The Hard Truth About Leadership: Most "Solutions" Don't Stick Under Pressure
Many of the leaders I work with are accomplished physicians, scientists, researchers, clinicians and advanced technical experts. They know their field. But as responsibilities grow, their toughest challenges often become less technical:
How do you get highly accomplished people to work effectively across functions and disciplines?
How do you make good decisions when smart people disagree?
How do you influence colleagues when data and analysis alone are not enough to create alignment or action?
How do you surface difficult issues early, without unnecessary conflict or drama?
How do expert technical leaders become equally effective people leaders?
That is where I can help.
I’m Michael Papanek, an executive coach, leadership and team consultant, and master facilitator.
I work with healthcare, biotech, pharma, clinical medicine, research and other highly technical organizations. I am honored to have worked with Kaiser Permanente, Gilead Sciences, John Muir Health, Sutter Health, Lyten, Genentech/Roche, Molina Healthcare, Mercy Hospital System, Texas Children’s Hospital, UCSF Health, the National Academy of Science and The Mayo Clinic.
My clients are already exceptionally capable. They need practical ways to navigate the human dynamics surrounding complex, high-stakes work.
I help leaders and teams:
Build candid, resilient leadership teams
Make better decisions when perspectives differ
Navigate conflict productively and with less drama
Increase influence across functions and stakeholders
Lead organizational and cultural change
Help technical experts become effective people leaders
Through executive coaching, team development, qualitative 360s, team observation and facilitation, we work on real decisions and organizational challenges. We use an Action Learning method, so development happens through the work itself, improving both today’s results and how the team works together tomorrow.
My book, From Breakdown to Breakthrough, explores how leaders build relationships resilient enough to withstand the heat of significant change.
My Goal: Help highly capable people master people leadership, so they can accomplish important but difficult things, especially when the heat is on and pressure is high.
of leaders agree that their organization’s culture is critical to clinical, technical and business success (PWC) but only 35% feel their culture is being effectively managed
of leaders think that leadership has a high priority for their organizations, but only half (41%) of them acknowledged that their organizations were “ready or very ready” to meet their changing leadership requirements (Deloitte)
Reason for resisting change is due to past failed change efforts and change fatigue (PWC), #2 reason is they don’t feel involved in the process and do not know how to influence what is happening
The best teams are able to see their own team dynamic clearly, discuss their dynamic openly and change their dynamic whenever they need to. To enable them to do that they need effective frameworks that give them new ways to see and understand their own team and know what changes to make to improve their results.
Transform your organization with powerful frameworks for leadership and teamwork.
“As my executive coach, Michael taught me about human dynamics, team leadership, presentation and communication skill advancement. In leadership training, he did a lot to help my team mature in similar areas. I give my highest recommendation to Michael Papanek.”
“Hi, I’m Michael, and I work with experienced leaders who want to reach the next level and “solve the unsolvable” by sharing powerful frameworks which unlock high performance, support sustained behavior change and create better work relationships.”
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