INTERIM PEOPLE & CULTURE TRANSFORMATION LEADER
TURN TRANSFORMATION INTO A WAY OF WORKING PEOPLE rely on.
Maria James helps senior leaders set clear expectations, establish ownership and drive adoption during people and culture transformation. Usage is not adoption.
Her experience spans military operations in Iraq and more than 20 years leading people and culture transformation. This includes leading Deloitte UK’s high-performing culture programme across 27,000 employees, moving delivery into business ownership, and supporting C-suite integration during Virgin Mobile UK’s $2bn merger.
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THE COMMERCIAL RISK
When ownership is unclear, decisions are revisited, priorities conflict and risks surface too late.
Leadership time is spent resolving avoidable issues.
Conflicting signals weaken adoption and the investment
takes longer to deliver value.
When ownership is unclear, decisions are revisited, priorities conflict and risks surface too late.
Leadership time is spent resolving avoidable issues. Conflicting signals weaken adoption and the investment takes longer to deliver value.
UNCLEAR
OWNERSHIP
BECOMES
DELIVERY RISK.
HOW MARIA SUPPORTS ORGANISATIONS
INTERIM PEOPLE & CULTURE TRANSFORMATION LEADERSHIP
Senior leadership support to make
ownership clear, set expectations and build the internal capability to lead and sustain change.
BEHAVIOUR UNDER PRESSURE LAB
A practical lab that shows how leaders behave under pressure and tests how they need to respond before trust or delivery is affected.
LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESSURE KEYNOTE
A frontline military story and practical model for leading when decisions are difficult and the stakes are high.
Built around The Doughnut Principle™|
The Trust Loop - Earn . Protect . Rebuild
All engagements are tailored to your organisation's context, priorities and challenges.
what leaders say about working with maria
“Organisations scale what leaders do, not what leaders intend.”