“Michael has been an excellent resource for our managers and supervisors. His work has sparked a noticeable difference in helping staff grow and thrive. I have worked with a lot of consultants over the years, and this has been the most rewarding, meaningful, and useful connection I have seen.”

—Todd, Executive Director at a public agency

Coaching for Leadership Teams

You’re a team with a big vision. You’re headed toward transformation. But you’re getting stuck.

You’re seeing burnout, unhealthy conflict, poor communication, resentment, or broken trust. And you’re ready to get unstuck and create the future you dream of.

I help leadership teams create epic results without the drama. You become fueled by authentic conversations that don’t hide anything below the surface. You are fully engaged and always building trust. You share power effectively and achieve beyond your own expectations while enjoying the ride.

I offer leadership team coaching and education to make this a reality, and I’ve been doing it for 15 years. I work with social benefit organizations, public agencies, and purpose-driven businesses that have made a specific commitment to equity and inclusion. I often collaborate with my co-founder Viva Asmelash at Liberation Labs to deliver team experiences.

Why does it work?

Thoughtful and engaging leadership team coaching is one of the most efficient and effective ways to shift how a team works together and what it’s capable of accomplishing. My approach draws on years of experience and leading practices in the field. Here’s why it works:

  • Team Effort: When all team members are experiencing coaching and leadership education together, they build momentum, create shared language, and reinforce change for one other. Group coaching creates an environment of mutual support and individuals do not feel alone in their efforts.

  • Duration: Over a 6-month period, clients have the time and space to try new habits, refine them, and see change happening within themselves and their colleagues.

  • Connection: Leaders strengthen relationships and trust with one other by having new conversations that matter and learning new things about each other. The shared experience solidifies commitment and accountability.

My team engagements are built around self-reflection and practical action. They include:

  • Self-assessment about each leader’s professional life

  • Confidential one-on-one leadership coaching

  • Group coaching centered on the topics that matter most to the team

  • Participatory education on leading management practices, interpersonal relationships, and inclusive leadership

What do clients have to say?

  • “This coaching has revolutionized the way I feel about work. I’m in a different place than I was when we started this a few months ago.”

  • “Coaching helped me realize that I am the creator and owner of my career and personal growth and success. I need the help of others around me both personally and professionally and have to take the time to build and maintain those relationships and ask for support when I need it. "

  • “Thanks to coaching, I know it's very valuable to recognize my own struggles, and knowing it is imperative that I move forward, not remain stagnant.”

  • "The insights about trust were the most needed and the most helpful. A lot of valuable insights and a lot of our teams' inability to discuss, share and synergize seem rooted in a lack of trust."