Testimonials
The Leadership Integrity Framework (LīF) is a critical resource for senior leaders navigating ambiguity. It cultivates genuine wholeness, guiding leaders to “stay grounded, build trust, and lead with wholeness in uncertain times”. Drawing on principles essential to executive coaching, the LīF’s four dimensions (Purpose, Presence, Partnership, Perspective) provide lenses for vertical development. This framework helps leaders move from performing a role to leading from authentic conviction. It acts as a compass, inviting core questions like Who am I? How do I show up? For any leader committed to maximizing their impact and leading authentically, this insightful work is an essential resource, offering the architectural blueprint for a career defined by integrity and sustained effectiveness.
Maria Wade embodies the leadership integrity she writes about—I’ve witnessed her courage firsthand as she left Russia to build a new life, a decision rooted in the kind of clarity about purpose and values that most leaders only aspire to. In this book, Maria offers what she’s learned through that journey: a framework grounded in Purpose, Presence, Perspective, and Partnership that helps leaders integrate who they are with how they lead. What she teaches through her coaching—the power of breath, the practice of gratitude, the energy of genuine presence—comes alive in these pages. This isn’t theory. It’s wisdom earned through lived experience and refined through years of guiding senior leaders through their own transformations.
Maria Wade has distilled years of coaching wisdom into a framework that actually works in the messy reality of leadership. The four dimensions—Purpose, Presence, Partnership, and Perspective—gave me a practical structure for navigating complexity without losing myself in the process. This isn’t theory; it’s a guide for leaders who need to deliver results while staying human.
Maria Wade’s Leadership Integrity Framework is a rare invitation to return to wholeness in leadership. She reminds us that integrity isn’t a performance; it’s a practice of coherence, where our inner clarity, relationships, and actions come into alignment.
As an executive who has worked with Maria, I experienced firsthand the depth and precision she brings to this work. Her framework doesn’t add more to your plate; it simplifies what matters, helping you lead with clarity, presence, and grounded steadiness through complexity.
This book is not a map. It’s a compass. It brings you home to the kind of leadership that feels real, grounded, and whole.
In a world where leaders can get self-absorbed into their own style, assuming that their leadership style may be the best way or always working; it’s important to get a reflection and an alternate perspective. Maria Wade offers this opportunity with something deeper—a framework for leading with genuine integrity. Her four-dimension approach helped me see that effectiveness isn’t about mastering more techniques but about integrating who I am with what my organization needs. Practical, Simple, grounded, and transformative. Thanks Maria, Wishing you all the best. God bless!
Reading Maria Wade’s Leadership Integrity Framework feels like sitting down with a trusted mentor. It doesn’t preach; it invites. Wade shows how real leadership starts with alignment, not perfection, and provides a framework for staying grounded, building trust, and leading with authenticity when it matters most.
Maria’s work beautifully bridges science and practice—exactly what we need in today’s fast-paced world. Her book reminds us that intention and presence are the cornerstones of authentic leadership and true human connection. A thoughtful and practical guide for leaders at any level—and a dynamic, integrated working framework for coaches to explore, discover, and support their clients’ growth.
The role of a leader is evolving rapidly. How do we leverage humanity amidst the chaos? Maria Wade’s book is an essential read for those looking for a compass. The Leadership Integrity Framework’s four dimensions—Purpose, Presence, Partnership, and Perspective—offers a practical yet profound way to stay grounded while driving transformation. Wade’s approach, rooted in real coaching experiences and neuroscience, speaks directly to those who are tired of performing and ready to lead from authentic wholeness. For anyone serious about growing their leadership that is both effective and sustainable, this work is invaluable.
Maria Wade is more than an executive coach; she is a master of coherence. She creates portals for people to look into their souls and become better leaders.
Before reading Leadership Integrity Framework, I experienced her profound methodology firsthand as her coachee. Maria has a rare and powerful gift for guiding the whole person—not just the professional. This process was essential in helping me find my true self in my leadership presence, transforming me and helping me navigate a challenging period in my career. Her preparation and guidance were invaluable as I stepped confidently into my current executive role.
This book is the crystallization of her brilliant, human-centered work. Maria’s Leadership Integrity Framework isn’t just theory; it’s a practical, proven structure for leading from a place of genuine authenticity and deep self-knowledge.
If you are a leader navigating uncertainty and striving for sustained impact without sacrificing your well-being, this book is your essential, easy-to-understand guide to building the foundation of integrity that makes truly great leadership possible.
It is smart, profound, and soulful—just like Maria. I can’t recommend it enough.
Maria Wade writes with the rare combination of depth and humility that makes this book both powerful and deeply human. The Leadership Integrity Framework isn’t just a model for how to lead well; it’s an invitation to return to what’s essential—to live and lead with wholeness, courage, and grace. Maria brings her full presence to this work, weaving insight, story, and practice in a way that feels both timeless and urgently relevant. Leaders who take this journey with her will not only learn about integrity; they’ll begin to embody it.
Leadership Integrity Framework is a transformative guide for anyone striving to lead with authenticity, courage, and ethical clarity. Maria Wade masterfully weaves research, real-world experience, and heartfelt wisdom into a practical framework that challenges leaders to align values with action. This book doesn’t just redefine what effective leadership looks like—it reminds us why integrity must sit at its core. A must-read for leaders committed to lasting impact.
