EXECUTIVES. LEADERS. PROJECT MANAGERS
MJ Is Your Trusted Thinking Partner
Gain Clarity on an Urgent Leadership Challenge
(90-Minute Leadership Challenge Session)
Navigate Complex Leadership Challenges
(Leadership Strategy Pack – 5 Sessions)
Strengthen Your Leadership Capabilities
Applied EI, Executive Presence & Reintegration Programs)
Helping Leaders Navigate Trust, Conflict & Uncertainty through Applied Emotional Intelligence | Trusted Thinking Partner & Executive Mentor | Author & Media Contributor
Nearly 35 years of experience in leadership, team mobilization, and project management
Leadership is a human experience. It comes with responsibility, difficult decisions, complex relationships, and moments of uncertainty that can be difficult to navigate alone. As a Trusted Thinking Partner and Executive Mentor, I provide leaders with a confidential space to reflect, challenge assumptions, better understand human dynamics, and gain the clarity needed to make sound decisions, build trust, and lead with confidence.
Identify your needs :
Do you need to make critical decisions under pressure while navigating uncertainty and complexity?
Through a 90-minute Leadership Challenge Session or a Leadership Strategy Pack (5 × 60-minute sessions), I provide a confidential space to reflect, challenge assumptions, clarify your options, and determine practical next steps. The result is greater clarity, confidence, and leadership impact.
Strengthen Your Leadership Capabilities
Do you want to strengthen your leadership capabilities and advance your career?
My programs help leaders increase their influence, develop applied emotional intelligence, and better understand the human dynamics that shape trust, conflict, and decision-making. I also support leaders returning to work after burnout or depression. Rebuild confidence into their leadership role.
Discover Your Leadership Development Program
(3–8 months)
1. MOVING TOWARD AN EXECUTIVE ROLE
Aspiring to executive roles requires navigating complexity with confidence and leadership grounded in executive presence and emotional intelligence. Executive presence is expressed through 15 key behaviors that strengthen impact, while emotional intelligence enables leaders to harness human dynamics and drive collective performance.
2. EI AT THE HEART OF MODERN LEADERSHIP
Executives must recognize that emotional intelligence is not just a soft skill—it is a critical leadership capability. Leaders who fail to understand the emotional dynamics behind behavior, conflict, resistance, and decision-making often struggle to build trust, influence others, and create healthy workplace cultures. By strengthening self-awareness, emotional regulation, and metacognition, executives are better equipped to lead effectively under pressure and set the tone at the top.
3. RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP STRUGGLES
Relational leadership challenges rarely stem from the issue itself—they often arise from the emotions, perceptions, and assumptions driving human behavior. Applied emotional intelligence helps leaders better understand these dynamics, build trust, navigate conflict, and make sound relational decisions under pressure. The result is healthier workplace relationships, stronger leadership credibility, and a more respectful work environment.
4. Regain your Leadership Confidence after a leave of absence
After taking time off for mental health reasons, the fear of judgment can make returning to work more difficult. However, it is possible to resume and continue your career after such a challenging experience. Tailored external support—combining an understanding of your experience with leadership expertise—facilitates your return, ensures a smooth transition, and helps maintain a healthy work-life balance over the long term. Asking for support is also an act of leadership.
From Seasoned Leader to Executive: Why Prepare?
A Book Written
by MJ Michaud
You feel the need to be perfect as a leader, partner, parent, or athlete. Perhaps you fear others’ judgment after experiencing burnout or depression. This book is for you. It tells the story of MJ, who went through a major depression while trying to be perfect.
Discover how to avoid the trap of overachievement and rediscover peace of mind and even happiness—in imperfection.