extensive knowledge about the challenges facing leaders, and high emotional intelligence give her broad perspectives and deep insight...”
– Mary Angela, Higher Education Executive
Common Leadership Coaching Topics
Advancing Diversity and Inclusion
Agility
Assertiveness
Building Multicultural Teams
Building Strategic Networks
Burnout
Career Advancement Readiness
Career Management
Change Leadership
Communicating Up
Creating Cultures of Belonging
Culture Change
Decision Making
Defining Personal Brand
Developing Others
Development Planning
Discovering a Sense of Mission
Emotional Intelligence
Executive Presence
Facilitating Difficult Conversations
Gender and Leadership
Identifying Career Champions
Identifying and Leveraging Internal Advocates
Increasing Productivity
Increasing Self Awareness
Increasing Visibility
Influencing
Leading Globally
Life Balance
Managing Conflict
Managing Up
Mindfulness Practices
Navigating Cultural Change
Negotiating Successfully
On-Boarding Self and Others Effectively
Organizational Savvy
Performance Improvement
Problem Solving
Remote Management
Requesting a Promotion or Salary Increase
Resilience
Strategic Planning
Stress Management
Trauma-informed Leadership
Values-based Leadership
“Mary’s insight into the psychology of relationships is stunning and her analysis of how to offer leadership counsel is strategic, kind, truthful, and comprehensive.”
– Karina, CEO Healthcare
“Mary leads with an equity and inclusion lens and is a master at quickly building trusted relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders. She is sought out for her strategic thinking, insightfulness, and empathy.”
– Anne, Executive Colleague
