University of Chicago Student Excerpts

“You truly are a great role model as an example to follow of a highly effective coach. I have never met anyone as observant as you are and as perceptive. You seem to know people better than they do themselves! When you give feedback it is not only timely but also extremely motivating, sincere, accurate, and the suggestions you give are highly actionable and achievable. Your good humor makes listening to your coaching very easy and enjoyable and your energy and enthusiasm are extremely motivating.”
-Nick Ahmon, Manager, Strategy Consulting

“Mike is one of the most inspirational people that I have ever met. Mike’s energy is contagious and represents a unique asset.”
-Will Keaten, Hedge Fund Analyst

“You are an incredible presenter and facilitator of discussions. As someone famous once said – sometimes it is better to simply lead by example. I truly feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn from the simple process of observing one of the most dynamic speakers that I have ever witnessed.”
-Irina Libon, Research Analyst



“Very insightful comments on all aspects of facilitation: he will come up with great helpful comments for people of all skill levels…from the low to very high. For the people with lower skills, he will give them great feedback on how to improve. For the more highly skilled people, he will ‘surprise’ them by giving them feedback on areas to improve that they weren’t even aware of.”
-Mike Molnar, Strategy Consultant

“Truly tremendous sense of perception. Is able to watch/engage in conversations or presentations at several different levels, constantly evaluating the tone/mood/details of the conversation. This enables him to coach very effectively.”
-Logan McDougal, Strategy Consultant

“Insight: You are remarkable in getting to the core strengths and areas for development that each of us struggle with, but more importantly, in developing actionable solutions to move forward with.”
-Mike Nolte, Strategy Consultant

“Running individual coaching sessions: coaching sessions with Mike are valuable for two reasons – the actual coaching that takes place, and the learning experience of how to run a good one! His use of questions and silence is outstanding when encouraging me to get to the root cause. Also, his assistance in the development of action planning and other coaching comments really make you leave on a high note.
Feedback: I always hate it when I’m NOT exceptionally prepared and then Mike watches me because it’s such a waste to have him cherry-pick all of the stuff that I already know I need to fix. The bottom line is that no matter where you are at a skill, Mike picks up the couple of things that really seem to take it higher.”
-Max Eckman, Strategy Consultant

“Energetic, motivational, and inspiring. MJ makes you want to bring your ‘A’ game not for fear of failure, but because you want his insights after you’ve felt you’ve given it your best shot.”
-Keith Kooman, Business Devt Manager

“Mike, your energy is unfathomable to a strong “I” like me. It makes people excited about what we’re doing and eager to participate. Your skill level is obviously inordinately high in all the areas we’re working and you’re very effective at communicating often overlooked nuances in many areas.”
-Matt Hammerstein, Snr Mgr, Strat Consulting

“Ability to motivate, energize, and get rational people to do what ever the hell he wants!”
-Karl Stark, Strategy Consultant

Corporate Client Experience Excerpts

Overall

“This course will amaze any individual who wants to become a better leader.”
-R. Bassett, Programme Controller

“As managing director of this practice, I can already see the results of the two groups of consultants that have gone through this program. They are speaking a new language – one that I am excited to see all of us use – that of thorough and open communication – through active listening and the giving and receiving of feedback in the most positive manner.”
-Al Haight, Managing Partner

“This program contributed immensely to the effective interaction of our team.”
-Dave Howe, Manager

“If I was in any doubt before that “leaders are not born but made by mastering leadership skills” then I am no longer. This course provides that extra edge!”
-Brian Jackson, Medical Research

“I’ve been to many training programs through (-) and my previous employer and I will have to say this program has the most practical utility of any program I have ever attended. I particularly like the role-plays because it allowed me (us) to put into practice the theory discussed instead of just hearing about how we ‘should’ do something.”
-Ken Crow, Senior Manager

“Even if one thinks they understand co-workers’ styles/personalities, these sessions bring a higher level of understanding in an upbeat, hands-on, stimulating environment with a great facilitator. Thanks Mike!”
-Rebecca Finn, Village Manager

Specific Skills/Methods

“Wow! The specificity of the skills. But to choose one area I would have to say ‘giving feedback’ was the most outstanding because it will affect my life the most. I can see how much more powerful sharing ‘what is going on’ is than hiding it under the carpet.”
-Karen Farino, Office Manager

“The tools and skills taught in this course are simple. They can be used daily in professional situations. The 360° feedback is useful for anyone who wishes to improve.”
-V Pongpairochana, Project Manager

“In comparison with other courses, real skills are developed rather than an accumulation of knowledge.”
-Peter Richardson, Section Head

Delivery

“Mike is awesome. He really knows how to get ‘into’ a group and provide immediate input and impact. I was really impressed by how much better each of us became in such an abbreviated time frame and that’s entirely because of Mike.”
-Karen Farino, Office Manager

“Feel what they teach, able to transmit leadership skills through their own leadership style, are focused on results, master the models but reach almost perfection when dealing with human-related situations.”
-Frederic Wohlwend, Director

“Clear, concise and wonderfully enthusiastic manner in which he presented the material and coached the role-play situations.”
-David Barber, Corporate QA Manager