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THE PROBLEM
Your teams are capable. They move fast, think hard and execute well.
But when the situation is genuinely complex or new, something begins to narrow.
The same thinking repeats. The same frameworks return.
What gets lost is the ability to step back, take in more and see what is actually there.
"When the map no longer works, navigation begins."
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THE APPROACH
When familiar ways no longer fit, pushing harder rarely helps.
Something in how we are thinking needs to change.
I work at the intersection of analytical thinking, intuition and creative exploration.
Not to add more input, but to open up how people see.
This is a capacity that can be developed.
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WHAT CHANGES
People don't arrive without capability. What is missing is the ability to stay open when things are unclear.
As the work unfolds, something begins to shift. Attention widens and more becomes visible.
People start to move beyond familiar patterns, not by forcing new ideas, but by seeing differently. Creativity becomes something people can draw on when familiar thinking is no longer enough.
Decisions are still made, but they come from a different place. They are less reactive and more considered.
Over time, people begin to trust their own judgement in a deeper way. Not as instinct alone, but as something more integrated.
This is where a different kind of thinking begins to take hold.
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"Coaching with Marie was transformational. I am more clear and focused now on what the real issues are. My world is so much richer for it."
- Susie Willis, CEO (Healthcare)
THE EXPERIENCE
The Inner Compass Workshop
I partner with leaders and teams through focused, experiential workshops. The entry point for most organisations is a half or full-day workshop.
This is not a traditional learning environment.
The workshop shifts how people think and respond in situations where there is no clear answer.
Through a structured creative process, participants step out of familiar patterns and begin to see more of what is actually in front of them.
What people often notice over time
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A broader perspective
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More considered responses
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Seeing patterns more clearly
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Greater ease with uncertainty
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Creativity beyond familiar thinking
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Awareness of habits shaping decisions
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"Marie has a rare ability to challenge thinking and get to the real issues. The impact on how we approached decisions was immediate. I absolutely recommend her to anyone."
- Dave Stanley, CEO Cyber Security (Private Equity)
THE FRAMEWORK
The Inner Compass
The Inner Compass is an approach to the art of navigating uncertainty, working with what is emerging rather than trying to remove it.
STORIES
The assumptions and narratives we carry, often without noticing.
MAPS
The frameworks and models we rely on to make sense of things.
TERRAIN
What is actually happening, reality as it unfolds.
CREATIVE PROCESS
A way of stepping outside familiar thinking, allowing new perspectives to emerge naturally.
BACKGROUND
Hello, I'm Marie!
The work I do is shaped by having spent time in worlds that rarely speak.
I spent the first part of my career inside high-performance professional environments — qualifying with PwC, working in finance and banking, then founding and building a creative business over a decade before selling it.
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I know what it feels like to operate in organisations that rewards certainty, speed, and measurable outcomes. I also know the moment those tools stop being enough.
That experience of crossing between worlds, learning to trust what logic alone couldn't justify, combining structure with imagination became the thread running through everything I now do.
"Marie has a rare ability to challenge how you think and get to what really matters. The impact on how I approach decisions was both immediate and lasting"
- Jane Oremosu, Co-Founder EDI and Culture