Bio
Madeline McNeely has been a Leadership Coach, Consultant, and Trainer for executive leaders and organizations in the corporate and non-profit sectors since the early 1990s.  Madeline is committed to moving leaders and organizations into condition to do meaningful work for decades by coaching them to embody and practice theories, methodologies, and strategies. 

For organizations, her areas of expertise include strategic and organizational development, culture change, facilitation and collaboration skills, community and board development, cross-cultural and diversity education, meeting facilitation and Open-Space Technology. She also researches and edits articles capturing organizational best practices.

As a Leadership Coach, Madeline has developed a social leader’s curriculum from which she guides her clients. Her foundational competencies include professional identity development, focus and alignment, promise management, leading in the unknown, leading from the perspective of sufficiency, somatic and emotional centering practices essential for sustainability and balance, visioning, presentation skills, supervision and management, collaboration and relationship building moves, and how to use the power of language and communication are core leadership practices. 

Madeline was invited to be a keynote speaker at Wentworth Institute for Technology’s Women’s Leadership Conference. Madeline co-authored “Investing in Your Leadership: the KEY to Investing in Your Business” with Jennifer Cohen of The Center for Meaningful Leadership published in the New England Women’s Business Owner’s Journal.  Her corporate experience includes working with Price Waterhouse Coopers, Cisco, Biogen Idec, Bank of America and Fidelity. She has consulted to over 50 other organizations as well as individuals and leaders.

She is a Trustee of the Rutland Corner Foundation. She is also a member of Trinity Church Boston’s Anti-Racism Team, where is leading a multi-year anti-racism culture change process for a congregation of over 3000 people.  Madeline has an M Ed in dance and performance and is a certified Integral Yoga and partner yoga teacher. 

Approach with Clients
I design a comprehensive proposal of the potential client’s needs and desires free of charge. This always includes a vision statement, outcomes and success indicators. Once we’re clear about what the work might consist of, then we discuss price, length of time and the structure the coaching will take.  I work with clients in person, on the phone and through email correspondence. Most agreements are 3 months -1 year in length.  I also offer one time NEXT STEP sessions as a way to address a specific issue.  I am committed to producing break-through results with my clients as they take on their deepest desires in both the personal and professional domains. When there’s a great match between myself and a client, the impossible becomes possible in our work together.

What We Balance
The journey of balancing home and work life is an intricate partner dance.   As a mother, wife and active community member and business woman, I am always in motion choreographing the dance of balance.  I am committed to leading a life that not only nourishes and sustains me, but also my family, community and the planet.  The 21st century is an inspiring time to be alive and I love generating new ways of thinking, being and doing to support, sustain and advance human and ecological development. 

Testimonials
As new opportunities and new stages in my growth as a leader emerged, Madeline has prepared me to show up for them—helping me put aside fears and guiding me out of patterns that aren’t serving me or my organization. We work seamlessly on my leadership development and my internal landscape, as well as on organizational challenges that need attention.  Madeline is versed in a broad range of tools, frameworks and approaches including organizational development, holistic sustainable personal practices, community organizing and understanding power analyses in interpersonal and institutional settings. She always brings the right one to bear.  More than anything, she helps me ground back into my wisdom, courage and creative thinking.
—Katrina Browne, Producer/Director, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North

Madeline McNeely is a gifted keynote speaker. She is good at taking poignant in depth stories and turning them into leadership lessons. I was able to look and see how people construct their lives and the things that impact people’s lives and clearly see the journey that people take. She uses her wisdom to assist people to gain greater insight into their own personal journey, using leadership guideposts that Madeline has identified to help people navigate their life maps.  She has a unique blend of incisiveness and enormous compassion, which is a combination that creates a safe place for Madeline to offer the intellect. 
—Madelyn Yucht, CEO and Founder, Synergos Consulting Group, Specialist in Collaborative Ventures

I wait with anticipation to share my accomplishments, obstacles and feelings with Madeline. Knowing as I share these things, my thoughts will be validated and made clear for me to understand.  With Madeline’s coaching, I learn how to embrace my accomplishments and recognize I am greater than any obstacle or barrier in front of me. I am stronger because I am taught the skills and the mindset to believe over and over again in myself and my vision.  I am wiser because I take the time to listen and apply Madeline’s feedback. For example, my old way of being would be to get mad and become defensive when I was given feedback by my bosses. Now I anticipate what they are going to say and I offer the feedback myself asking them for suggestions on how I can perform my job better. Through the guidance of Madeline, I can see I will become the person I want to be and ultimately succeed at anything in which I put my mind, heart and soul.
—Bea Sweet, Case Manager, LA CAUSA YouthBuild, Los Angeles, CA

“Something clicked and I am balancing different aspects of my life.  I was amazed at other people’s responses during the “Sourcing Leadership and the Path to Mastery” workshop. The advise that I was given was very helpful. I turned a board meeting into a “we” situation instead of a “me/them” dynamic.  When I keep your advice in front of my eyes and I end up achieving most of my objectives and I find this is not trivial at all.”
—Leslie MacWeeney, Executive Director, Dorchester Center for the Visual Arts

For more information about Madeline, go to www.madelinemcneely.com or www.mobiusleadership.com