Culture Leaders Group Coaching
and Facilitating
I am passionate about helping people, teams, and organizations get the results they want and the results they deserve.
So why would you want to “rent” my brain for one-on-one or group coaching?*
- You saw me speak and got inspired by my ideas… but you need help turning that inspiration into action.
- Your organization has lost its “mojo” and you need some ideas and strategies on how to re-energize your culture.
- You’re looking for customized, creative ideas that your “culture committee” can implement to help you create a more collaborative, creative, and fun work environment where employees are fully engaged and committed.
- You need creative ideas on how to engage your customers in new, exciting ways.
- You need help revamping your employee orientation and training programs, motivating employees more effectively, breaking down departmental silos, or communicating your messages more effectively.
*Please note, at this time we only offer rentals of my brain, as I do require it back once you’re finished with it.
Culture Leadership
One-on-One Coaching
The #1 reason employees leave organizations is because of their boss or the workplace culture.
Conversely: The #1 competitive advantage you have that is 100% under your control is your workplace culture.
And inspiring leaders understand that great workplace cultures don’t just happen by accident!
You need to be intentional about your workplace culture.
Which means you need to be intentional about being a culture leader and inspiring as many culture leaders in your company as possible!
With the costs associated with poor leadership and the benefits of inspiring leadership being so enormous, you simply cannot afford to NOT invest in developing your organization’s leadership skills.
Investing in leadership coaching will help your organization:
✓ Create the kind of workplace culture that drives outrageous results and phenomenal success
✓ Lower employee turnover rates / increase employee retention rates
✓ Boost creativity and innovation in the workplace
✓ Manage change more effectively in a rapidly changing world
✓ Decrease stress levels, improve resiliency, and improve the overall health and wellness in your employees
✓ Build more collaborative and innovative teams
✓ Lower employee absenteeism rates and presenteeism rates
✓ Develop future generations of culture leaders
Why Successful Leaders Invest in Personal Development
Talk to any highly successful executive, leader, or business owner, and 9 times out of 10 they’ll tell you that the key to their success was investing in their own personal and professional development.
Enhancing your leadership skills will help you:
✓ Develop skills that will vastly improve your prospects for career enhancement
✓ Build trust, respect, and influence within your team and organization
✓ Get the results you need and want from your team
✓ Substantially reduce your workplace stress – imagine no more sleepless nights!
✓ Increase your happiness and sense of purpose at work
Working with me one-on-one, I can help you:
✓ Instill a sense of vision and purpose in your own career and in those you lead
✓ Model and communicate your organization’s values so employees live your values out loud
✓ Develop tools to help you motivate, inspire, and recognize employees for vastly improved results
✓ Improve your workplace communication skills – especially how to manage and lead difficult conversations
✓ Develop your coaching and feedback skills
✓ Create an environment more conducive to creativity and innovation where employees are more open to embracing change
✓ Use positive humor to build a stronger workplace culture and connect with your employees
✓ Become an inspiring leader who makes a real impact in their organization and who leaves behind a lasting legacy!
Whether you are a first-time supervisor or an experienced manager looking to step up their skills and step into their full potential, one-on-one coaching can be a game changer that will help you lead a more purpose-driven, happier life at work and at home!
Let’s start a conversation about the results you want to achieve!
Speaking Coaching
Why work with me for professional presentation skills coaching?
Because I know my stuff, I’m fun to work with, and most importantly, I get results based on my extensive experience!
I excel at helping presenters look at their presentations through new eyes and helping them leverage their natural talents to take their presentation to a new level of impact.
Here are just a few of my credentials:
- A Long Track Record: I’ve been coaching and training speakers since 1988, so I have a long track record of helping speakers at every level of experience succeed.
- I’m in the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame: I’m a Certified Speaking Professional and one of only 40+ speakers in Canada to have been inducted into the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame.
- Real Life Experience: As a keynote speaker and business trainer, I’ve traveled the world speaking to a wide variety of audiences, ranging in size from 5 to 3,000 and have been listed as one of the most in-demand speakers in Canada.
- Rave Reviews: My clients’ rave reviews reflect a proven track record – in fact, I often get the highest rating of any speaker at the conferences I speak at.
I can help you:
✓ Develop a professional speaking business (if you are interested in speaking professionally beyond your internal job) or help experienced speakers grow their business with new ideas, markets, strategies, and products.
✓ Hone your speaking topics and develop new ideas and spinoff topics to help make your presentations more relevant and marketable to your clients.
✓ Develop products that will help you market your business and diversify your revenue stream.
✓ Help you develop all your speaker marketing materials, including: website development, creating a demo video and speaking kit, working with professional speaker bureaus and meeting planners, using social media and copywriting to market your presentations effectively.
✓ How to partner effectively with event planners and speaker bureaus.
✓ Research new ideas and find unusual sources for content.
✓ Structure and edit your presentations for maximum impact.
✓ Effectively add humor to make your presentation as memorable and engaging as possible without sacrificing content.
✓ Turn your messages and content into compelling stories.
✓ Help you prepare for your presentation like a pro from start to finish, including: crafting a great introduction, pacing and timing, vocal inflection, managing nerves, managing questions, and facilitating group dynamics.
Let’s start a conversation about the speaker you want to become!
Videos
Why Clients Book Michael
Some clients bring me into their events simply because they want to celebrate a great year, cap off a busy season, or recognize their amazing employees. Other clients work with me because they’ve lost their mojo, they’re wrestling with unprecedented change, or they need help forging a stronger and more inspiring culture.
Why Choose Between Content and Humor?
For more than 25 years I’ve embraced the mantra: “Why choose between content and humor when you can have both?” In this short video, I share what I think my job as a professional speaker is and how I will work with you to exceed your expectations.
Michael in Action
Why choose between content and fun when you can have both? For a sense of my presentation style, grab some popcorn and enjoy this sampler video of Michael in Action. Whether I’m delivering a full-day workshop to senior executives, or a keynote to an audience of 3,000+, I deliver relevant content in as memorable a way as possible so those inspiring ideas stick!
BOOKS
The Humor Advantage
Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank
The Humor Advantage is packed with ideas on how you can create a more innovative, collaborative, service-driven culture that drives outrageous results! It delivers a firehose of information that will turn your culture upside down (in a good way!).
The Jerk-Free Workplace
How You Can Take the Lead to Create a Happier, More Inspiring Workplace
This isn’t just about giving jerky work behaviors the boot. The Jerk-Free Workplace offers up an inspiring roadmap on how to take the lead when you’re not the boss – although you’ll definitely want your boss to read it, too. If you want to work in a happier, more inspiring workplace, this is the book for you!
Small Moments, Big Outcomes
How Leaders Create Cultures That Fuel Extraordinary Results
It’s about the small things you can do as a culture leader to intentionally build a more collaborative, compassionate, and inspiring workplace culture. Packed with practical ideas based on real world examples, Small Moments, Big Outcomes will help you lead with greater confidence and purpose.
