Executive coaching, leadership development, and organizational consulting to leaders dedicated to socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable results    

The Executives and Leaders I Serve

I work with my heroes. Who are you? You’re the people who are working hard to make this world a better place- one Green technology at a time, one environmental policy at a time, one educational change effort at a time, and in millions of other ways.

Why? Because your work matters.

And when you’re a leader, the chances are you don’t have anyone you can really talk to about what’s going on with yourself and the people in your organization. And to be successful, you must. Plain and simple.

Because in most cases, it’s not the technology, policy, or program that’s between you and success. It’s the people issues. Your own. Your team’s. Your company or organization’s. And when you can transform those, it’s smooth sailing.

What I Do

  • Help you hear what you’re not hearing;
  • Get you to move forward on what really counts;
  • Help you make personal and/or organizational changes that just aren’t happening;
  • Assist you to align your organizational structure, incentives, and processes;
  • Support you to improve your key relationships so you function at your highest level;
  • Build accountability so you stay on track;
  • Leverage your strengths and your team’s strengths so you increase your impact.

What Clients Are Saying

Here is what a few of my executive coaching and leadership development clients have to say:

 

“Mary is a great sounding board for a wide range of individual and organizational issues that are tough to discuss with anyone else. Because of her coaching, I am able to think things through to create far better solutions than would otherwise be possible. As a result, my company’s organizational infrastructure is in much better shape, our business is expanding, and my life keeps getting better. It’s extremely exciting and gratifying.”

-Chris Halpin
President, Celtic Energy
Connecticut

"One of the biggest challenges facing all organizations, and humanity for that matter, is how to operate in a sustainable manner.  How do we provide a good quality of life for billions of people, but use drastically less stuff and live within planetary means.  The executives charged with pursuing this elusive goal face immense challenges within their organizations – culturally, organizationally, emotionally, structurally.  All leaders working on sustainability, both within the corporate sector and without, face similar challenges as well.  We all can use a good coach to help us hone our game, think through our mission and how our day-to-day actions serve that mission.  Mary Gorham has helped me think hard about my goals and how to achieve them, as well as what kind of business person and human being I’d like to be."

-Andrew Winston

Author of Green Recovery, Co-author of Green to Gold, and internationally renowned sustainability thought leader, speaker, and advisor

 

“Mary knows how to walk the delicate balance between listening and providing a gentle prod on the one hand, and calling you to the carpet on the other, definitely an asset in the coaching business.”

- Rob
Education and Management Consultant
Maryland

 

“I interviewed four leadership and organizational coaches and Mary stood out for her understanding of both organizational structures and interpersonal dynamics. As the Director of a major division in our Company, I am responsible for effectively managing the teams delivering our services. I, as well as our division, need to be in alignment for maximum results. Mary has been providing the support and guidance for all of us to gain maximum synergies so we can meet our goals.”

- Sarah, Director
Jonathan Rose Companies
New York

Why Choose Mary?

Mary has nearly 30 years of coaching, consulting, and human resource development experience in the corporate, nonprofit, academic, and public sectors. For a sampling of the results she has created, click here.

Her training includes:

  • An MBA from the Yale School of Management;
  • Coach Certification (CPCC) from the Coaches Training Institute;
  • Advanced training in Leadership, Organizational and Relationship Systems coaching;
  • Certified to administer The Leadership Circle 360 leadership assessments; 

She also has a deep personal mission to empowering leaders and organizations whose work is critical for building social, environmental, and financial sustainability. In light of this commitment, she has been named a Distinguished Fellow at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value at Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Management. Learn more About Mary.

 

Leadership coaching, Leadership training, Change management and Environmental sustainability