The Question Senior Leaders Avoid Asking
Here’s what happens when leaders lose touch with their inner compass: they start borrowing clarity from external sources. The organizational vision becomes their vision.
Maria Wade is an author, executive coach (MCC ICF), and founder of Maria Wade LLC and Leadership Integrity Group. With two decades of senior leadership experience as a Chief Legal Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Director, she brings a pragmatic, deeply human lens to leadership development. Maria works with senior leaders across industries to strengthen executive presence, decision-making, and relational effectiveness in complex environments. She is the creator of the Leadership Integrity Framework™, an integrated approach grounded in neuroscience, adult development, and real-world leadership practice. Maria partners with leaders who are ready to think systemically, lead with authenticity, and create impact that lasts.
Here’s what happens when leaders lose touch with their inner compass: they start borrowing clarity from external sources. The organizational vision becomes their vision.
if you’ve reached a place in your leadership where the old models feel too simple, where you sense there’s something deeper to integrate, where you’re ready to work with complexity instead of trying to eliminate it, this framework can help you see what you’ve been sensing but couldn’t quite name.
