I found Michael to have a very down to earth approach to his training and this made it credible and easy to relate to. The structure and content of the training was broad enough to cover most aspects of the work experiences which would be encountered. By including the actors as part of the scenario training it provided a genuine reflection of how a staff member may react in a real life situation. That made each manager decide how they would respond in that situation. I learnt a lot from his training and I am sure the other participants did also.
Chris McKee
I attended a brief performance management course facilitated by Michael recently. We all hear many words of wisdom through peers and academia explaining why it’s a good idea to use performance management but this was the first time anybody had offered me effective, practical advice on how to apply it.
I found Michael’s style to be direct and informal, using practical language backed up with minimal theoretical frameworks. The role plays with actors were high impact and a great twist on an old topic. Highly recommended.
Craig Honey
Recently my organisation engaged Michael Peiniger to run a Performance Management Essentials course. I have completed a number of these courses in my time and found this course to be one of the best. Michael’s facilitation style was professional, yet relaxed, and as a result put our staff at ease. Michael created a great learning and networking environment. I do not hesitate in recommending Michael Peiniger as a course facilitator.
Dixie Villanueva
Michael delivered a 2 day Performance Management program to our managers. Michael delivered the training based on a detailed brief provided by us, and designed the course specifically to ensure the course would suit his target audience and was aligned to our organisation’s current practices. The feedback received was very positive and having attended the program myself, I found the course to be practical and invaluable. Michael is an experienced facilitator with an engaging communication style.
Michael was proactive, requesting to meet with a few participants prior to the course to ensure the program would be beneficial to all participants and to gauge which topics would be more relevant. I have no hesitation in recommending Michael; his courses have been comprehensive and practical, while focusing on key outcomes.
James Ratten
I’ve trained with Michael as both part of group sessions within our company, and one-on-one executive coaching. It was time well spent. The coaching process was an enjoyable way to learn a better attitude and approach to work that resulted in lifting myself and the team, fostering a productive culture of ownership and accountability. We worked on, and I made gains in the following areas: managing tricky work relationships, developing good behaviors with respect to time management & planning, becoming aware of my own habits & self monitoring for what works/doesn’t, and big picture thinking. I now find myself more able to get the results I want from myself and others. Michael’s manner is personable without letting you ‘off the hook’; his feedback oftentimes insightful, he’s heavily invested in helping you find your way to achieve the outcomes you want.
Jo Mear
Michael took the team to a new place during his workshop – the response and feedback from the whole group was amazing and they all took things away with them. Becoming Accountable is now a positive message – not a negative feeling! Can’t wait to take the team through more work with Michael and his team.
Shannon Rose
If you’re looking to build your leadership skills, then I highly recommend Michael Peiniger. I reached out to Michael 12 months ago with the goal of improving my confidence to enhance my leadership style, but little did I know I’d get so much more. The one-on-one coaching sessions are great and focus on what you want to work on rather than a specific coaching or training model while still providing strategies to learn and work on. Michael’s personable coaching style and real-life experiences allow you to humanise your own weaknesses, appreciate your opportunities and turn them into strengths to achieve your goals.
A Great Mentor & Coach!
Mark Stephensen
Worked with Michael at Developing Leaders over the past 12 months and would recommend. Provided some fantastic and practical tools for managing team and developing my own skill set in leadership and personal development. Highly recommend thanks Michael
Kayden Dhyon
Michael was great to deal with throughout the duration of the Emerging Leader program we took part in. Was always available outside of sessions to offer assistance and paced the course well to allow those in the room to follow/absorb the content.
Jason Brown
Michael was unbelievably helpful – not only for my day to day work interactions, his insights also help in my personal life. Admittedly I went in [to coaching] with some skepticism, but it wasn’t long before his way of explaining things gave me some real life helpful training that I reflect on and utilise daily.
I highly recommend!!
Matt Nielsen
‘I engaged Michael as a leadership coach for 3 months. I found his guidance and perspective very insightful. For some aspects of leadership I had basic hands on experience with but it was good to formalise my understanding of it and develop it further and fill in some gaps. Michael created high quality, custom program content based an initial assessment to identify potential growth areas. He also had great flexibility in adjusting the content as my requirements changed during the coaching period due a change in my job environment.’
Aine Murphy
‘Michael recently delivered a Leadership Development Program for us and has done a super job. He is a passionate and knowledgeable coach who has the ability to apply solid leadership tools into practical every day scenarios.’
Linda Howie
‘I recently participated in a series of leadership development workshops run by Michael. Michael was an engaging, personable facilitator and I walked away with some really valuable takeaways from the sessions.’
Ahmed Desoki
‘I was looking forward to my sessions with Michael, his insight into management behaviour & roles is very valuable, helping me see things differently & in a way I would have missed easily before not only professionally but in other aspects of life. For any executive/management want to improve and build their management career I recommend Michael highly.’
Mark Jarvis
‘I have worked with Michael for around the last 12 months and have found his coaching to be invaluable. The level of support and understanding along with the strategic business knowledge he has shared has not only helped me manage my team but also assisted in my own time management, efficiency and professionalism and as a result have exceeded and doubled my sales KPI’s set out for my role. I highly recommend Michael’s expertise to anyone who is considering taking on his services and see him as a valuable asset to any person or business he works alongside.’
Amy Tuckwell
The Developing Leaders course was so beneficial for our team. I loved the velocity checkpoint insights into my personality and management style, and found the advice on how to hold difficult conversations to be particularly valuable. It’s not always easy to approach sensitive topics, but the course provided some practical tips on how to navigate those conversations effectively. Some of the key takeaways included providing clear and direct feedback, active listening, working collaboratively to find a solution, accountability to ourselves and our team, and emphasised the importance of being respectful of your and others time. Highly recommend.
Ali Edwards
I had the privilege of working with Michael as my executive leadership coach during the first half of 2023, and I can confidently say that he has been a transformative force in my professional journey. Michael’s coaching style was personalised and tailored to my specific needs, encompassing a wide range of essential leadership skills, productivity enhancement, and addressing challenging behaviors. Through his guidance and expertise, I acquired a fresh perspective on leadership, enabling me to approach it with renewed passion and confidence. I highly recommend Michael to anyone seeking to enhance their leadership potential.
Nidhin Mannukadan
The Executive Leadership Program is a well compressed program for current and new leaders are willing to step forward to work as a team who are thinking outside the box to achieve the goals in a strategic and organized way. Michael Peiniger is a very experienced professional to train the multiskilled team to work as a team, and to understand the pros and cons of the current strategies. This can re-shuffle the skills and goals to achieve the targets to forecast in a strategic way. Also, this is a great platform for you to share your values and know your team in depth. There are some great tools that will help to rethink ourselves individually/team where are we now and who are the key people in the team for specific roles to take the stewardship to drive the business to great success. I strongly recommend this program for medium sized businesses to get a good traction between the team.
Tom Boadle, Managing Director
Michael’s approach to leadership development is unique to all others ensuring that his content & techniques have genuine cut through and enduring behavioural influence on leaders for such a mission critical challenge facing all organisations.
Bethany Whitters
The Checkpoint is a fantastic tool, even just going through the questions was really useful at gaining more insight, and then the report was such a great way of putting it all together! Michael is a wonderful coach and it was great to be taken through the outcomes and be guided with some really helpful suggestions. Thanks so much!