Misha Glouberman Coaching
Leadership is challenging. You don’t have to go it alone.
I can help you get where you’re going faster
Strong leadership is about knowing what you do on your own, and how to get the most leverage out of help from others. Working with a coach helps you achieve results faster and more effectively.
For over 20 years I’ve been helping people and companies untangle the problems that stop them from getting the results they want. My expertise is in looking at the often overlooked human dimensions of business problems. You can read more about me and how I work here, or hear more about people I’ve helped.
What I help clients with
Team performance and interpersonal skills
✓ Get your team taking more initiative and solving problems themselves
✓ Create an environment where your team can share tough feedback and act on it
✓ Manage your most challenging work relationships
✓ Get better outcomes in your most important conversations and negotiations
Strategies, priorities, decisions
✓ Enhanced decision-making capabilities
✓ Better time management and priority setting
✓ Stronger strategic thinking and execution
Focus and calm
✓ Get out of the weeds and focus on the things that matter
✓ Find calm in the face of your calendar, no matter how busy things get
✓ Know you’re doing the right things, so you can turn work off at the end of the day and focus on other parts of your life that you care about
Values
✓ Align your working life with your personal values and passions
"Misha helped me bring about more effective collaboration in my senior leadership team. Through our work together, we set clear goals, prioritized what truly mattered, and saw remarkable progress in a short time. What sets Misha apart is his ability to strike the perfect balance between support and challenge, listening deeply while pushing for real growth. That balance made all the difference, and I couldn't recommend him more highly as a coach."
Alex Stein, Managing Director, Foundation for the Global Compact, United Nations Global Compact
You need more than just a sounding board
A sympathetic ear can be enormously helpful. But growth needs more than that. I create a space where you feel supported, while also challenging you and holding you accountable to your highest goals. I’ll provide actionable feedback, concrete tools that help get you turn insights into outcomes.
Building on Your Strengths
I assume you’ve gotten where you are because you’re good at things, and good at learning. My approach focuses on leveraging your existing strengths and values- what you’re good at, how you learn well. My aim is to help high-achieving people get even better.
Practical Solutions, Human Understanding
I combine concrete leadership skills with emotional intelligence to help you achieve lasting results. Whether you're facing team challenges or personal growth opportunities, we'll work together to find effective solutions.
Explore if I’m the right coach for you: Set up a call
I’m happy to set up an initial call where we can get to know each other a bit, and see if we’re a good fit for each other. You don't need perfect clarity about your goals to begin. These calls are often fun and interesting for both of us, even if we don’t end up working together.
“Misha helps untangle business problems by solving the deeper people issues…and vice-versa. He's got a light and sure touch, a big brain, and a way of sparking both insight and action that is unique.”
Michael Bungay Stanier, Author of The Coaching Habit, the top-selling coaching book of the 21st century
Some bad reasons not to work with a coach
Many of my clients had to overcome one of these hesitations before getting started:
✘ "I'm too busy for coaching right now"
If your plan is to wait till things aren’t busy, you’re kidding yourself. All my clients are busy people. The busier you are the more important it is to put effort into ruthlessly prioritizing what matters most. I help clients do this. Any time we take together should repay itself quickly in time saved.
Taking time to priortize and strategize is an investment that pays quickly. Failing to do that will cost a lot, fast.
✘ "I could probably figure this out myself"
Of course you could – you're capable and resourceful. But why take the longer path? Working with a coach accelerates your growth, helps you avoid common pitfalls, and gives you a trusted advisor in your corner.
✘ "I'm already good at what I do – why would I need coaching?"
I don’t do remedial coaching for people who are bad at stuff. Elite athletes don’t give up on coaches because they’re great- having coaches is part of what makes them great. If you want to excel and grow, you should bring in whatever resources you can to help with that.
“I was able to reduce my workload by about 10 to 12 hours per week and…my sales process has now become about 10X more effective at connecting me with qualified customers”
Brooke Struck, Founder & CEO of Converge
How would our coaching work?
I work with each client to create a customized plan. I’d work with you to get clear goals for our work together. We’d look at how you learn best, and create a path together. Some clients get the best results from regular scheduled calls, some have me on-call for advising as needed. We’ll make a plan to suit what works best for you (and we’ll adjust it when, as is inevitable, life doesn’t go exactly as planned)
“Misha provided invaluable help to me in untangling a series of very high stakes work and interpersonal issues. I’ve worked with several advisors and mentors, and Misha’s support was uniquely clear, empathetic, insightful, and most importantly actionable and effective. He does a remarkable job of combining the emotional and the practical.”
Kathryn Devaney, PhD, Co-Founder of The Berkeley Alembic Foundation
“A lot of my communication ability comes from my work with Misha. His guidance was invaluable. When he’s around, Misha raises the emotional intelligence of the room: conversations just go better when he’s around.”
Sasha Chapin, Writer, CEO Scout Dixon West perfume
“Things that have felt blocked, things that have felt insurmountable, he can help you as an organization quickly get over the hump and move forward and build momentum.”
Mark Surman, President of Mozilla
"I had a work project I was passionate about but kept failing to do and was unsure why. Misha unblocked me and helped me to achieve a string of successes on that project. In his coaching, he provided a helpful combination of listening and being outcomes-oriented that encouraged me to get over the hump."
Josh Rosenberg, CEO Forecasting Research Institute
“Misha’s unique gift is at the intersection of mindset and commercial aspects. My work with Misha helped me elevate my abilities, and had a real impact on my business and my prosperity.”
Chris Clearfield, CEO & Co-Founder of Clearfield Group
“If you are running a business, you should talk to Misha. If you have even a short call with him, you'll learn something huge you didn't even know you needed to learn."
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Economist & NYT best-selling author of “Don’t Trust Your Gut”
“When it comes to helping people become more persuasive and effective communicators, Misha is one of the most gifted practitioners I’ve seen…
you’ll be amazed by the results he can bring.”
Douglas Stone, Harvard Law School, Co-Author of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Explore if I’m the right coach for you. Set up a call
I’m happy to set up an initial call where we can get to know each other a bit, and see if we’re a good fit for each other. You don't need perfect clarity about your goals to begin. These calls are often fun and interesting for both of us, even if we don’t end up working together.
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I can also help with…
Find Calm in Your Calendar
Does it seem impossible to find the time and mental space to focus on the big picture things that really matter?
It’s not impossible!
Transform Your Team into Independent Problem-Solvers
Stop putting out other peoples’ fires. Free up your time and mental space to focus on the big picture things that really matter.
Giving & Getting Feedback
You can’t solve problems if you can’t talk about them. There is a cost to conflict avoidance, and it's killing your team's potential.
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