Craft Your Story. Own Your Leadership

What past clients have said

​My coaching experience with Maureen Owen was rich with insight, thoughtfulness and forward movement. Her questions created consistent opportunities to reflect in times of stuckness, to shape new thoughts and reflect on the truth or confusion of what I was expressing. - Colin J.

​"I would not have gotten through 2020 without Maureen's insightful coaching.  I felt supported and cared for as well as being challenged appropriately. I achieved more than I thought possible in what was a very tough year personally and professionally.   As a result of my coaching with Maureen I have improved my confidence, secured a fantastic job, better relationships, my home is my sanctuary and I am more focused and present in my life.  Maureen reminded me that I am magnificent and helped me embody that in all areas of my life." - Cassandra R.

CHOOSING WHERE TO STAND IN THE MAELSTROM

REMEMBER: 
​There are productive places; and unproductive places to stand in the realities of our times.

​CONSIDER:
Standing at the still center; ​amid crosswinds and to fasten there. Have you really any doubt?
Now is the time, we are being tested; as to exactly, where we will choose to stand.

Clarissa Pinkola Estés 
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What clients have said

"Thank you for the learning and mentoring! I am such a different leader these days, it’s hard to believe how much has changed but it is so much more obvious now to me and to others that I am more effective in my leadership and a change agent in the company. I have so enjoyed your teaching and want to learn more. I cannot imagine where I was heading but it certainly wasn’t to here! Your mentorship has been truly inspirational – a whole new space of learning that I was not aware of. I am determined to keep growing and improving my skills, to be an even more effective leader into the future."
 - Cathy H - Executive

Maureen​’s coach mentoring has given me the confidence to step into a leadership role that supports change and growth within our business. Her transformational coaching took me from self-doubt to self confidence in finding the potential in others and the courage to develop that potential.  Her depth of knowledge and experience is astounding,  partnering with me on my learning journey to enable me in turn to support and grow our leadership team.  I have no hesitation in recommending Maureen to anyone wanting to grow and develop personally or professionally. 
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 - Heather M - Executive

"I look back and think how I was when we met and am amazed at the change. I am so grateful for your kindness, understanding and patience as you skillfully guided me to see people and events through different perspectives; to explore and try different strategies. Your empathetic, thoughtful approach and gentle insights helped me to better understand myself, recognise my worth and develop greater confidence in my strengths. I can't thank you enough."
Manager, Queensland Government Agency.

 Conflict Coaching and Facilitated Discussions

Working with conflict, rather than hiding from it, it can be used to fuel insights and learning and as a foundation for new levels of growth.

In a safe and supportive environment, we work together, with the intention of   restoring and rebuilding working relationships,​​wherever possible. 

“Thresholds we must cross are not for the faint of heart or
​ the ill-prepared but are essential for those serious about bringing their new story to life. Thresholds call everything into question, require us to walk through the doorway of unknowing and open us in the end to more than we thought possible.” 
David Drake

​May the wind always be at your back​

The emphasis is ultimately on you and what you want to accomplish

"The choice about how you lead is yours.
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You can erect a silo, or construct a campus; you can install a court of law, or an institution of higher learning; you can instill a fear of change and of making mistakes, or you can tap into the excitement of what is possible; you can build walls or bridges; you can stifle, or you can resuscitate; you can dictate, or communicate; you can discourage, or you can inspire.

It just depends on how you express the vital genes of your leadership DNA”.

– Judith E Glaser – The DNA of Leadership  

I believe our stories can change the world.

​What clients have said

Coaching really helped me understand that I don’t have to react the same / habitual way to challenging situations. For every stimulus I encounter there is  a brief period of time where I can make a choice about how I will respond – which means that I need to plan and imagine alternate ways to respond.  -  Dennis J.

Coaching has been a very empowering experience for me. It really helped me reflect on gaps I have between what I value in a strong leader and what I am currently doing in the work place.  - Jillian S.

Maureen is warm, accepting, easy to get to know and very intuitive as a coach. Her astute manner of listening deeply and giving me the space to be fully heard allowed space for me to find my own truth.  I came into a more relaxed and fuller acceptance of myself and increased clarity about what I really needed to do in order to be more effective in many aspects of my life. Her strength is her presence - warm, inviting and supportive; challenging when needed. Thank you, I am grateful to have worked with you!  - Melissa N.