Business Consulting

Supporting the team at the top

As experienced business coaches and management consultants, we give senior leaders and their leadership teams practical guidance to execute strategies and grow their business. 

Strategic Business Consulting

The best leaders understand when and where they can benefit from an outside perspective and specialized business knowledge and experience. We regularly consult with leaders peer-to-peer to help them develop, vet, expand or execute their business strategies and plans.

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The 4 C’s Part 3: Tips for Using the 4 C’s to Nurture More Productive Conversations

Avoid miscommunication and make your interactions more meaningful

When communication is smoother, life is smoother, work is more productive, relationships are stronger. We’ve talked about ways messages miss their mark…

The 4 C’s Part 2: “Let’s Talk About It”

How to have better conversations using the 4 C’s

It should be easy. You talk with someone, you deliver a message, they understand it, and the loop is closed. But…

The 4 C’s Part 1: “That’s Not What I Meant!”

How to avoid communication breakdowns through preparation and action

Even when we speak the same language, the message we intend doesn’t always get through. And that’s a costly problem. Miscommunication…

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Top 10 Quotes for Perseverance

Starting a new goal or staying true to your current goals can be tough, especially when you feel like giving up. Here are 10 quotes about perseverance to give you…

Motivating your team

The Ins and Outs of Motivating Your Team

Part of the art of leadership is learning how and when to best motivate team members.

We all know what it feels like to be motivated—to feel that drive or…

Smart Goal Setting

How are those New Year goals coming?

Answer these questions to set—or reset—yourself up for success.

It’s hard to start a new year without thinking about how to make this the year you accomplish…

Bottom-Line Perspectives

People want to excel and be the best version of themselves. We take pride in giving them transformative insights and practical tools to develop personally and professionally, so their organizations can benefit as well.

"Any time we're in session training, the thing that I like the most is the time we spend applying training concepts to specifically the issues that we have. As an executive coach, Mike is able to take the complicated and turn it to the simple."

Rebecca Shimkus

COO, Commonwealth Trust

"The Birkman was frighteningly accurate. Also, the results were absolutely non-judgmental in approach; important for the subject to objectively review the results for maximum personal benefit."

Chuck Derickson

Engineering Project Manager, ALOFT AeroArchitects

"I really liked working together with our management team in these sessions. It has helped the entire team to open up about the issues they face, offering solutions and common experiences. The sessions have also created a new level of accountability and opened communication among the team, which has helped us determine when we need to pivot and reassess versus when we need to realign our thinking."

Cindy Brown

President, Commonwealth Trust

"Any time we're in session training, the thing that I like the most is the time we spend applying training concepts to specifically the issues that we have. As an executive coach, Mike is able to take the complicated and turn it to the simple."

Rebecca Shimkus

COO, Commonwealth Trust

"The Birkman was frighteningly accurate. Also, the results were absolutely non-judgmental in approach; important for the subject to objectively review the results for maximum personal benefit."

Chuck Derickson

Engineering Project Manager, ALOFT AeroArchitects

"I really liked working together with our management team in these sessions. It has helped the entire team to open up about the issues they face, offering solutions and common experiences. The sessions have also created a new level of accountability and opened communication among the team, which has helped us determine when we need to pivot and reassess versus when we need to realign our thinking." 

Cindy Brown 

President, Commonwealth Trust

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