I am passionate about applying intentional leadership to the crazy, chaotic, incidental modern reality of “doing it all”—which I define as killing it at work, being present to our families, and balancing it with grace, intention, and more than a shred of sanity. I bring my real-life experience “getting it done”, professional leadership training, the old-fashioned values gleaned from my upbringing in rural North Dakota to help you be your best self across settings and fully realize your potential as an intentional leader in every dimension of your life.
I share lessons and strategies I’ve learned from coaching, mentoring, and developing some incredible individuals through key career and life milestones. Each individual is unique, yet many of the leadership competencies and struggles are the same. A fan of Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset, I believe that competencies can be developed through dedication and hard work.
Over the last four years, I’ve developed and refined two leadership models that anchor how I think about leadership, both in getting my own leadership voice heard and as a leader coaching a high performing team. As George Box once said, “all models are wrong, but some are useful.” I share my leadership models with you in the spirit of hoping they might be useful to you as you find clarity around how you want to show up as a leader and what matters most to you.
I credit much of my executive presence and character formation to the rigor, discipline, and professional presentation trained through four decades of studying voice. Nothing brings me more joy than singing, and after the year we’ve all had, who couldn’t use some more joy in their life!
It's a truly a dream come true to launch a small voice studio in April 2021 and share the jubilation and growth that studying music brings.
Accelerate your career and boost your performance through a six-month coaching engagement supported by data gleaned from your own Hogan Leadership assessment. Mary has faced and successfully navigated the challenges inherent in taking on big leadership roles early in a career while adding two children to her family.
Leaders looking to motivate and engage their teams, emphasizing core values and higher ambition principles along the way, will find a motivating resource in my skills labs. These cover the most common leadership lessons necessary to rise from a high-potential, high-performing leader of projects and people to a leader of leaders. Additional, Mary also help you design a high-impact leadership team retreat.
Our teams, our families and our communities crave real higher ambition leaders that show up, make an impact and lead by example. When I bring my expertise to a group setting, I strive to offer inspiration and practical wisdom that your team can “apply tomorrow” in their own laboratories of life.
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