Helping leaders cut through complexity and deliver traction under pressure
Leading under relentless pressure isn’t theory - it’s reality. Strategy stalls. Teams second-guess. Culture drifts.
Most leadership breaks under pressure. Yours doesn’t have to.
We partner with organisations, leaders, and business owners ready to turn pressure into progress - building leadership human systems that deliver clarity, traction, and results that hold.
With influence as the force, change sticks and execution holds. That’s why the Maverick Paradox is an international, multi-award winning consultancy - turning paradox into practice and pressure into traction.
WHERE DO YOU NEED IMPACT MOST?OUR CLIENTS
"As a result of the work we have done together, I have had some potentially career defining “light bulb” moments as well as some practical, realistic strategies for the here and now" - Kirsty Goulding, Associate HR Director, University of Greenwich
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“Judith has a remarkable ability to take complex topics and communicate them with clarity, empathy, and impact. Our management team left more capable and confident” - Mark Pavlika, Chief People and Purpose Office, Bicycle London
What transformation feels like in practice
IN THE PRIVATE, PUBLIC & THIRD SECTORSTRUSTED BY LEADERS
Our Awards - Recognised Excellence
Internationally recognised consultancy shaping excellence in leadership, culture, coaching and organisational performance.
Our work has been honoured for leadership innovation, culture transformation, coaching excellence, client-service distinction and sustainable organisational performance. These awards reflect our commitment to helping leaders, organisations and business owners create clarity, traction and meaningful impact under pressure.
HOW WE MAKE LEADERSHIP MOVE UNDER PRESSURE.
We've been recognised for one reason: we don't just talk leadership, we make it work. Here's the model that makes change stick.
- Diagnose - Uncover the hidden system blockers
- Contextualise - Frame leadership in your real-world pressures
- Design - Engineer conditions that drive decisive behaviour
- Activate - Turn leadership into movement.
We don’t deliver programmes and walk away. We diagnose what holds you back, redesign leadership systems for clarity and execution, and leave your leaders and teams equipped to sustain performance under pressure.
Ready for decisive leadership
that holds under pressure?
We take on a limited number of strategic influence partnerships each quarter to ensure total focus and measure results
Why our model works for leaders when others fail.
We don't do cookie-cutter fixes.
WE RUN ON THREE FORCES THAT MAKE LEADERSHIP MOVETRUSTED BY LEADERS
At the Maverick Paradox, consultancy is the engine, mentoring is the bridge, and media is the amplifier. Together, these forces cut through polite dysfunction, move stalled strategy, and deliver traction that lasts under pressure. Our global media platform (Maverick Paradox Media - podcast, magazine and newsletters, amplifies these ideas further, extending influence beyond the room.
The outcomes our clients achieve
What our clients say
Steve Yardley - JGA Recruitment
Direct, tailored, and transformative. In just three days, Judith gave us clarity, new ways of working, and a leadership path to growth
Carlita O'Brien - The Government of Bermuda
Jude was able to analyse and put together a programme that was unique to my needs. The Amplify Impact and Influence Coaching Programme has been a transformation one-on-one programme for my professional life.
Cachel Hamilton - British Heart Foundation
Judith makes it personal and relatable and uses your real life examples to help you understand concepts. She doesn't tell you what to do, but rather gets you to think about what you can do.
Natasha Anderson - British Council
Judith made strategic thinking practical, turning theory into practice. Our leaders now feel more creative, confident, and effective in how they deliver.”
Why the Maverick Paradox?
Most consultancies teach skills. We do more.
We build leadership that holds under pressure - through our Four Pillars of Maverick Leadership.
We start with traction - the kind that actually moves people, culture, and strategy under pressure.
- Strategic Influence. Influence is traction - not noise. We make clarity move, not stall.
- Liberated Leadership. Challenge what doesn’t work. We dismantle the polite dysfunction others ignore.
- Executional Leadership. Vision is nothing without movement. We hardwire execution into leadership systems.
- Culture by Design. Culture must deliver, not just inspire. We shape cultures that hold dissent and drive innovation.
We don't rely on theory. Our clients work with our proprietary frameworks like the Influence Blueprint™, DRIVEN Leadership™, and Core Identity™ - tools built from years of research and applied practice.
But we don't force fit. We Strategise, Innovate and Execute, so you get the the right solution - tailored not templated.
Each proprietary framework or model is handcrafted from over 20 years of behavioural and cultural transformation - not borrowed theory.
Who we serve
Senior leaders - For when complexity feels relentless and every decision carries weight. We help you cut through noise and drive real impact.
Organisations - When execution falters and culture drifts, we design leadership systems that deliver traction under pressure.
Business owners - If you're stuck trading time for money or attracting the wrong clients, we position you to lead with influence and scale with clarity.
OUR FOUNDER
JUDITH GERMAIN
Judith Germain is a multi-award winning leadership consultant, author, and media commentator, recognised internationally for her work on Maverick Leadership and influence under pressure.
She is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, holds an MBA (PgDip), and serves as a Culture Pioneer Awards Judge and UK StartUp Awards Judge.
Her background as Head of HR with Director responsibility in complex organisations gives her unique insight into leadership systems that succeed - and those that fail.
Judith is also the host of the acclaimed Maverick Paradox Podcast, editor of the Maverick Paradox Magazine and author of The Maverick Paradox: The Secret Power Behind Successful Leaders. Her commentary regularly appears in the international press.
From complexity to clarity. From noise to traction.
Wherever you lead, we help you cut through complexity and deliver traction under pressure.
Because leadership is personal - and when it works, everything moves. We build systems where every voice can lead - because influence belongs to everyone, not just the loudest.