Powered By Decisions is the place to be if you’re ready to move forward with clarity and confidence
…from the small, consistent microdecisions that govern how you show up as a leader, to the big, overarching macrodecisions you make about what direction to take next in business or life.
You’re no stranger to success…
You work hard, you achieve your goals, and you repeat. But something needs to change to get where you want to go next. You know there’s a better way, and decisions need to be made.
Up until now, you haven’t felt equipped to make those decisions.
That changes today.
I’m Michelle, executive coach and decision engineer for Type-A professionals and humans.
Hey, it takes one to know one, right?
I’m a Stanford-educated decision engineer and an ICF-certified executive coach. I’ve been selected as a faculty member to train coaches at New Ventures West and Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute.
I was brought in to completely revamp the decision-making curriculum for Stanford’s Designing Your Life course. I’ve spoken on stages across the world and facilitated countless workshops. And I’ve put in over 2,000 hours as a coach, working with professionals from startup founders to directors to C-level executives.
(I could go on, but there’s more right here, if you’re interested.)
Throughout all of these experiences, one thing’s been clear:
Decision making is at the core of what we do. When you can make more confident decisions with less stress, anything is possible for your career, your team, your business, and your life.
Let’s talk about how to make that happen:
EXECUTIVE COACHING
For high-achieving executives and leaders navigating the complexities of leveling up.
Advancing in your career doesn't involve one big, complex decision you make at a single point in time. It requires expanding your skills as a leader through the hundreds of microdecisions you make every day.
Through Executive Coaching, we’ll work together to apply systems thinking to shift the microdecisions that collectively add up to the way you perform in the workplace, and the outcomes you get.
WORKSHOPS + SPEAKING
For groups in search of unique, engaging, actionable, useful, and relevant learning opportunities.
Bringing a deep expertise of where + how people get stuck learnt from thousands of hours of coaching, I’ll work with you to craft an interactive, engaging, and immediately applicable workshop or keynote that will have pens scribbling (or keyboards clacking) the entire time.
Your audience will walk away with tools and frameworks rooted in structure and process they can immediately apply to decisions they’re currently grappling with and those they’ll face in the future… with less stress and greater efficiency.
DECISION EDUCATION
For those interested in learning how to make decisions with less stress and more clarity.
When you’re thinking through decisions, do you follow your heart? Listen to your gut? Create a pros/cons list? Do you have a decision-making process at all?
Decision-making is a skill you can learn… when you have the right resources. Once learned, it will continue to serve you every day for the rest of your life.
Whether you’re an individual, a collegiate student, or a coach or academic/career counselor, I’ve put together courses that will lead you to better understand the elements of decision-making, practice sifting through your thoughts/feelings related to those decisions, and find a path for yourself—or help others—to move forward with clarity.
"I truly enjoyed my time working with Coach Michelle. She was always prepared, focused and brought 100% commitment to all of our sessions. She helped me get clear. Clear on my goals, clear on my mental approach and clear on what I need to do to get to the next level in my personal and professional pursuits."
— José Rivera, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Pandora
I kinda like to talk about this stuff…
👉 Geek out with me on the Powered by Decisions blog
👉 Listen to the Ask a Decision Engineer podcast
Good news: Decision making is a process… one you can own.
Start with the Decision Inventory Worksheet: a simple yet in-depth tool you can use to unburden your mind + clarify your next steps.
Download yours now, and get a free, mini-masterclass in decision making: