Connaughton Consulting

What Clients Say...

“Any reservations I had about the value a 'coach' would make in my life as an executive nurse leader evaporated within minutes of meeting with Mary. She brings tremendous clarity and insight to every encounter, coupled with a belief in focus and action.”
    - Margaret Flinter, APRN and RWJ Executive Nurse Fellow graduate

“Working with character-based leadership principles Mary provides me with a richly deep, yet practical framework for problem solving challenging communication situations and building collaborative relationships.”
    - Marita Prater, RN, MSN, Director of Nursing/QI, Sturdy Memorial Hospital

“Mary is an extraordinarily talented coach. She tailors her services to not only meet, but exceed expectations. The concepts and approaches she shares through her teaching and consulting are routinely accessed by both my direct reports and me.”
    - Theresa Gallivan, RN, MS Associate Chief Nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital

“Connaughton Consulting's executive coaching and Wise Leadership seminars are both powerful and practical - they have provided new perspectives and new tools that have strengthened our institution's leaders as individuals and as a team. Mary's refreshing style, candid feedback, and encouraging support have enabled truly positive - and lasting - change.”
    - Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN President and John Hilton Knowles Professor,
      MGH Institute of Health Professions

“Never has external coaching and strategic planning support been more important for senior nurse executives. Mary’s work with me, my team and our organization has been invaluable. ”
    - Patricia Reid Ponte, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sr. VP Patient Care Services & Chief Nurse,
      Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Director, Oncology Nursing & Clinical Services, BWH

“As an executive coach, Mary is nonpareil! She has the amazing ability to zero in on areas most in need of attention after only a brief discussion, and a way of guiding without causing feelings of inadequacy. Mary is knowledgeable, savvy and perceptive, while providing the requisite tools for the willing participant to succeed.”
    - Cindy Aber, EdD, RN, Professor of Nursing (retired), UMass Boston

“Applying the principles of wise leadership to my practice as a nurse leader has challenged me to grow in new and important ways with very positive results. Mary is a gifted teacher and coach. Her experience, skills and deep insights about human behavior have been invaluable to me as a leader in a multidisciplinary academic healthcare setting.”
    - Anne Gross, RN, PhDc, VP for Clinical Operations, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

“Mary’s skills of strategic thinking, planning and facilitation enabled the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives board to create a significant breakthrough strategy that galvanized the membership and rapidly created focus, alignment and growth in our organization.

Mary is well known and respected both as a leader in operations of patient care delivery and for her work in assisting member nursing organizations to achieve their visions. She was instrumental in helping nurse leaders in Massachusetts find their collective leadership voice at a critical moment in time with lasting effect.”
    - Karen O. Moore, RN, MS, Past President MONE

“Mary has unshakeable faith in the capacity of others.”
    - Jackie Somerville, RN, PhDc, Associate Chief Nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital