Leadership, learning & organizational development
About AlignUP
Founded by someone who has
led the teams, too.
Mary Greanias brings a background in organizational psychology together with more than 20 years of firsthand experience working on teams, leading teams, and helping teams grow. Her approach is shaped by both the science of human behavior and the realities of what it takes to work well together.
Meet Mary
Grounded in science.
Proven in real work.
Mary has spent more than 20 years working on, leading, and developing teams in complex organizations. Across her career, she has designed and delivered interactive learning experiences to over 1,500 people across functions and levels, from field teams to senior leaders.
As a facilitator, consultant, and executive coach, Mary creates an environment that is safe enough for candor and focused enough for results. She helps people understand the DNA of high performance, recognize their own influence, and turn insight into practical action.
Her work is rooted in a simple belief: every person has the ability to positively influence the people, teams, and culture around them.
Engaged in high-performance learning experiences
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Crain's Chicago Business Notable Women in STEM
What’s different
The human side of work meets the performance side of business.
This work is grounded in the science of human behavior and focused on the everyday behaviors that shape how teams perform: how they align, communicate, hold one another accountable, navigate conflict, make decisions, respond to challenges, and influence the culture around them.
AlignUP creates practical, engaging learning experiences around your people, priorities, and real work. Participants leave with shared language, practical tools, and new ways of thinking and working that they can apply immediately.
High performance grows when people have the conditions to bring their best. When people feel valued, challenged, connected, and equipped to contribute, teams get stronger, cultures thrive, and better results follow.
Can you customize this for our specific team or situation?
Absolutely. Every engagement is shaped around your people, priorities, and what you want to achieve. We listen first, then customize the experience to make the learning relevant to your team and its real work.
What would an engagement look like?
Engagements can range from a focused workshop to a multi-session learning journey, delivered live or virtually. Together, we shape the format, timing, and experience around what will make the greatest impact for your team.
How do you make the learning stick?
The goal is for learning to continue well beyond the session. Follow-up, coaching, focused commitments, and sustainment tools help teams put the learning into practice and strengthen new behaviors over time.
Do you work with teams that are already performing well?
Absolutely. High performance is never a finish line. AlignUP works with teams navigating challenges as well as strong teams looking to build on what's working and become even better.
Can you build a learning journey instead of a one-time workshop?
Yes. A focused workshop can stand on its own, or we can build an integrated learning journey that develops capabilities over time through workshops, coaching, application, and sustainment.
Start with a conversation
You don't have to know exactly what you need.
Ways we work togetherReady when you are
Start with a conversation.
We'll shape what comes next.
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