Leadership & Career Coach

Most managers are trained to direct, control, and evaluate. But the best leaders do something different, they create the conditions for their people to thrive, speak up, and take ownership.
This course is for managers at every level who want to make that shift from being the person with all the answers to being the leader who brings out the best in others.
You will learn how to build psychological safety so people feel safe to speak up and take risks. You will develop the courage to lead with vulnerability and honesty. And you will discover how to give your team real ownership - not just tasks - so that they are invested in outcomes.
Great leaders mentor, coach, and inspire. This course teaches you how to lead through trust and bring out the best in your team.
Learn Amy Edmondson's framework for creating a fearless, open team environment
Identify behaviors that silence your team and replace them with trust-building habits
Apply real-world case studies to spot and fix safety gaps in your own team
Use Brené Brown's research to lead with authenticity without losing authority
Practice giving and receiving honest feedback that strengthens relationships
Develop the habit of showing up with courage even in high-pressure situations
Learn to ask powerful questions instead of giving answers and directives
Use coaching conversations to unlock your team's potential and self-sufficiency
Build daily coaching habits that fit naturally into your leadership style
Apply Marquet's leader-leader model to give your team real decision-making power
Design team rituals that replace top-down control with shared accountability
Recognize the difference between a team that obeys and one that truly owns outcomes
Learn a simple framework for navigating conflict, feedback, and tough moments
Practice staying calm, clear, and direct without damaging the relationship
Turn uncomfortable conversations into opportunities to deepen team trust
Map your current leadership style and identify your growth edges
Build a personal leadership philosophy rooted in trust and servant leadership
Leave with a concrete action plan to lead differently starting day one

Certified Life Coach | Management, Notre Dame | Positive Psychology, Oxford
Managers who feel stuck in command-and-control mode and want to lead differently
Emerging leaders who want to build trust and inspire their team from day one
Senior leaders who want to create a high-performance culture rooted in trust

Live sessions
Learn directly from Stefano Paolinelli in a real-time, interactive format.
Community of peers
Connect with other managers facing similar leadership challenges.
Practical leadership tools
Walk away with scripts and frameworks for coaching, accountability, and team performance.
Maven Guarantee
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4 live sessions • 8 lessons
Sep
4
Sep
11
Live sessions
2 hrs
One live online session per week, 120 minutes. Small groups for focused learning and real interaction.
Fri, Sep 4
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Sep 11
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Sep 18
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Sep 25
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
$349
USD