Introducing the Maypop Grove Code of Ethical Practice

How We Hold What We Teach

There is no shortage of leadership language in the world. What’s harder to find are structures that don’t just instruct—but hold. That don’t just promise transformation—but create the conditions for it.

At Maypop Grove, we’ve spent the past year not only building programs—but rooting them. Deeply. Quietly. Carefully. And at the heart of that work is something we haven’t talked much about until now: our Code of Ethical Practice.

This isn’t a policy. It’s a promise. It’s a set of values and operating principles that anchor how we write, teach, partner, and reflect. Not just what we say—but how we say it. Not just what we deliver—but how it holds.

Why We Wrote It

Because leadership is not neutral. And neither is learning.

Too often, programs are designed for scale, speed, and sound bites. We wanted something else. A set of internal agreements that reflect:

• Our stance on depth over performance

• Our belief in regenerative pace and cyclical design

• Our trust that reflection is a valid, vital form of leadership

We wrote it slowly. Over months. Inside real questions from our facilitation work, our writing rhythms, and the boundaries we needed to name.

What It’s Based On

The Code of Practice is grounded in:

• Over 30 years of curriculum development, facilitation, and systems work

• Disciplines such as PMI, Prosci, PDMA, and the Living Future Institute

• Principles from adult learning theory, experiential design, and sensory-informed leadership

It also draws from our lived practice: hosting complexity in boardrooms, classrooms, community spaces, and digital rooms alike.

We’ve built this not as a theoretical framework, but as a daily guide—rooted in both credentials and care.

What It Covers

The Code of Practice outlines:

• How we write and speak: with presence, not performance

• How we hold space: with scaffolding, not control

• How we collaborate: with clarity, care, and co-design

• How we release work: with rhythm, not rush

It’s the spine behind our Leadership Evolution program. It’s the filter through which we design our visuals, tone, and even timing.

How It Shapes Our Work

If you’ve explored the Leadership Evolution program, you’ve already experienced the Code. Every segment, prompt, and journal cue was shaped by it.

If you’ve followed us on LinkedIn, you’ve seen its voice—quiet, spacious, non-performative.

And if you’re wondering what kind of company Maypop Grove is becoming, this document offers a glimpse: not into our strategy, but into our practice.

What’s Next

We’ll be sharing pieces of the Code in our upcoming posts and program materials. Not to promote it—but to live it. To offer transparency about the structure beneath our story.

If you’re building something similar—or simply curious—we invite you to read it. 

And if you’re feeling your way into new rhythms of leadership, we hope it meets you where you are.

Explore more on maypopgrove.com, or reach out to grow@maypopgrove.com.