Executive Transition Coach

Mary Shaffran

There is a moment every experienced leader knows.

The scope widens. Relationships shift. Conversations get harder, and decisions still have to be made before everything is clear.

I coach experienced leaders through the moments when what worked before no longer fits what comes next.

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When the map no longer matches the terrain

When a leader steps into a bigger role, the challenge is rarely just the job itself.

The role has changed faster than their internal map, relationship map, and decision-making rhythm.

It's what happens at a genuine inflection point, and it deserves to be treated as its own kind of leadership challenge.

This is where we work.

Not on a generic leadership curriculum, but on the specific decisions, conversations, and recalibrations in front of you.

About Mary

Who This is Built For

Executive Transition Coaching

One-to-one coaching for senior leaders stepping into bigger roles, navigating significant transitions, and leading through change.

Executive Transition

Leadership Team Coaching

Sometimes one leader makes something visible: the team around them is navigating the same shifting ground, without the same room to think it through.

Leadership Team

Coach Education and Mentor Coaching

I mentor coaches working toward ACC or PCC credentials, as well as experienced coaches looking to refine their craft.

Coach Education & Mentor

  • “You had me look in the mirror on that. Consistency is important — giving people time to perform before the next ask. I've also been able to be braver when it comes to people who aren't the right fit. That's kind of the big takeaway for me.”

    Michael (CEO)

  • “The biggest thing you helped me with was learning the balance. I give myself a couple of hours in the morning now, and I don't start working until 8. That is one of the big things that has helped my personal life."

    Katie (Branch Chief)

  • “It's not cookie cutter. She just listened first, and then she was able to assess and move forward from there. Super personal. That was a big thing for me.”

    V. Logan (Army Officer / Entrepreneur)

  • I just felt like you get it. You get it. You get the complexity of the environment I'm working in. And then, of course, you get the complexity of the interpersonal pieces.”

    Alison (C-Level Executive)

  • “Humans are one size fits all? No. Even if the philosophies are standardized... how you do these things needs to be somewhat bespoke if people are going to benefit from them. Because otherwise you’re just reading off a playbook. And I can buy a book for that.”

    Michael (CEO)

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