Former CEO, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

“Cindy Marteney is the most gifted leadership coach I know. I have had the privilege of knowing her for more than 20 years—first as a young executive and more recently as the CEO of a multi-national nonprofit organization. As a young executive building my leadership skills, I found her to be an empathetic, intuitive coach in a way that almost seemed like magic. Cindy possesses a rare and deep well of wisdom about human behavior, life, and business. I believe the work I started with Cindy years ago is the reason the Board selected me as CEO in 2020. It was a difficult time of crisis (the tragic death of our previous CEO) and world-wide upheaval (the Covid Pandemic). And, we had just finished a major reorganization. Cindy’s transformational program helped our leadership team gel. It helped us see the humanity in one another and go beyond being coworkers and see ourselves a sojourners in an interdependent world. In the end, we not only survived difficult times, but also achieved the highest results in the organization’s history.”

Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Utah. Former Systemwide Provost & EVP, University of California

“I am extremely fortunate to have worked with The Marteney Group as an institutional client. After a long career in academic leadership (which included significant time teaching leadership to others), I have valued Cindy Marteney’s unique and creative lens on developing people and creating a culture of support for ongoing growth. The result has been creation of the most cohesive and effective team I have ever led. Our understanding of each other along with our acceptance of and appreciation for the great power of our differences has led to a new, collective sense of joy in our collaborations and achievements. By truly objective measures, we have become a much more effective service, educational and research entity. I encourage others to take a similar journey, and to reap similar rewards.”

Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute. Chair, Neuroscience & Pharmacology Department, University of Iowa

“Originally, I was offered executive coaching as part of a recruitment package and chose Cindy Marteney after interviewing many coaches. I never envisioned howtransformative the work with Cindy would be for me personally – nor did I imagine that I would be teaching this work to colleagues and making it part of how we support each other through difficult times.

Powerful yet accessible, I highly recommend The Marteney Group’s programs for anyone trying to broaden perspectives, strengthen collaboration or deepen the sense of belonging in their teams.”

Director, Interprofessional Education. Executive Director, RISE. Former Dean, Office of Medical School Education, University of Michigan

“I first took The Marteney Group’s program to the deans and directors of our Office of Medical School Education, thinking it was for a specific part of our leadership team but realized it was vital for my entire team.  Now, as I regularly convene interdisciplinary teams in the University Provost’s office, I continue to find the inclusiveness of this approach refreshing and highly relevant. As we move interprofessional education practices to clinical healthcare environments, this work is helping us integrate teams from up 10 schools in practical and actionable ways. Meanwhile, I have brought this work home, including my wife, my kids, and even my parents. One of my original assignments when I didn’t understand a certain personality type was to ask my eldest son to teach me about his type, an experience that brought us closer.  My learning journey continues in all domains of my life many years later.