Welcome to The Empowered Leader
Margaret Williams here
I am a certified executive leadership coach, documented with over 500+ coaching hours with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Management (DeVry University) and a Master of Science degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Walden University). I recently retired with over 39 years of experience with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, specializing in construction contract administration.
I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit. I am single and have one daughter, who resides in Michigan and is a truck driver. I live in Anchorage, Alaska, with my loyal golden retriever, Prince, and Great Pyrenees, Ruger. As an introvert, I enjoy reflecting, listening to music, and learning new things. What I love most about being in Alaska is that, regardless of the time of year, it’s always beautiful, which I can appreciate, having grown up in Michigan! I am also a nature lover, and after eight moves, I am thrilled to call Anchorage, Alaska, home!!
Who Is the Empowered Leader For?
The Empowered Leader supports individuals and organizations in navigating transition and change with clarity, courage, and care.
It’s a leadership space for those who refuse to lead the way it’s always been done. Here, we believe empowered leadership is diverse, inclusive, emotionally intelligent, and deeply rooted in purpose, not performance.
I Help Leaders Navigate Transition & Change
Supporting high-performing leaders as they navigate critical transitions—career shifts, organizational change, promotions, pivots, or periods of uncertainty.
Preparing for retirement, succession, or legacy building
Recovering from burnout, imposter syndrome, or career derailment
Move from confusion to clarity, from resistance to readiness, and from stress to strategic action.
I Support Organizations Through Systemic Team Coaching
Helping leadership teams transform how they collaborate, make decisions, and generate impact across the system.
Helping improve team effectiveness, psychological safety, and organizational culture. I go beyond surface-level interventions to help teams understand themselves as living systems, navigating both internal dynamics and external stakeholder complexity.
The Three Pillars of The Empowered Leader
Whether you’re leading a team, managing systems change, or rebuilding after transition, this platform equips you with insight, tools, and community grounded in three core pillars:
Vision: Start with purpose and define your “why”, values, and legacy path. Setting the foundation.
Agility: Once direction is clear, navigate disruption, uncertainty, and systemic complexity. Agility empowers action in real time.
Mastery: After aligning purpose and navigating change, mastery is a deeper embodiment -sustained leadership, emotional intelligence, and impact over time.
Together, these pillars Vision-Agility-Mastery reflect a progression from intention to action to integration. Aligning with both personal development and systemic leadership journeys in underrepresented or high-pressure environments
Timeline
1986: Began career as a temporary Army Civilian employee.
1986: Hired as a permanent employee and transferred to Construction.
1999: Stationed in Wuerzburg, Germany
2000: Went to work at the Tank Plant in Warren, Michigan
2005: Stationed in Southern, Iraq
2007: Stationed in Northern Iraq - Mosul
2009: Stationed in Northern, Iraq, Balad
2009: Stationed in Beersheva, Israel
2010: Received BS degree in Technical Management
2014: Stationed in El Paso, TX
2015: Became Founder & CEO of Intuitive Professional Coaching
2016: Stationed in Central, Israel
2017: Received International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Credential
2022: Relocated to Anchorage, Alaska
2024: Obtained MS degree in Industrial & Organizational Psychology
2025: Submitted Voluntary Early Retirement after 39 years and 2 months as an Army civilian with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
2025: Received Systemic Team Coaching Certification from Coaching.com
Best Articles:
Still not sure if The Empowered Leader is for you?
Here’s some of my most read articles-so you decide for yourself!
The Power of Manifestation and Personal Growth
How Pet Ownership Influences Leadership, Teamwork and Emotional Intelligence
Memorial Day is a Day That Deserves More Than BBQ
Love and Compassion and Why We Need Both in Our Lives
Self-Published Book on Amazon
5 Steps to Becoming Your Best Self, Oct 27, 2018
My Promise:
As a certified executive leadership coach, mentor, I promise to create a powerful space where:
…leaders can reconnect to their purpose,
…underrepresented voices are centered—not silenced,
…healing and growth coexist with ambition,
…clarity replaces confusion,
…adaptability is celebrated as strength,
…and resilience is nurtured, not assumed.
It is a space where leadership is human,
equity is non-negotiable,
and transformation begins within.
My Mission:
To create a transformative space where leaders, especially those underrepresented, overlooked, or in transition, can reclaim their power, lead with clarity, adapt with courage, and build systems rooted in equity, empathy, and resilience.
My Certifications:
