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

Are you ready to lead with more inner peace and with your own wisdom?

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 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 your own practices so you can better navigate 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.

My clients are:

Community advocates for those who do not have a voice
Entrepreneurs and small business owners who are passionate about their work
Educators who struggle to find a sense of balance and rhythm
Leaders who are teetering on the edge of burnout or depletion
Organizations committed to social justice 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

Having worked with leaders over the past couple decades, I’ve learned that typical approaches to confidence (things like power poses, fake ‘til you make, or feel the fear and do it anyway) do not help you feel truly 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 practice COURAGE.
They cultivate HOPE.
And they know that their VULNERABILITY is a source of strength, not weakness.

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

The Brave Leadership Model is at the foundation of what I model and teach with my clients and program participants. At the core is exploring your unique identity and cultivating the practices of self compassion, hope, vulnerability and courage to support you to step into leadership with confidence, clarity and authenticity.

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
Story Work
Inclusive Leadership
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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