Leadership Integrity Framework: How to Stay Grounded, Build Trust, and Lead with Wholeness in Uncertain Times

Maria Wade (Dvurechenskaya) is a senior executive coach, writer, and founder of the Leadership Integrity Group. With over two decades of experience guiding senior leaders across industries, Maria brings a rare blend of intellectual rigor, emotional depth, and grounded practicality to the evolving field of leadership development.She is known for helping leaders grow beyond old paradigms, stepping into roles that require not just better performance, but greater presence, deeper purpose, and a broader perspective. Her work draws from adult development theory, interpersonal neurobiology, complexity science, and a deep understanding of organizational life.Maria is the creator of the Leadership Integrity Framework, a holistic, human-centered approach to leadership that integrates identity, behavior, relationships, and systems thinking. Her writing and coaching are rooted in the belief that leadership is not a position, but a practice-and that practice, when done with integrity, can change everything.In addition to her coaching and writing, Maria mentors and supervises fellow coaches, designs leadership development programs, speaks at industry gatherings, and continues her research into vertical development and neuroscience. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband, where she bakes for friends and her kids when they come to visit, hikes, reflects deeply, and dreams of new ways to make leadership more human.