Michelle Bostian

Senior Consultant

Michelle Bostian, Senior Consultant

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Michelle Bostian is a seasoned executive coach and consultant known for her inviting demeanor and impactful leadership. With a career spanning over 25 years, she has cultivated expertise in designing and implementing tailored leadership programs, steering change management initiatives, fostering team alignment, and crafting visionary plans for organizational effectiveness. Michelle’s work is anchored in unlocking the inherent potential within leaders and teams, empowering them to capitalize on their strengths, unearth their purpose, and attain success.

Background & Industry Experience

Michelle’s entire career has focused on improving the lives of people and the systems they are a part of. As a psychotherapist, corporate leader, trainer, facilitator, and executive coach, Michelle has leveraged her abilities to provide challenge, support, and guidance to managers and leaders in diverse organizations for the past 25 years. Her coaching expertise has been honed through training at the Center for Creative Leadership and National School Reform Faculty and professional training in Restorative Practices. She understands the complexities of differing roles across multiple industries, including manufacturing, technology, finance, education, and healthcare. Prior to her work as a coach, coach trainer, and leadership development consultant, Michelle had a successful career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and educator. Beyond her corporate engagements, Michelle is a founding member of the national non-profit organization Heart of Character.

Coaching Approach

Kathy utilizes a pragmatic approach to coaching by guiding her clients to clearly articulate and measure their coaching goals with a result focused mindset. Because of her personal experience as a global corporate executive, she has a distinctive way of quickly understanding the context and culture the client exists within in order to be successful. Kathy is also a movement educator, with experience and education as a comprehensive Pilates Instructor. She believes in the concept of Executive Wellness as a foundation for healthy, productive habits and the integration of Wellness Coaching to a leader’s energy, productivity and performance. 

Facilitation & Teambuilding Approach

Michelle understands the important contributions of life history, personality, and learned competencies to a leader’s style, approach, and impact. Therefore, she seeks to fully understand her clients and their contexts to maximize their effectiveness. Michelle’s coaching approach is collaborative and blends the ideal amounts of assessment, challenge, and support to accelerate growth in those she works with. Michelle aims to contribute to her clients’ success as an active thought partner and guide, bringing the best of leadership science to her work.

Relevant Assignments

  • Extensive Coaching Experience: Provided over 600 hours of executive coaching.
  • Team Coaching Expertise: Executive leadership teams in transition, existing teams operationalizing on best practice and teams navigating change management.
  • Senior Organizational Effectiveness Consultant: Developed and facilitated organizational programs for Cone Health and other institutions.
  • NCAIS Leadership Institute Facilitator: Spearheaded leadership development programs for educators.
  • Custom Programs: Designed and delivered tailored programs for clients in education, financial services, information technology, and healthcare sectors.
  • Board Effectiveness Trainer: Delivered training on board strategy, communications, and accountability.

Assessments

  • Creator of the Culture of Feedback Survey: Designed for organizations to foster a continuous feedback environment.
  • Certified in Key Assessment Tools: Proficient in Workplace Big Five, Facet5, DiSC, and multiple 360-degree multi-rater assessments.
  • Expert Assessment Facilitator: Conducts personalized debriefs for individuals and groups, adapting sessions to specific organizational needs.
  • Strategic Use of Data: Analyzes group assessment results to guide leadership teams in strategic planning, decision-making and development planning.

Education & Professional Affiliations

  • Board Certified Coach – (BCC)
  • CCMP certified
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming – Certified Confidence Coach
  • Creator of Culture of Feedback Survey for organizational use
  • Certified in a variety of assessments such as Facet5, WPB5, DiSC, and 360 tools