Michael Stratford –大師級高管教練、作者、演講者
–Master Executive Coach, Author, Speaker
「商業變革的倡導者」
「Provocateurof Business Transformation」
Michael是獨特性的擁護者。他倡導基於團隊商務環境情境下的持續發展。人們評價他的風格是充滿激發的同理心的風格，但這些描述還不包括由56種不同的工作積累而來的對商務的悟性以及經驗的深度和廣度。他的經歷教會了他如何與他人連接以及如何強有力的教練所有級別的人們，不管是經理、總監、副總還是CEO。他大師級的經驗來源於20多年來教練客戶的成功，從搖滾樂隊到100強企業的高管和他們的團隊。
Michael is a champion of uniqueness. He advocatesfor the ongoing development of the individual in the context of the team-based business environment. His style is said to be provocatively compassionate, but that description doesn’t include the hard core business savvy, range and depth of experience garnered from having 56 different jobs. His experience has taughthim how to connect with, and powerfully coach people on all levels, whether managers, Directors, VPs or CEOs. He has the mastery born of over two decades of successfully coaching clients from rock bands to Fortune 100 company executives and their teams.
在高管教練的領域，他以幫助他人實現卓越的溝通、領導力和團隊績效聞名。Michael 教練的客戶範圍涉及各種各樣的領域，例如銀行、信息技術、製造業、製藥業以及甚至在線遊戲領域。其中，他專注於領導力提升的企業包括思科系統、福特、通用汽車、Sempra Utilities企業、甲骨文有限公司、通用電氣、惠爾普企業、富國銀行、Lloyd銀行、社會媒體BuzzFeed、暴雪娛樂即『魔獸世界』的創建者。
Infield of Executive Coaching, he has earned a reputation for helping othersachieve a level of excellence in communication, leadership, and team performance. Michael has coached clients in diverse industries such as banking, IT, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and even the online gaming world. Among others, he’s focused on Leadership Development for Cisco Systems, Ford, GM, Sempra Utilities, Oracle, GE, the Whirlpool Corporation, Wells Fargo, Lloyd’s Bank, Social media’s BuzzFeedand Blizzard Entertainment, creators of 『World of Warcraft』.
Michael專注於領導力發展的刺激式問詢的藝術。他的創造力、對語言的熱愛以及感覺的敏銳度幫助到客戶與出現的動態和個人適合的解決方案相一致。Michael的方法很輕鬆和好玩。通過他敏銳的洞見以及對教練和培訓的精通，他快速的呈現出了他深度的知識和對於人和組織問題的廣泛理解。
Michael specializes in the Art of Provocative Inquiry for Leadership Development. Hiscreativity, love of language, and sensing acuity has helped his clients align with emerging trends and personally congruent solutions. Michael has a light and playful approach. Yet through hiskeen insights, masterful coaching and training, he quickly reveals a depth of knowledge and understanding on a wide range of human and organizational issues.
作為他擴充專長的一部分，他為4個教練培訓組織創建課程，其中之一是全球教練運動之父託馬斯·倫納德創建的組織。此外，還參與了富國銀行、Vertex和QuickLogic企業內部教練課程的編寫。他不斷的創新，創造了一個具有開創性的課程叫『精通反饋』。他是4本教練書籍的作者，現在他最喜歡的是在工作坊後對於『精通提問』的高度追求。
As part of leveraging his expertise, hecreated curriculum for four coach training organizations, of which one wasfounded by Thomas Leonard, the father of global Coaching movement, and internal coaching programs for Wells Fargo, Vertex and QuickLogic. Constantly innovating, he created a ground breaking program called Masterful Feedback. Author of four books on coaching, his favorite is now a highly sought after workshop focused on Masterful Questions.
Michael 是一個多產的作者，而他並沒有局限於只是寫教練方面的書籍。他也寫了一些文章，包括：
A prolific author, Michael doesn’t stop just with writing about coaching. He’s also penned a number of articles including:
「Mentorship: Wisdom of the Past Guiding the Leaders of the Future for Plexus Magazine
「Why Do Leaders Approve Training Programs but don’t bother to Grow themselves?」 for www.task.fm.
「Gamify Your Business」 for theonline magazine Pragmatic Marketer.
在做所有這些事情的同時，他也在全球培訓了多於6,000的教練。他甚至還有時間跑了紐約市和聖地牙哥的馬拉松，在百老匯演出並出演過肥皂劇，和他非常熟知的澳洲人結婚。
While doing all of that, he has trained over 6,000 coaches worldwide. He’s even had time to run the NYCand San Diego Marathons, act on Broadway and Soap operas, and marry an Aussie whois his A to Z .
「被稱為領導，所有需要的就是追隨者，就像是羊群需要領頭羊一樣。成為一個領導，需要值得被追隨。領導能力並不是一個工作描述，而是在行動中的體現。卓越的領導者以提升其他領導的能力而被人熟知，而並不是指揮交通和滅火的工作。所有人生來就是獨特的。卓越的領導會認識到這一非凡的多元化精髓並花時間提升傑出的潛力使其最有效的發揮出來。」
Michael Stratford
「To be called a leader allone needs is followers, little more than sheep. To be agreat leader one needs to be worthy of being followed. Leadership is not a job description, it’s Being in action. Great leaders are known for their ability to develop other leaders, not for directing traffic and putting out fires. It is a given that all human beings are unique. It takes a great leader to recognize the essence of that divine diversity and then take the time to develop that magnificent potential into its fullest capacity.」
by Michael Stratford