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Kinga Vajda

Kinga Vajda is a force in modern leadership—a strategist who doesn’t just talk about results, she delivers them. As the founder of Execute Your Intentions and creator of the IKINGAI™ System, she stands as a voice of authority in organizational mastery. Kinga operates where others hesitate—inside the pressure cooker of high-stakes transformation—guiding leaders to strip away confusion, claim accountability, and execute with precision. She’s not an observer of leadership dynamics; she’s lived them, commanding teams through billion-dollar mergers, scale-ups, and restructures where failure wasn’t an option.

Armed with an industrial engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and certifications in Agile program and project management, OKR Champion, and as a credentialed member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Kinga has spent two decades engineering clarity into chaos. Her leadership operating system, IKINGAI™, is more than a framework—it’s a movement. It’s sweeping through boardrooms and changing how leaders think, decide, and deliver. Why? Because it works. It makes ownership explicit, decisions transparent, and risks visible long before they erupt.

Kinga’s methods were forged, not theorized. Her system was born out of real battle—where scaling pressures collide with human dynamics, where strategy meets execution, and where leaders must decide who they truly are when the stakes are high. She understands that leadership isn’t about charisma or slogans—it’s about structure, clarity, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. Her conviction is simple: most companies don’t fail from lack of vision; they fail because they never built a system strong enough to carry it.

Through IKINGAI™, she’s raising the standard of what leadership can—and must—be: precise, transparent, and unshakably accountable.

Q&A with Kinga Vajda

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The majority of organizational initiatives fail to meet their intended goals. How is IKINGAI™ helping companies finally solve this problem?

Most initiatives fail because of how we plan goals. Leaders often set targets based on assumptions, not data. Teams aren’t involved in shaping expectations, and that disconnect breeds frustration, inefficiency, and failure. IKINGAI™ changes that. It brings the people doing the work into the process. Together, they define goals, timelines, and resource needs based on reality, not wishful thinking. This creates alignment, transparency, and shared accountability. Once everyone understands what it truly takes to deliver, execution stops being guesswork and results begin to compound.

You’re also bringing IKINGAI™ to entrepreneurs and startups. Why was that important, and how does it support their success?

Entrepreneurs live in what I call “the messy middle”—the space where ideas outpace structure and growth starts to stretch people thin. I’ve lived that tension from every side: as an executive facing a board, a founder scaling fast, and a team member working through the noise. IKINGAI™ was designed to meet leaders right there. It gives them a shared source of truth; who owns what, how decisions are made, where skills are needed, and how people grow into their roles. That clarity replaces burnout with momentum. No more overpromising and underdelivering. Leaders and teams finally get traction because everyone’s pulling in the same direction.

In our last interview, you mentioned working on a book. What happened with that project?

Instead of publishing a single volume, I released chapters in three #1 Amazon bestselling anthologies—Our Rally Cry Is My Purpose, Curiosity Didn’t Kill This Cat, and Our Love Is Not Lost. Each one reflects part of my journey and leadership philosophy. I also began contributing to Forbes. Along the way, I realized that modular, accessible content can’t be just a static book. Today’s leaders don’t always have time for 300 pages. They need direct, usable insights they can apply in the moment. A fully published book isn’t completely off the table.

How does IKINGAI™ stand apart from other leadership approaches?

I deliver systems that work—structured, evidence-based, and grounded in lived experience. My approach was forged through leading real transformations in technology organizations where resistance to change was the norm. What makes IKINGAI™ different is that it operates where traditional hierarchies fail. Top-down strategies ignore human dynamics. Bottom-up movements lack structure. IKINGAI™ operates through the middle, where alignment is won or lost. It creates cohesion by making proof and clarity the universal language across teams and functions.

What does this look like in practice?

Proof. I put data, outcomes, and evidence in front of people until the truth becomes irrefutable. Too often, a single role—the chief of staff, transformation lead, or program manager—bears all the responsibility for change. That’s not sustainable. IKINGAI™ distributes the weight. Everyone owns a share of accountability, which means progress isn’t tied to one person’s bandwidth or authority. When that happens, priorities gain traction, risks surface earlier, and performance becomes repeatable.

How quickly do leaders and teams see results?

That depends entirely on their willingness to face reality. IKINGAI™ gives them the clearest tools possible, but the speed of transformation mirrors the depth of their honesty. If a team is ready to confront its patterns, drop outdated habits, and embrace a disciplined rhythm, results come fast—and they last. I’m transparent about what it takes. The goal is always mutual success. When alignment fades or the system stops serving its purpose, we pause. Long-term ROI only happens when every level of the organization is lifted together.

You often speak about alignment and transparency as core values. What’s the single most important message you want leaders to hear right now?

This isn’t the usual “invest in your people” mantra. It’s about alignment—building the right team for this moment and ensuring your values and priorities are visible at every level. Some people won’t fit, and that’s fine. The faster you find out, the better. Transparency earns respect. Clarity builds trust. Together, they create performance that compounds over time. When leaders operate from that foundation, they stop managing chaos and start leading with precision.

What’s next for IKINGAI™?

Expansion—both in reach and impact. I’m currently partnering with organizations to embed IKINGAI™ as part of their operating DNA, from startups to enterprise environments. I’m also developing advanced modules focused on leadership rhythm and cross-functional intelligence—essential skills in the age of AI and rapid disruption. IKINGAI™ is more than a framework. It’s a movement redefining how leaders think, decide, and deliver. In the end, it’s not about managing change; it’s about mastering clarity.

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Kinga Vajda
Founder
Execute Your Intentions, LLC
Website: www.executeyourintentions.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kingavajda