Executive Coaching and Leadership Development
Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Successor Development, and Successor Recruiting, Portland, OR
Meet Michael Beck...
Exceptional Leadership Elicit Excellence.
And exceptional leadership relies on our ability to influence and positively impact the people around us. I’m passionate about helping leaders become more effective and companies achieve greater success.
For most of my life I’ve had an interest in leadership and performance improvement. I’ve been a leader at every level of an organization from manager to C-level. I typically accomplish more in a day than most people accomplish in two. I’ve earned a black belt in self-defense, ranked 118th in the world in a rowing (ergometer) competition, and climbed several “Fourteener’s” (14,000 ft. high mountains).
As an advisor, executive coach and strategist to leaders looking to improve leadership, business performance and productivity within their organization, I work with senior executives, up & coming leaders, and business owners in companies large and small.
My clients get the results they want because my background is different than most other coaches. Prior to my 20+ years of coaching I held executive positions for over two decades. I’ve helped senior leaders enhance their effectiveness, helped groom leaders for advancement, and helped struggling leaders to save them.
I bring a variety of perspectives to the coaching relationship after years of working with professionals from around the country and from many different industries. Additionally, I have two important talents that make my coaching invaluable.
I have a highly developed talent for identifying problems and distinguishing them from the symptoms they cause. This allows me to help my clients more rapidly develop practical, effective solutions.
The second unique talent of mine is that I tend to see things from a different perspective than most. This allows me to “see” things others miss (blind spots) and to offer alternate, more insightful perspectives. This, of course, allows us to accelerate our progress even faster.
My credentials include an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business along with degrees in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. I have held a variety of executive positions including CFO, COO, and EVP. Additionally, I worked several years overseas as a Business Advisor to a member of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia.
EXECUTIVE COACHING EXPERIENCE
I bring the full force of my experience to the table, gained over years of domestic and international work across a broad range of industries and professions. I have coached executives from a wide range of organizations in diverse industries including construction, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, technology and defense. Representative coaching engagements include:
- • CEO/Successor, $400MM Staffing Company
• CMO, Insurance Company
• President, Occupational Medicine - • Director of Operations, High Tech
• President, Tourism Company
• COO, Occupational Medicine Management
• State Sales Executive, Financial Services
• VP Engineering & Development, Mfg.
• President, Insurance Company
• VP Sales, Power Component Manufacturer
• CIO, $700MM Aerospace/Defense Mfg.
• GM, $500MM Defense Industry Division
• CEO/Owner, Tech Services
• COO, Payment Processing
• CEO, Behavioral Health Organization
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
I am a Founding Member of the International Association of Coaches and a Past-President of the Denver Coach Federation. I’ve given over 100 talks on the topics of leadership, productivity, and success principles to corporate, local, regional, and national audiences.
I’m the author of the highly-rated leadership book, “Eliciting Excellence”, and I’ve been a contributor to a variety of national and international publications including Leadership Excellence, Smart Choice, Journal of Property Management, American Agent & Broker, the Portland Business Journal, People Matters and Oregon Business Magazine.
