Michael is an engaging and challenging speaker and trainer on topics related to leadership development, coaching and whole life transformation. For more information and to invite Michael to speak, drop us a line via the “Quick Contact” box at the right. Here are a few of the seminars and training workshops that Michael offers:

The Coaching Leader: 7 Simple Skills that Can Transform Your Leadership

Based on the transformational coaching skills explored in depth in the Powerful Conversations Course, this experiential workshop introduces leaders to a handful of powerful, easy-to-learn coaching skills that will help them partner with God in the midst of everyday interactions in a way that inspires authentic teamwork, personal development and leadership in those they serve.  (adaptable 90 minutes to 4 hours)

Leadership that Changes the World

Stage 5 Teams change the world. And it takes a Stage 5 Leader to lead one. Based on a fusion of rich research on the 5 Stages of a Tribe from the authors of Tribal Leadership combined with the 5 Stages of Adult Development woven into The Leadership Circle Assessment, this training helps leaders understand and apply both of these powerful tools in their own leadership environment. They’ll evaluate where they are in their own leadership development journey, identify the current developmental stage of their leadership team or organizational culture, and identify what it will take for them to become authentic Stage 5 leaders. (adaptable 1 to 2 hours)

Game Changer Workshop

What’s really holding you back from being the leader you know you could be? What hijacks your passion and makes you play small? What’s the Goliath in your soul you’ve yet to slay? Combining powerful training on Edgework* with elements of coaching and listening prayer, this experiential workshop gives leaders the tools to break through longstanding struggles in their leadership and life so they can step up to the full measure of impact and influence they are called to have in the world. (2 hours)

Inside Team: A Simple Process for Solving Big Problems

For leaders, making decisions is foundational to the job. Every day we’re faced with new challenges, and every day we have to decide what to do about them. But what do you do when you don’t know which choice is best? When the way forward is unclear, how do you discern which path you will follow? Regardless how big or complex the issue might be, the Inside Team is a simple but profound tool to help leaders navigate through the maze of competing voices to find the best path forward from here. This experiential workshop explains the Inside Team tool and trains leaders in how to use it. (adaptable 1 to 2 hours)

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Michael is a part of the WayPoint Coaching Community, a Christ-centered community of professional coaches and spiritual directors with a passion to bring transformational coaching and coaching skills training to the Church. Learn more about us here. (website to come)

Gateway Church is Michael’s faith community in Austin. You can learn more about us here. Feel free to join for our weekly gatherings online every Sunday morning here.