Experience is the best teacher - as long as you’re able to extract and apply the leadership lessons in other situations.
Michigan Ross M-Coaches advise and support executives and teams at various levels of organizations, from high-potential middle managers to CEOs. M-Coaches are among today’s most acclaimed thought leaders and have extensive experience in advising and developing executives on a global basis.
Newly Promoted Leaders: Individuals stepping into broader scope, visibility, or complexity who need to quickly recalibrate how they lead, communicate, and prioritize.
Senior Executives Navigating Change: C-suite and senior leaders managing transformation, organizational restructuring, market shifts, or crisis situations.
High-Potential (HiPo) Talent: Emerging leaders identified for accelerated growth who need to build executive presence, strategic thinking, and influence earlier in their careers.
Leaders with Performance Gaps: Strong contributors whose results are solid, but whose communication style, team leadership, or stakeholder management is limiting their impact.
Functional Experts Transitioning to Enterprise Leaders: Technical or functional leaders (finance, operations, product, etc.) who must move from expertise-driven success to enterprise-wide leadership.
Leaders Managing Increased Complexity: Those taking on global roles, cross-functional teams, or matrixed organizations require more sophisticated influence and alignment skills.
Executives Preparing for the Next Role: Leaders being groomed for promotion who need to close specific readiness gaps before stepping up.
Founders / Entrepreneurs Scaling the Business: Leaders moving from a startup mindset to structured growth, where leadership style must evolve alongside the organization.
Leaders Facing Critical Transitions: Examples include onboarding into a new company, returning from leave, or shifting industries.
Teams or Cohorts (Group Coaching): Leadership teams needing alignment, improved communication, or stronger collective effectiveness, not just individual development.
We offer services across five broad categories:
Executive Development
Enter a confidential, trusted partnership with an M-Coach to address your unique development needs and gain a fresh perspective. The Michigan Model of Coaching is grounded in faculty research from the Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations, including the Michigan Model of Leadership, Mindful Engagement, Reflected Best-Self, and more.
Strategy Coaching and Advising for CEOs and Senior Executives
Unlike a strategy consultant, who may suggest a generic competition model, both you and your team will experience significant professional growth throughout the deployment process.
Executive Team Coaching
Develop the leadership and managerial skills required to create and promote high-performing executive teams.
Coaching for Executive Education Programs
Coaching helps Executive Education participants apply new leadership concepts in their individual roles and environments.
Coaching Workshops
These programs are for managers with wide-ranging responsibilities for engaging people, and who wish to build coaching strategies and skills to develop other leaders.
Executive Development: Learn which work situations elicit your best performance and unlock untapped potential to improve productivity and performance. Executive Development Coaching engagements are typically six or 12 months in duration.
Strategy Coaching and Advising for CEOs and Senior Executives: M-Coaches partners directly with CEOs and senior teams to build a customized strategy from within.
Executive Team Coaching: Coaching sessions focus on diagnosing and improving team performance, developing strategies for effective group decision-making, and using teams to manage change.
Coaching for Executive Education Programs: Michigan Ross Executive Education Programs incorporate coaching to augment classroom learning with personalized guidance and feedback.
Coaching Workshops: Ross offers custom-designed, multi-day coaching sessions delivered at your location.
For more program details, including topics and structure, download the program brochure.
