Proven Leadership Strategies
and Solutions for Executives
from a Former Senior Executive
Welcome to Mike Whalen Executive Coaching, where leaders uncover game—changing performance insights from a former senior executive—now Certified Executive Coach—that’s been there. From clarifying your personal goals and addressing challenging obstacles, to developing a team culture that fosters loyalty and results, count on candid, common sense, leadership expertise based on real life scenarios.
Helping you work smarter so you can focus on what matters.
Feeling driven to increase your executive efficiency and productivity, yet conflicted by wanting more time for yourself and your loved ones? The stress of juggling multiple, competing demands on your time—especially important life priorities—can make it difficult to feel in control.
Learn tried, tested, and true tactics based on proven philosophies through Coaching Programs designed to improve your effectiveness, reduce overwhelm, and provide the peace-of-mind of work/life balance.
Benefits of Executive Coaching:
- Clarify your performance benchmarks, targets, and goals
- Improved leadership responsibility and ownership
- Increased ability to identify and solve work-related issues
- Enhanced clarity in individual and team roles and objectives
- Increased openness to personal development and improvement
- Focused improvement/correction of specific skills or behaviours
- Improved communication with leadership and governing boards
- Improved productivity and overall effectiveness
Latest Leadership Resources

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Book by James Clear—No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation,

Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Book by Ethan Cross—NATIONAL BESTSELLER—An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how to harness it to combat anxiety, improve

Women in the workplace: Breaking up to break through
Podcast with McKinsey Insights—Record numbers of women leaders are leaving their jobs. Research reveals what’s behind the “great breakup”—and how employers can reverse the trend.