Leadership Experience
Michael has fifteen years’ experience in the corporate environment and over sixteen years of leadership experience, working with both paid staff and volunteers. He has led teams from two to 170 members. Michael serves on the board of directors for a non-profit organization and has served in a pastoral role for Royal Family Kids’ Camp for the past six years.
Writing Experience
Michael is the author of the book, Build Your Walls! Guard Your Gates!: What Nehemiah Can Teach Us About Sexual Purity, which you can find on Amazon.com. He has also published the article, “Planned Spontaneity” in Marriage Partnership magazine. You can read the article online by clicking on this link:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2007/001/1.22.html
In addition, Michael has written over a dozen leadership and professional development seminars. They include:
• Building Collaborative Relationships (4-hour workshop)
• Delegation Workshop (1-day workshop)
• Different Strokes for Different Folks (2-hour leadership style workshop)
• Empowerment Workshop (1-day workshop)
• Keys to Effective Performance Appraisals (4-hour workshop)
• Making the Most of Conflict (1-day workshop)
• Management Book Club (correspondence courses using classic and popular management books)
• Management Movie Club (correspondence courses using leadership principles from major motion pictures)
• More Effective Meetings (4-hour workshop)
• Phone Skills Workshop (4-hour workshop)
• Preparing to Lead (3-day workshop)
• Selection & Hiring (1-day workshop)
• Team Building (4-hour workshop)
• Using your PDI 360 Degree Assessment (3-hour workshop & 1-hour coaching)
Facilitation Experience
Michael has six years’ experience as a director in the training field, with a focus on management development. He has earned the level of Advanced Toastmaster - Bronze within the Toastmasters organization. He teaches both inside and outside the corporate environment for a variety of age ranges and has taught in cultures around the world.
Development Experience
Michael has ten years’ experience developing material for training courses, with a focus on management development. His courses and programs are dynamic and engaging.
Coaching Experience
Michael is certified to deliver both Myers-Briggs (MBTI) and Personal Interests, Attitude and Values (PIAV) assessments. He has coached in both corporate and church environments.
Certifications
Michael is certified to facilitate the following courses and instruments.
Analytical Skills (Interact)
Conflict (Interact)
Exercising Influence (Barnes & Conti)
Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities (Franklin-Covey)
Group Process (Interact)
Leadership 2000 series (AchieveGlobal)
Leadership I (Citigroup)
Leadership II (Citigroup)
Leading People (Betsy Jacobson & Associates)
Leading Teams (Betsy Jacobson & Associates)
Managing Diversity (Coleman & Associates)
Managing People (Stonehill)
Meeting the Challenge (Universal Training)
Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Assessment Tool (Qualifying.org)
Personal Interests, Attitudes & Values Assessment Tool (TTI)
Profilor 360 Degree Instrument (Personnel Decisions, Inc.)
Solving Performance Problems (Center for Effective Performance)
Writing That Gets Results (Berry Writing Group)