Leadership & Executive Coach 🗣️ | Helping Leaders Maximize Their Potential 🚀 | CEO of Leadership Coach Group

I am a Harvard-educated CEO and PCC-certified leadership/executive/life coach.  Our Leadership Coach Group was recognized by Manage HR Magazine as a Top 10 organizational development firm.  We provide executive coaching, leadership training, leadership assessments, psychological safety team coaching, and inspirational speakers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, India, and other countries globally.  

The BBC World Service recently featured me as an international coaching expert. I have collaborated with 150+ leaders on five continents to bring out their best performance & more fulfilled life -- including clients at Google, Amazon, Reddit, Sony, Microsoft, the U.S. government, nonprofits, and many others.

Listening deeply to clients enables me to tailor my approach.  I employ 360 assessment data, mindfulness techniques, action plan development, leadership theories, music, happiness research, leadership articles & videos, improv comedy training, & more to serve clients in a powerful and fun way.

I led webinars on leading remote/hybrid teams, creating a culture of positivity, and navigating the way forward during the pandemic public health & economic crisis. I trained an Australian C-suite on "How to Lead Like a Coach," a European team on "Self-Leadership and Happiness," and co-presented a women’s leadership webinar. I am conducting original research into leading human-machine (artificial intelligence) teams and co-presented initial findings at the International Leadership Association's (ILA) Global Conference.

I am a lifelong learner.  I studied and collaborated with leadership scholars James MacGregor Burns (Pulitzer Prize-winner), Georgia Sorenson (ILA co-founder), and Ron Heifetz (Harvard University). As a part-time Ph.D. student in Organizational Leadership, I increase my capabilities and learn from the executive clients with whom I am privileged to collaborate.

Over two decades, I served in leadership roles at the White House, U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, Homeland Security, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – in communications, employee engagement, innovation, intergovernmental liaison, knowledge management, human resources/leadership development, information technology, administration, & high-profile multi-agency initiatives.

During a decade of FBI service, I was the first global chief of internal communications, deputy chief knowledge officer (intersection of people, processes, IT systems, and innovation), CIO certified, and co-director of a multi-agency law enforcement initiative reducing violence in the U.S.'s most violent cities.

Great leadership lives and breathes in the quality of our conversations.

Our latest Leadership Coach Group Open Coaching Newsletter is out and this one is all about the conversations that make leadership work!

In our November session, “Conversations That Connect: From Basics to Breakthroughs,” Master Certified Coach Lissa Qualls shared powerful lessons on presence, communication styles, and how to ask questions that build trust instead of tension.

This edition also includes:
 ✨ Key takeaways from the webinar
 💬 A playbook highlight on how to ask tough questions without creating conflict
❓ More details on where to find the webinar resources!

I’d love for you to take a look and see what stands out for you. Conversations shape so much of how we lead, and your perspective adds to the learning.

Take a moment to read the newsletter and let me know: What insight or question is staying with you?

#conversations #communication #webinar #freewebinar

Michael Seelman

On this Veterans Day, we honor and thank all who have served  and the families who’ve stood beside them.

Your dedication, courage, and teamwork remind us what leadership looks like at its highest level: service before self, strength with humility, and purpose that endures.

At Leadership Coach Group, we’re proud to work alongside leaders who bring those same values into every organization and community they serve.

To all veterans — we honor you.

#VeteransDay #Leadership #Service #Teamwork #LeadershipCoachGroup

Who we become as leaders is often shaped by the stories we study… and Cleopatra’s story is one that continues to challenge the way we think about power, strategy, and presence.

She lived more than 2,000 years ago, yet she’s still admired today, not for the myths written about her, but for the leadership she actually practiced: clarity, intellect, and the courage to navigate extraordinary pressure.

As I read more about her this week, I found myself asking… What allows a leader’s influence to last beyond their lifetime?

It’s a question worth exploring.

Take a look at the carousel and share what stood out to you. I’d love to hear your perspective.

#LeadershipDevelopment #HistoryAndLeadership #WomenInLeadership #Communication

Who is Cleopatra, Really?

It’s been a full year - one with change, challenge, and growth for so many of us. Before we close out 2025, I want to invite you to take a moment to slow down.

Our final Open Coaching Webinar of 2025, “Exhale the Year: A Calming Practice of Gratitude & Reflection,” is a chance to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters, before rushing into what’s next.

Together, we’ll explore simple, mindful practices that help you release the noise of the year and refocus on gratitude, presence, and calm.

🗓️ Friday, December 5, 2025 | 12 PM EST
 📍 This webinar will be streamed via Zoho
 👉 Register here to receive details and updates: https://lnkd.in/epCj_brf

#LeadershipDevelopment #MindfulLeadership #Gratitude #Reflection #LeadershipCoachGroup

Mindfulness isn’t about slowing down for the sake of slowing down. It’s about noticing what’s happening inside you before you rush into what’s next.

As I look back on this year — the change, the challenges, the moments of growth — I’m reminded of how much more grounded and intentional we can be when we make space to pause. That’s why we put together 5 reasons mindfulness actually works, especially for leaders navigating a fast-moving world.

And before we close out 2025, I’d love to invite you to join me for our final Open Coaching Webinar of the year:
 Exhale the Year: A Calming Practice of Gratitude & Reflection.

 A moment to breathe. A moment to reconnect. A moment to reset.

🗓️ Friday, December 5 at 12 PM EST
 👉 Register: https://lnkd.in/er9KkPsg

What’s one mindfulness practice that’s helped you stay steady this year?

#LeadershipDevelopment #MindfulLeadership #Reflection #Gratitude #LeadershipCoachGroup

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