Executive Decision Advisory
For a decision that carries more consequence than the rest.
Four to six weeks of private work on that one decision, with someone who has nothing riding on which way you go.
Big decisions show you your adaptations. They shape what you notice, what you avoid, how you respond under pressure, who you trust and what you end up carrying alone. Most leaders work hard on their capability. Far fewer look at the adaptations deciding how that capability gets used.
Everyone in your organisation is deciding downstream of you. When an old adaptation is in the chair, they adapt to it too, and most of them won't tell you.
What It's Like From The Inside
You've probably told yourself this is what the role asks of you. Partly it is. It's also a very good place to hide, because if you're always the one with the answer, nobody gets close enough to see the days you don't have one. What a lot of leaders want, if they're honest, is somewhere to think out loud without it turning into an instruction, with someone who has nothing to gain from agreeing with them.
What This Is
Private work with one leader, on one decision, over four to six weeks. We look at what's driving the decision while you're making it, so the call you make is yours.
Sessions are on Zoom and booked as you need them. Between sessions you can reach me on Voxer when something comes up. Every session is recorded, so you have the transcript and the follow-up actions. There's no report and no deck at the end.
What Changes
As the work goes on, you'll notice things moving that you'd stopped expecting to move.
The decision lands and stays landed. Your strategic thinking comes back online, the internal noise drops, and conversations that used to take enormous effort get direct. You stop feeling alone with it.
At some point, usually earlier than you'd expect, you understand the adaptation that's been running underneath your leadership, where it came from and why it's been so hard to touch. Once you've seen it, you can't unsee it.
Left unseen, the adaptation makes the decision for you, and you're the one who has to stand behind it.
This Work Is For Leaders Who...
Have a decision in front of them that matters more than most.
Know the issue in front of them isn't the whole issue.
Have achieved success but sense the same adaptations keep coming back.
Want someone to think with who'll tell them the truth.
Are willing to question the lens they're deciding through, as well as the decision.
How The Work Moves
The work draws on four practices from my forthcoming book: Notice, Name, Separate and Discern.
You can read about them on The Work page.
“Maryanne brings a confident, grounded presence to every interaction. She listens with intention, asks thoughtful questions, and offers insights that genuinely help people move forward. Her ability to create clarity and support others with both strength and empathy is unmistakable.
I’ve seen firsthand how her professionalism and human-centred approach elevate the people around her. Maryanne’s work reflects real depth, and anyone who partners with her will benefit from her steady, perceptive guidance.”
— Darrell Klarr DTM - IT Vendor
Also Available
Recalibration Session
One private 90-minute session. You bring what's sitting with you, and I find the adaptation shaping it.
Enterprise Partnership
Ongoing work across the organisation, starting with the people who carry the most influence.
Boardroom Recalibration
I sit in on your board or leadership meeting and tell you what's running the room.
How We Begin
Every engagement starts with a free 15-minute conversation, so you can tell me what's going on and we can see whether this is right for you.
If you're an individual leader, we usually begin with a Recalibration Session, a single private session where you bring what's sitting with you and I find what's shaping it. If there's a specific decision in front of you, we'll talk about whether Executive Decision Advisory is the right next step.
The investment is set after we've spoken, and I'll tell you before anything is booked.
Leadership doesn't amplify who you are.
It amplifies the adaptations you haven't yet recognised.
- Maryanne Katsidis