When technical excellence isn’t the issue
Executive coaching for senior leaders
Most of my clients are very good at what they do. They call when judgment and communication under stress have become the limiting factor. The role has grown or the people around them have changed, and the way they have been leading now produces results they did not intend.
I coach VP to C-level leaders and founders, many of them in technology, finance, biotech and research settings where precise thinking is the norm. Recent clients include research leads at Anthropic, an engineering CVP at Microsoft, and founder CEOs of venture-backed companies from seed stage to Series E.
Situations clients bring
How an engagement runs
We begin by agreeing what should be different at the end of the engagement and how we, and your sponsor where there is one, will recognize it. Sessions are 60 minutes, weekly or every other week, usually for six months or longer.
Where it helps, we add a 360 (interview-based or Hogan) or a Harrison Assessment. I bring in a model when it fits the question we are working on, and we test it against your experience. Between sessions you try specific changes in real meetings, and we review what happened.
My sessions are direct. I also pay close attention to what sits beneath a reaction under pressure, including the assumptions and personal history that shape it, because that is often where lasting change starts.
For employer-sponsored coaching, goals are agreed with the sponsor at the start and reviewed at the midpoint and close. What you say in sessions stays confidential.
In clients’ words
Michael’s counsel has been invaluable. He has an extremely broad set of skills and approaches that adapt to what I need each week. We’ve covered research strategy, prepped for difficult conversations, diagnosed dynamics in my group, and identified key factors that shape my productivity.
Michael’s coaching has helped me make decisions that have saved our company many months of time and many millions of dollars.
Working with Michael was one of the best things I’ve done for my personal and professional development. Michael’s approach is grounded in mindfulness, empathy, and self-inquiry.
Though he is keenly attuned to the emotional art of leadership, he is also rigorously quantitative and scientific in his approach, bringing validated scales, tools, and methods into our sessions for tangible, measurable change.
Start with a conversation
Thirty minutes to describe what you are facing and who is involved. If I am not the right person for it, I will say so and, where I can, suggest who is. A proposal follows only if we both see a fit.
Or email directly: michael@michaellangercoaching.com