We help leaders and organizations navigate culture and talent transformations and transitions.
Why Work With McLaughlin Leadership Solutions
Leading for Success and Ready for What's Next
For high-performing executives and senior leaders, career success isn't just about what you know—it's about how you lead. You need a different kind of partner. We provide strategic, results-based coaching that gives you the insights to gain new perspectives, solve your most pressing challenges and create lasting change.
Challenges We Solve:
- New Roles: Stepping into a new or expanded role with confidence.
- Leadership Elevation: Leading effectively at a higher level and eliminating limiting behaviors.
- Team & Talent: Enhancing team performance and increasing talent retention.
- Remote Work: Building a connected culture in a hybrid or remote work world.
- Organizational Change: Navigating reorganizations, mergers, and acquisitions.
We help you master the moment and secure success.
The Future-Proof Workplace Starts Here
Organizational shifts and industry changes can threaten your top talent. We help you build a purpose-driven workplace that keeps your best people engaged and thriving, regardless of what the future holds.
Our Expertise
Enterprise Culture Transformation
· Is your culture holding you back? We help you build a resilient and innovative culture that aligns with your business goals.
Talent Strategy & Succession
· Don't guess about your next leaders. Our data-driven approach helps you identify, develop, and retain the top executive talent you need for a strong future.
Talent Retention
· Your people are your greatest asset. We provide proven strategies to increase desirable talent retention, ensuring continuity and performance.
How We Do It
We use data-driven insights to create a tailored strategy that aligns your culture, talent, and change management efforts and provides results that move the needle on organizational strategy.
Meet Our Principal Advisor
Mary Francis McLaughlin, Ph.D
As the CEO and Principal Advisor of McLaughlin Leadership Solutions, Mary Francis delivers business results by focusing on your greatest asset; your people. With over 30 years of leadership and executive development experience she is a recognized thought leader in culture and talent strategy who partners with organizations to achieve strategic alignment and lasting success. She has guided leaders at every level, across multiple industries.
Her expertise includes:
· Executive Development & Coaching: Guiding leaders through increasing effectiveness and capabilites, accelerating readiness for the next level, and succession planning.
· Organizational Performance: Boosting employee engagement, retention, individual and team performance and workforce planning.
· Culture & Talent Management: Leading enterprise-wide initiatives for sustainable change.
Mary Francis has coaching certifications from the Center for Executive Coaching and the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches. She is a dedicated community member, serving on the Board of Directors for the Dominican Sisters of Peace MOHUN healthcare facility and is actively involved with WELD and as a member of the HRACO.
What we offer
Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching
One-on-one sessions customized to the needs of the individual, focused on individual efficacy, development and accelerating results.
Small group coaching sessions of up to eight individuals who may, or may not, be part of an intact team. Available for leadership and executive teams.
Leadership & Behavioral Assessments, and Style Profiles
Multiple tools are available, both as part of coaching engagements, or team workshops. The appropriate tool will be identified for the specific purpose.
Available Services include:
- Hogan Assessment
- DISC Assessment
- Clifton Strengths Assessment
- 360 Assessments
Facilitation
Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching
Facilitation of workshops, team meetings, leadership/executive retreats, and conference presentations on a wide-range of topics intended to increase effectiveness of teams, particularly during times of change or transition. Custom-designed for the needs of each client, available upn request.
Presentations and Keynotes
Dr. McLaughlin is available to speak on a wide range of culture, talent, and change leadership topics.
Advising Services
Executive Coaching
Advising Services
Strategic Advisory Services are available upon request. These may include:
- Strategic Planning
- Culture Transformation
- Talent Strategy
- Executive & HiPo Development
- Performance Management
- Process Improvement Reviews
Fractional Leadership Engagements
Available to provide culture, talent management and development, organizational design, development, or effectiveness expertise and leadership on a part-time or limited basis. This approach may make sense when businesses need specialized expertise, but don't have the internal capacity or resources available. This type of engagement is particularly beneficial for small to medium-sized organizations, startups, and companies undergoing rapid growth or change.