Lead with Courage.Deliver with Impact.
Helping senior executives, leadership teams and boards lead with clarity, navigate complexity, and accelerate impact.
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Margie’s perspectiveis unlike anyone else’s.
Twenty-five years of research, and a working life spent on four continents, sit behind every conversation.
PhD in Human Development, and 20+ years of doctoral research applied in the room.
Former Senior Partner at Korn Ferry, advising boards and C-suites on CEO succession.
Six bestselling books on leadership and courage, including The Courage Gap.
200+ television interviews, on CNN, TODAY and beyond.
In the room with Fortune 500 boards, Morgan Stanley, NASA and Google, where she co-designed the Courage Lab.
A Forbes columnist, writing on courage and leadership for a global readership.
Ways to work together
How I partner with leaders.
Five ways to work together. Select one to see what it involves.
Executive Coaching
For senior leaders ready to close the gap between insight and impact
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My coaching goes beyond strategy and surface-level behavior to address the deeper internal narratives, blind spots, and ‘courage gaps’ that quietly derail decisions and diminish impact.
Working across the personal, interpersonal, and enterprise domains, I help senior leaders expand their capacity to lead through complexity, navigate power dynamics, and scale their influence, without losing themselves in the process.
What it unlocks
- Clarity on what is really driving the hesitation
- Blind spots named before they cost you
- Sharper decisions under real pressure
- Influence that reaches beyond your title
- Power dynamics navigated with your integrity intact
Best for
- CEOs & C-suite
- Founders
- Senior executives
- Leaders stepping up
Team Alignment & Offsites
For teams carrying unspoken tension into every meeting
Transformative 1–3 day offsites that deepen trust, dissolve friction, and align teams around a shared purpose. Facilitated experiences that surface unspoken tensions, bridge competing priorities, and unlock the collective wisdom and creativity within the group.
Move beyond guarded politeness to courageous, purpose-driven collaboration.
What it unlocks
- Unspoken tensions surfaced and worked through
- Competing priorities reconciled into one purpose
- Trust rebuilt where friction has been costly
- The group’s collective thinking finally in play
- Honest conversation in place of guarded politeness
Best for
- Executive teams
- Leadership teams in transition
- Newly merged teams
Board & Executive Team Advisory
For boards and senior teams facing a pivotal decision
Trusted counsel for boards and senior teams navigating pivotal decisions, transitions, or tensions. Helps surface the relational dynamics (power plays, trust gaps, fear of conflict) that quietly undermine alignment and effectiveness.
Facilitated to build trust, foster candor, and drive courageous, high-impact decisions.
What it unlocks
- Relational dynamics made visible and discussable
- Trust gaps closed before decisions stall
- Candor as the room’s working norm
- Pivotal calls made with conviction
- Leadership transitions handled cleanly
Best for
- Boards
- Board chairs
- CEOs
- Executive teams
Leadership Development & Culture Transformation
For organizations changing faster than their culture can follow
I help leaders shape culture and accelerate change by advising on the systems, structures, and leadership mindsets that enable transformation.
Grounded in organizational change and vertical development to build organizational resilience and capacity to navigate complexity and foster cultures where candor, accountability, and courage thrive.
What it unlocks
- Systems and structures aligned to the strategy
- Leadership capability developed at depth
- A culture where candor is rewarded
- Accountability that actually holds
- Resilience that outlasts the change program
Best for
- CHROs & Talent leaders
- Transformation leads
- Enterprise leaders
Keynote Facilitation & Strategic Dialogues
For conferences and offsites that need a real shift in the room
Provocative and engaging keynotes that don’t just inspire: they catalyze shift.
Whether opening an offsite or anchoring a summit, my presentations and/or facilitated dialogues unlock bolder thinking for larger possibilities.
What it unlocks
- A room that thinks bigger by the end
- Bolder questions on the table
- Shared language for courage at work
- Momentum an offsite can build on
Best for
- Conferences & summits
- Offsites
- Leadership programs
Engagement formats
Every engagement is shaped to fit the room.
- Executive Coaching, 6–12 months
- Team Offsites, 1–3 days
- Board & Executive Advisory
- Advisory Retainers
- Keynote Facilitation
- Strategic Dialogues
- Culture Programs
- Custom Engagements
Do any of these feel familiar?
- You know there’s more potential in yourself, your team, or your culture, but it’s not being realized.
- Crucial conversations are being avoided, and unspoken tensions are draining trust and momentum.
- Strategy sounds great in the boardroom, but execution keeps falling short.
- Innovation is stifled by risk-aversion, perfectionism, or political caution.
- Confidence is wavering behind the scenes, even if everyone is projecting certainty.
These are not due to a lack of capability but a need for courage.
What Leaders Say About Working with Margie
Working with Margie has profoundly shaped my leadership journey. Through our work together, I discovered my unique leadership style and developed a compelling vision and culture that motivates my teams. Margie has a unique ability to help leaders like myself deliver messages that truly connect and inspire. Above all, her coaching instilled in me the confidence to lead boldly and authentically.
Margie brings a rare blend of warmth, wisdom, and strategic insight. She helped our team have the conversation we needed but hadn’t dared to start.
Margie stands apart in her ability to quickly understand dynamics and identify what’s really going on. Her pragmatic advice has helped me bolster my personal vision for a candid, collaborative and forward-leaning organization. Margie was masterful in helping me challenge myself and others to take bolder actions that have strengthened outcomes.
Ready to explore what’s possible?
Margie works with boards, executive teams, and founders navigating complexity around the world.
- Senior Executives
- Board Chairs & CEOs
- CHROs & Talent Leaders
- Founders
- Executive Teams in Transition