Leadership Consulting | Sean Magennis

Leadership is the practice of showing up authentically, connecting with others purposefully, and creating organizations grounded in integrity, psychological safety, and transparency– the conditions in which people can do their best work. My approach helps leaders align their personal purpose with their organization’s mission, creating lasting impact that transforms both individuals and cultures.

Learning to Lead for Meaningful Change

Drawing on decades of experience building teams across global organizations, I focus on helping leaders understand how their actions and presence directly impact their organization’s ability to fulfill its mission.

At the heart of this work is a fundamental question: How do you show up as a leader in ways that inspire others to bring their best selves forward? The answer requires understanding not just what you do, but who you are and how you connect with those you lead.

Elevate Your Impact

My Approach

Working together, we’ll:

Using expert behavioral assessment tools to develop deeper self-awareness
Creating leadership practices that build genuine trust and psychological safety
Developing approaches to motivate and manage diverse teams, including remote workforces

Implementing effective performance measurement through 360° confidential assessments
Building cultures that balance accountability with genuine care for people

This work is grounded in servant leadership principles—connection with people, leading with questions rather than answers, walking your talk, and never compromising on character. I believe these elements create the foundation for healthy, productive, and constructive workplace cultures where innovation thrives.

Creating Purpose-Driven Leaders

Leaders who engage in this work prepare themselves to build and scale organizations that attract and retain exceptional talent. When team members experience leadership that acknowledges their humanity while challenging them to grow, they bring their full creativity and commitment to their work.

My clients report not just improved performance metrics, but fundamentally transformed relationships with their teams and a renewed sense of purpose and self-belief. This work ripples outward, creating lasting change in how entire organizations function.

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No one has made me feel more welcomed and inspired. Sean not only excels in entrepreneurial and leadership realms but possesses an innate ability to connect with others. He has challenged my conception of what a leader can be, demonstrating firsthand the possibilities of managing with both empathy and dependability.

- Meagan Hatton-Mishra,
Learning Content and Community Manager, YPO

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

- Winston Churchill

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

- Joseph Campbell

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.

- George Bernard Shaw

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.

- Brother David Steindl-Rast

If you study the root causes of business disasters, over and over you’ll find this predisposition toward endeavors that offer immediate gratification. If you look at personal lives through that lens, you’ll see the same stunning and sobering pattern: people allocating fewer and fewer resources to the things they would have once said mattered most.

- Clayton Christensen

The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.

- Joe Batten

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

- Peter F. Drucker

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

- Albert Einstein

Let’s talk about what matters most

Whether you’re navigating growth challenges, considering leadership transitions, or building more meaningful connections within your team, I welcome the conversation and opportunity to collaborate. Share what’s on your mind, and let’s figure out how I might help you achieve your most important goals.

Connect With Me

Leadership Development Consulting

Learning to Lead for Meaningful Change

My Approach

Creating Purpose-Driven Leaders

Let’s talk about what matters most