Leadership Integrity Group works with organizations and their senior leaders through executive coaching, leadership diagnostics, training, and education for coaches, all grounded in the Leadership Integrity Framework®: Purpose, Presence, Partnership, and Perspective, held together under pressure.
Leadership Integrity Group is a New York leadership development firm built on the Leadership Integrity Framework®. Its work helps senior leaders hold purpose, presence, partnership, and perspective together under pressure, the coherence that lets decisions hold and people stay. Engagements are grounded in the framework and calibrated to each leader’s role, delivered to organizations across complex enterprise sectors. Leadership Integrity Group was founded by Maria Wade, MCC, who leads the practice as its head coach; its engagements are led by senior coaches trained in the framework.
Maria Wade is the founder and head coach of Leadership Integrity Group. She holds the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation, its highest level, earned through more than 3,000 hours of coaching practice. She also holds Senior Practitioner accreditation from EMCC Global, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
Before coaching, Maria spent more than fifteen years in senior legal and financial leadership, including roles as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Financial Officer. That path is part of what senior leaders recognize in her: she has sat in their seats and can hold the strategic, financial, and human sides of a decision at once. Her work today is developmental rather than technical, addressing the questions of judgment, presence, and identity that surface at the top of complex organizations.
She is the creator of the Leadership Integrity Framework® and the author of Leadership Integrity Framework: How to Stay Grounded, Build Trust, and Lead with Wholeness in Uncertain Times. She is also a Columbia Credentialed Executive Coach, an ICFqualified mentor coach, and a coaching supervisor recognized by both the ICF and EMCC Global. Her practice is grounded in current neuroscience and vertical development rather than personality labels, and she is known for meeting a leader at the level of their eyes: as a peer, at the real altitude of the decisions they carry.
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For organizations sponsoring coaching for a senior leader, our brochure walks through the full engagement: from the first Discovery Call with the sponsor, through assessment, the Development Plan, and stakeholder checkpoints, to the close of the program and the option to continue through Integrity Cadence℠. A typical engagement runs eight to twelve months.
Engagements begin with a proposal: once the Discovery Call and the Leader’s Chemistry Call confirm the work is a good fit, we prepare a proposal for the organization, sign a contract, and begin. Terms are set out in the proposal and shaped by the scope of the work, since every engagement is tailored to the leader and the organization.
For senior leaders who want to deepen their effectiveness and authenticity. One-on-one coaching with Maria is an intensive partnership designed to help you integrate the four pillars of the Leadership Integrity Framework®—Purpose, Presence, Partnership, and Perspective—into your daily leadership practice.
As a senior leader, you face complexity that few others understand. You need a confidential, skilled partner who can help you lead with integrity while managing competing demands. Maria provides personalized coaching that addresses your specific leadership challenges while building the self-awareness needed for sustainable change.
For leaders who want to elevate team performance through coaching. This training workshop teaches senior leaders how to apply coaching principles and the Leadership Integrity Framework® to develop their teams, unlock potential, and create cultures of accountability and growth.
Organizations thrive when leaders at every level can coach. This program transforms your team’s management approach from directive to empowering—moving conversations from “I have the answer” to “What’s possible here?” Participants learn to integrate Purpose, Presence, Partnership, and Perspective into their leadership conversations.
For leaders deepening their coaching capability. This ongoing supervision program supports leaders who have completed our Coaching Philosophy in Practice training. It provides a structured space to deepen skills, address complex coaching conversations, and integrate the Leadership Integrity Framework® into leadership practice.
Mastery requires practice with feedback. Supervision creates accountability and continuous improvement, helping leaders move from competence to mastery in their coaching approach. You’ll work through real team situations, refine your coaching presence, and deepen your understanding of how Purpose, Presence, Partnership, and Perspective show up in leadership.
For professional coaches expanding their impact with leaders. This advanced workshop teaches certified coaches how to integrate the Leadership Integrity Framework® into their coaching practice—deepening your ability to work with senior leaders and helping them develop authentic, sustainable leadership presence.
The Leadership Integrity Framework® is a powerful model that helps coaches address the deepest drivers of leadership effectiveness: alignment between purpose, presence, partnership, and perspective. This workshop equips you with a comprehensive framework, assessment tools, and practical methods to help your coaching clients achieve breakthrough shifts in their leadership.
For coaches deepening their mastery. Ongoing supervision groups for professional coaches who want to integrate the Leadership Integrity Framework® into their practice and stay accountable to the highest standards of coaching excellence.
Coaching mastery is a journey, not a destination. This supervision program provides a confidential space to bring your challenging cases, deepen your presence, and refine your application of the Leadership Integrity Framework®. You’ll benefit from peer learning and Maria’s expert guidance in navigating complex coaching situations.
For coaches committed to the highest level of coaching excellence. We are developing a comprehensive Level 3 ICF (International Coach Federation) program grounded in the Leadership Integrity Framework®. This program will prepare coaches to earn the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential through advanced coaching education, practice, and supervision.
The MCC credential represents the highest level of coaching achievement. Our program uniquely integrates the Leadership Integrity Framework®, neuroscience-informed practices, and vertical development into a comprehensive curriculum designed to develop coaches at the mastery level—ready to coach the most complex leaders and systems.