Hi, I'm Maureen
When trying harder stops working, I help leaders start debugging the system-level dynamics that create friction, burnout, and stalled progress on their team.
If that sounds like you, let's chat!
What to expect if we work together
- People will laugh
- Someone will probably cry (it might be me)
- The metaphors will slap
- I might accidentally swear
- You will hear embarrassing stories about the times in my leadership journey when I did not follow my own advice
Reasons to hire me
- I pick up new information quickly and think in systems and patterns, which helps me spot leverage points fast—even when I’m not a subject-matter expert.
- I understand people. I know how to listen and ask the kind of curious questions that reveal what’s really driving behavior—even when folks aren’t fully aware of it themselves.
- I’ve been in the arena—and have the scars to prove it. My work is informed by years of study and practice in systems dynamics, psychological safety, and leadership development.
- I’ve learned the hard way that knowing how to lead a team doesn’t matter much if your rational mind switches off in the heat of the moment. You need emotional regulation and practical skills to stay connected to your best self when things get hard.
- I'm bullish on humanity. In a time when some want us to believe an army of AI agents can replace the power of a dedicated team, I call . . . well, I just don’t think that is true.I’m not anti-AI—it’s a useful ally—that is changing how teams work. But it doesn’t spark genius the way a group of humans with shared goals can. And it can’t create the kind of genuine connection our species needs to thrive.
Reasons not to hire me
- If you want teams that are easier to control and that do what they are told without resistance. My work helps teams work more collaboratively but it won't turn them into compliance drones.
- If you want a consultant with all the answers to come in and confidently solve all your problems for you. You and your team are the experts on what will work and won't work. I can help you find the ways to do what you want to do with less friction and more satisfaction.
- If you are so confident in your perspective about what is wrong and how to fix it that you can't expand your perspective to consider what else might be true, working with me will be frustrating.
- If you believe professional problems can be solved focusing only on the technical output of the team, you will find my approach soft.
- If you want to validate everyone's feelings, and then stay exactly where you are, you'll find me pushy.
- If you find spelling errors to be the epitome of unprofessionalism you will find me, well unprofessional.