About

I help small- and medium-sized businesses who want great results but struggle with the daily (hourly!) fire-fighting that keeps them distracted from big-picture success.

Michael Ehling

Truth be told, my absolute passion is not seeing the big business results!  (Shocking. I know!)  Let me clarify: doubling revenue or grabbing market share is interesting to me. And focus on practical, solid results is critical for my success and yours.  The real driver for me, though, is your win.  I feel totally on top of the world when

you get the results you want with less effort and more overall enjoyment.

I have dedicated my career to finding practical and deep tools, models, and approaches that lead to that for you.

Ironically, one of my most formative moments came while I was chiding my dad for being a “corporate man.” Fresh out of school and full of youthful ignorance (some of which I still have, I think), I listened as my father, Ted, described with excitement his promotion to a senior roll in a large, respected company.

Convinced that corporations in general and this one in particular could only be a source of greed and harm, I couldn’t understand how my dad could sell himself out. And with the gentle eyes and strong voice that I have come to rely on, Ted only replied, “You’ll see.”

I thought, “Okay; Dad knows something and I don’t have a clue about it.” His one, simple comment sent me searching for the good work every person and organization can do. And to discover how that good operates for benefit and profit. And what gets in the way to stop it.

I help people do their good work. We start with their SweetSpot: a clearer, more productive, and a more compelling way to look at the issues, opportunities, and problems people and organizations face. And we continue with clear thinking, strong partnerships with everyone who matters, and a flow of action centered on their SweetSpot.

Since 1999, I have worked with hundreds of business people in the areas of leadership, team effectiveness, communication, executive development, strategy and alignment, career development, whole-life effectiveness, and hiring.

In prior decades, I built grassroots client programs and did field force (sales and pre-sales) enablement. I was also an award winning pre-sales consultant. I went to Cornell for Industrial Engineering and landed my first job out of school writing software for logistics systems.

Please feel free to drop me a line any time if I can answer any questions.