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Michelle Powers (MA/MBA) is a fractional chief of staff who partners with experienced executive coaches and nonprofit leaders in support of their needs for strategic planning, operations, marketing, communications, business development, and project management. Buoyed by additional experience as a career coach, executive recruiter, and former nonprofit leader, Michelle brings a 360 perspective to leaders and their businesses. Michelle is driven by helping clients focus on that which brings them energy and joy. 


Michelle Powers

As a TD expert, you can embed the habits of clarity, communication, collaboration, and building a healthy, positive culture.

From Uncertainty to Upside: Talent Development’s Role in Building Resilient Leaders

Finishing the year and closing strong is about doing what matters, both intentionally and with presence. 

Embracing the Season of Light: How Talent Development Leaders Can Close the Year With Purpose and Presence

Manage stress for yourself and your team with these five action steps. 

The Calmest Leader in the Room: Building a Culture of Care in High-Pressure Times

Even the most accomplished talent development leaders can find themselves at a crossroads, questioning their purpose and passion. 

Reignite Passion in Your Career: 4 Questions TD Leaders Should Ask Themselves

Here’s a list of inner strengths you can tap into right now to stay positive, stay motivated, and move forward, regardless of what the headlines are saying.

Stay Positive in a Tough Job Market: Tap Into Your Power, Perseverance, and Joy

It’s time to train your sales teams in consultative selling skills.

New Research Reveals Power of Consultative Selling Skills

The first post in a series that will highlight government-focused learning programs.

Power Through Learning: Government at Its Best

Michelle Somerday outlines how mindfulness can help leaders accomplish the critical things in their day-to-day lives.

The Power of the Present

(From Forbes)—Today I had the great pleasure of speaking at The Innovation Enterprises’ 2013 Women in Strategy Summit, which brings together 75 high-level women in marketing and strategy, about the leadership secrets of the world’s most powerful women. With women comprising just 4 percent of corporate CEOs, 14 percent of executive officers, and 20 percent of America’s government officials, we’re facing a persistent leadership gap at the highest echelons. To move forward, we must first take stock of what is working. The following eight leadership lessons, synthesized and updated from a keynote I gave last year, come directly from the women who know what it takes to get to the top.Stay DeterminedThe world’s most successful women really want it–and remain determined even in the face of obstacles. They have the skills, and they put the time in. But more importantly, they have the desire to do something great. Beth Brooke, global vice chair of Ernst & Young, was diagnosed with a degenerative hip disease at age 13 and was told by doctors she may never walk again. Before going into surgery she promised herself she would walk—no, she would run—and aspired to become one of the best young athletes the world had seen. Not only did she walk, she went on to play several varsity sports at her high school, earned multiple MVP awards, and later played Division I basketball in college. She made up her mind, and she didn’t quit. She brought that same determination to her career and today ranks among the 100 most powerful women in the world.Be CourageousWomen at the top aren’t fearless. They move toward their fear to continually challenge themselves. That takes courage. In 2011, Beth Mooney, CEO of KeyCorp, became the first woman ever to lead a top-20 bank in the U.S. Mooney began her career as a secretary at a local Texas bank, making just $10,000 a year, but soon realized she wanted something more. In 1979, she knocked on the door of every big bank in Dallas and asked for a spot in their management training programs. At the Republic Bank of Dallas, she refused to leave the manager’s office until he offered her a job. After waiting for three hours, he finally agreed to give her a chance if she earned an MBA by night.That was a turning point in her career, one of many, powered by a courageous call to action—to champion herself and what she knew she was capable of. Later, she had the courage to move into roles she’d never done before, to pick up and move across the country, and to stick with it for three decades. If you’re not a little bit scared every day, you’re not learning. And when you’re not learning, you’re done.Think BiggerIn order to achieve big success, you have to have big impact. When Michelle Gass, who is now leading 33 countries for Starbucks, started at the coffee chain, she was asked to architect a growth strategy for a just-launched drink called the Frappuccino. Her mantra: “Let’s think of how big this can be.” After countless hours testing ideas, she decided to position it as an escapist treat and added ice cream parlor fixings and new flavors. What began as a two-flavor side item is now a $2 billion platform with tens of thousands of possible combinations. Gass repeated her go-big-or-go-home strategy when she took over Seattle’s Best Coffee. She decided to take the sleepy little-sister brand to new heights by partnering with Burger King, Delta, Subway, convenience stores and supermarkets. In one year, the brand exploded from 3,000 distribution points to over 50,000.Take Calculated RisksAs CEO of Kraft Foods and now Mondelez International, Irene Rosenfeld is very familiar with this one. A couple years ago she completed a hostile takeover of British candy company Cadbury. Not long after, she surprised the business community again with a plan to split Kraft into two separate companies, a North American foods company and a global snacks company. To move the needle, you have to make a big bets—but never rash—always based on a careful study of the outcomes. You have to know what you have to gain, and if you can afford to take the hit if it doesn’t go your way.Remain DisciplinedIt takes discipline to achieve and maintain success. You simply can’t do everything, and the world’s most powerful women stay focused on the areas that will have the biggest impact—from both a leadership perspective and a career management perspective. Sheri McCoy, the new CEO of struggling Avon Products, is currently implementing a huge turnaround at the century-old beauty company. Interestingly, when I asked what the biggest challenge would be, she said: “Making sure people stay focused on what’s important and what matters most.” It is very easy to get distracted by new trends, new markets, new projects—but when you extend yourself too far, the quality of your work suffers across the board.Read more.

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