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Leadership support for managers
– become more confident, more discerning, and achieve better results
When leadership demands answers – but reality is more complex than that.
You are ambitious, capable and driven — yet at times also alone with the responsibility. As a leader, you need more than checklists. You need clarity, direction, and a sounding board that truly understands the reality of your working life.
You need a kind of leadership that makes a genuine difference — for you, your team and your organisation.
I work with leaders who do not feel able to say that they do not know. I do not offer more answers — I create better conditions for thinking, choosing and leading well.
“You know, the union contacted me about my middle manager — the personnel matters have now been resolved, and the employees no longer have any complaints.”
CEO, client, 2026
Why clients choose to work with me
I combine academic depth with extensive, hands-on experience of both leadership and management, and I always work with the person at the centre — never superficial concepts or empty jargon.
You gain:
A trusted sounding board, free from ego or prestige
Strategies that create real change, not merely inspiration
A focus on mattering — the experience of feeling seen, valued and significant within the organisation
This is about more than “soft values”. It is business value powered by human insight — fewer conflicts, lower sickness absence and improved results.
Personal and straightforward
I work in an unpretentious way, bringing curiosity and presence to every meeting. You are given a safe space to think out loud — with practical, concrete support.
Experience from both the consulting room and working life
I have many years of experience working with managers across different industries and levels, both individually and in teams.
Practical, values-based development
I combine proven methods with psychological grounding, including mattering, to create real and lasting change — not merely temporary inspiration.
Professional conversations and development for managers and leaders who want to create sustainability, clarity and strong collaboration — even when things are at their most difficult.
“The excellent support Marie gave me when I was building a new team at Volvo GTO Powertrain, with rather young and inexperienced employees, was crucial to its success.
Her experience and genuine interest in people make her an exceptional leadership coach and adviser, and she always sees things exactly as they are. With strong character, deep integrity and a wide range of leadership capabilities, she takes you and your team from where you are now to where you want to be, with a steady hand — and always with a smile.”
Benny Kedén, Digital Executive, Volvo GTO Powertrain
What do you need right now?
Sometimes the hardest words in leadership are: “I don’t know.”
070–720 5640
marie@marienordstrom.se
“I have worked with Marie on several occasions and can do nothing but recommend her.
Unlike other consultants I have worked with before, Marie does not try to sell standard solutions, but handles each situation on its own merits. By first listening and then approaching the issue through thoughtful questions, she creates an atmosphere of understanding and lays the foundation for a trusting collaboration focused on the client’s needs.”
Lars G. Svensson, PhD, Head of GND Main Editorial Office, Schlangenbad, Hessen
What I offer
With me, you receive practical support, no standardised solutions and tools that can be applied directly in your everyday work.
Individuell leadership support
- Personal one-to-one support for managers and leaders who are carrying more than before.
- Greater clarity, balance and confidence in your role as a leader.
For those who want to lead with greater clarity, find better balance, and have someone to think things through with — without pretence or prestige. - Flexible set-up — online or in person.
Team development
- Build confidence, trust and delivery within your teams.
Effective interventions that strengthen both culture and performance. - Workshops or longer development journeys for teams that need to improve collaboration, clarity and trust.
- A focus on what is causing friction — and what needs room to grow.
Workshops and talks
Mattering and mattering-based leadership are my specialist areas — how do you, together with your employees, create an organisation that functions better, where staff turnover decreases, sickness absence falls, and people thrive while working for the good of the organisation?
Would you like to change the way you think — and transform your organisation?
Why not bring me in as a workshop facilitator or speaker on mattering?
This is how my clients describe the experience:
“Marie Nordström has the gift of helping others rise and of making them feel deeply capable. She has a natural talent for networking, speaking and helping people feel seen and appreciated, and she truly knows how to coach people towards success. She is an engaging speaker who, through humour, knowledge and strong pedagogy, makes everything seem both understandable and possible.”
“Marie is one of those people you definitely want on your team, bringing a remarkably broad range of competences. The excellent support she provided when I was building a new team, with fairly young and inexperienced people, was instrumental in making it a success. Her experience and genuine interest in people make her an exceptional leader, leadership coach and adviser, and she always sees things exactly as they are. With tremendous character, deep integrity and a substantial set of leadership skills, she moves you and your team from where you are now to where you want to be, with a steady hand and always with a smile. It is with great pleasure that I give Marie my warmest recommendation, and if further information is needed, I would be happy to act as a referee.”
“A wonderfully easy person to talk to — with her, an hour passes in no time, and the conversation flows in a bubble of wellbeing that she creates.”
“Marie is an outstanding speaker and educator in organisational and individual development.”
“Marie is a guiding light who gave me one of the very best, most useful and most important conversations of my life. She is exceptionally skilled, professional and perceptive, with a real ability to listen not only to what is being said, but also to what lies above and beneath the surface. She picks up the golden threads that matter most and offers guidance in the right direction. She is an exceptional coach who gives you many excellent, varied and concrete tools to help you achieve your goals and visions, along with exactly the right push in the right direction. Everyone needs a Marie for guidance and coaching.”
“Marie has the ability to remain solution-focused and to adopt a coaching approach in her work with me as a client. She has helped me develop in my leadership and see things from new perspectives. Marie inspires great trust and is clear, yet warm, in her dialogue.”
“I did not know what to expect, as it had been a long time since I last met with a coach. I now feel deeply impressed by Marie’s ability both to identify my creativity and to provide concrete advice for my continued development. It became a liberating conversation that brought me much closer to becoming the leader I want to be. I can warmly recommend Marie for leadership and career coaching.”
“I have had the pleasure of meeting Marie and highly recommend her skills and professionalism. In just a short time with her, I came away with excellent tools and insights on how to approach personal goals.”