Michael has served in executive positions for several Fortune 100 companies during significant changes in their industries. He worked closely with their C-suite officers developing the business model, crafting strategy, architecting structure, creating culture and selecting and developing leaders.Functionally, he has served as a member of the executive team with responsibility for global human resources functions. He also has specialized skills in appraising and developing management and leadership to the highest levels, managing large-scale change and creating a succession plan that ensures the vitality of the business. Michael has provided strategic guidance to the CEO, Board of Directors and executive team on business planning and human capital issues. He has deep experience in working with process-driven organizations. Michael's articles have been featured in Business Week, Leader to Leader, Leadership Excellence, Business Forum, Executive Excellence, the Huffington Post and a host of other widely-respected publications and books. His leadership development strategies have been used by such institutions as the University of Illinois Business School and its executive programs.Michael has presented to over 300 leading companies around the world as well as dozens of industry and professional associations.Concurrent with his corporate responsibilities, he has also addressed executives at Harvard, Stanford, University of California, Berkeley, INSEAD (France), Management Centre Europe (Belgium) and was Distinguished Adjunct Professor for 15 years at Stichting deBaak (The Netherlands). Michael was named Best Instructor at the University of Illinois and has served as adjunct professor in the graduate schools of business and management for the University of California, University of San Francisco, Golden Gate University and Pepperdine University.Specialties: Strategy, Change, Leadership, Innovation, Succession