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Whole Person CEO Coaching
A client case study showcasing the true value of whole person CEO Transition Coaching.
CEO Succession Panel Vancouver
Natalie Michael will be participating in a panel discussion on CEO Succession for Mackay CEO Forums on October 7, 2025.
What’s the Role of Emotional Intelligence in CEO succession?
For a CEO Transition Team to effectively implement governance, it is important to address the relationship health in the organization.
Thinking About a new chapter? Get ready for some discomfort.
The retreat phase is a predictable part of a transition. It can be marked by pain, but it passes. This article explains what happens and why it is important to not identify with it.
Announcing Your New CEO: Is Timing Positive or Political?
This post shares some insights on the best timing for CEO announcements and how to ensure that the process is well understood and does not lead to negative politics.
Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Succession Lessons
A short case study highlighting why you need years, not months, to do CEO Succession well.
What makes a great CEO Review
CEO reviews are essential for business and personal growth, as they help CEOs thrive when done right. This post offers a quick summary of different approaches for various CEO situations.
Quoted in the media
Natalie Michael was recently quoted in a series of articles online. Read a few quick tips based on her fifteen years experience as a CEO Forum Chair and her experience chairing groups for ultra high net worth leaders.
What Values Matter to Your CEO Transition?
This is an exercise to identify the values that are most important for your CEO Transition. Nuance counts. Values are what you choose to make important even when the transition gets hard.
CEO Transition Power Struggles & Decisions
An article exploring the beliefs that help prevent power struggles in a CEO Transition when the outgoing CEO is staying actively involved in the business.
What I have learned about “Success”
What is success? I wrote a piece this morning about what I have observed about success after 10 years chairing CEO peer groups and chairing peer groups for the ultra high net worth. It's what I see from this unique vantage point.
Why is it so hard for Founders to Let go?
Disruptive patterns can sabotage a CEO Transition. Identify yours and learn how to break the pattern getting in the way of your transition goal.
Letting Go: The AIM Method
The process of letting go can be absolutely brutal when you really love and care about someone or something. Here’s a prove n strategy to help the letting go process.
The Introspection Invitation
I've noticed over the years that CEOs often neglect introspection; they're simply too busy running their companies. How do you know it is time to introspect? Here are four common clues.
Client Story at the Business Transitions Forum
When a client shares their transition story at the BTF (Business Transitions Conference) it means that something was done right. Tom Shepansky, Founder of Rethink Communications, a long-time client and friend shared their story.
