ABOUT MARY JANE BULLEN

MaryJane brings 25 years of experience coaching and working with leaders, managers and staff in non-profit, for-profit and government to build open, sustainable, ‘best places to work’ organizations.

MaryJane has worked as an internal management consultant with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) supporting senior leaders in strategic planning by designing and facilitating strategic forums, town hall and stakeholder meetings. She has worked with new organizations to create clear vision and mission statements that attract and keep the best staff. MaryJane uses a variety of assessments to uncover the current and desired culture of an organization that opens the space to deeper and more productive conversations between leaders, managers, staff, customers and stakeholders. She has consulted with associations in implementing their strategy by working with their leaders, their boards and staff.

As an executive coach, MaryJane is centered by her integrity as she contracts, listens and collaborates with her clients to clearly define the coaching topic. She honors the client as the expert in his/her life whose values provide a strong foundation for their decision-making. MaryJane believes that every one of her clients is resourceful and creative. She knows that her role is to support the client’s discovery, clarity and alignment that s/he wants to achieve in their work. She encourages her clients to generate their solutions and strategies. MaryJane designs practices, selects assessments and continually monitors the effectiveness of the partnership with her client. Her integrity is grounded in years of study, practice and self-awareness. MaryJane draws on many models to discover the unique perspective of each leader, manager or staff so that they can maximize their strengths while uncovering their blind spots. The core of MaryJane’s coaching is built around understanding ‘who you are and why you are here’ so that each client and each member of the organization can collaborate to make meaning of their work while delivering the work program.

MaryJane holds a Master’s in Science in Organization Development from American University in Washington D.C. She is also an adjunct professor in this program where she co-teaches the Strategy and Change course that is designed for mid-career professionals. MaryJane, trained by the National Training Lab (NTL) and the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, is a group facilitator for teams and community groups. She is a Neuro Linguistic Programming master practitioner. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and uses a variety of models – she particularly appreciates Ken Wilber’s AQAL model that includes Claude Graves’ Spiral Dynamics. MaryJane is certified in “The Values Matrix’ which is based on Graves model. She is a master trainer and practitioner in the Barrett Culture Transformation Tools.

MaryJane enjoys traveling around the world to support clients or just to explore the cultures of various countries – the food, music, art and architecture. MaryJane’s life long partner is an architect and engineer.

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