Leadership development for ordinary people doing extraordinary things to uplift individuals, organizations and communities.

Are you ready to lead with more inner peace?

Being a leader—whether you’re a community advocate, senior executive, entrepreneur, politician or educator—can feel lonely and stressful. One can feel overloaded by the busyness of your obligations and the worry of letting others down, as well as letting yourself down. Or maybe you’re holding back.

There’s another way to go about this.

Learn how to cultivate courage practices so you can better navigate the demands of leadership—and let go of the feeling like you are on a hamster wheel.

I’m Maureen Johnstone — a certified and accredited Leadership Coach for courageous and compassionate change-makers. I’m also a certified Strengths Communicator Coach, a certified facilitator of Dr. Brené Brown’s The Daring Way™ and a facilitator of Cultivating Safe Spaces.

My clients are:

Community advocates for those who do not have a voice
Entrepreneurs and small business owners who feel at a crossroads
Educators who struggle to find a sense of balance and rhythm
Coaches and consultants who are teetering on the edge of burnout or depletion
Organizations committed to social impact
Politicians working towards a better life for every citizen
Senior leaders determined to drive change for future generations

I work with ordinary people doing extraordinary things in service with others.

The Brave Leadership Model

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Having worked with hundreds of leaders over the past 15 years, I’ve learned that pop culture approaches to confidence (things like power poses, fake ‘til you make, or feel the fear and do it anyway) do not help you feel authentic in your leadership role. Rather, they further what you may already be feeling — like you’re in over your head—or like you’re an imposter.

True leaders don’t have everything figured out 100% of the time, but this doesn’t scare them into inaction.

True leaders are BRAVE leaders.
They are COMPASSIONATE with themselves and others.
They have COURAGE
They have HOPE
And they know that their VULNERABILITY is a source of strength, not weakness.

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The Brave Leadership Model is an inside-out approach to finally understanding and fully stepping into your leadership identity in the most genuine, natural and sincere way.

The Brave Leadership Model is at the core of everything I teach to my clients and program participants.

When you know who you are as a leader, taking action and sustaining it becomes…

so much easier.

How I’m currently working with clients:

One-on-One

Personalized sessions give you the space and support to :

Identify your strengths, core values and beliefs
Clarify what you stand for
Prioritize your impact
Deepen your self-awareness
Overcome the inner blocks holding you back
Understand that the art of being a leader is the art of becoming yourself

Options for 1:1 work:

✔︎ One-Month Intensive Program
✔︎ Five-Month Steady Program
✔︎ Eight to Twelve Session Bundles

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Group Facilitation

I design and facilitate workshops for groups, teams, organizations, and retreats on any topic related to:

Brave Leadership
Daring Way
Story Work
Cultivating Safe Spaces
Strengths Mastery

Your group session is customized to your greatest needs and can range in length from 1/2 day to a full day to 5-days.

I employ a circle approach with a focus on cultivating and holding space that is both safe and brave, reflective and interactive for optimal learning and participation.

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