Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson, CMF
“Michael is hands down the most talented facilitator with whom I have ever worked.”
A comment like this is worth noting, especially when it comes from Brian Gallagher, the former CEO of the United Way Worldwide.
Michael is the Managing Director of Leadership Strategies, Inc. – The Facilitation Company, the largest provider of professional facilitators and facilitation training in the U.S. He is considered a national leader in the facilitation industry.
- Author of The Secrets of Facilitation, The Secrets to Masterful Meetings, The Executive Guide to Facilitating Strategy, Buying Styles and CLICK: The Virtual Meetings Book
- A Certified Master Facilitator, one of less than 50 in the world.
- Founding board member of the International Institute for Facilitation.
- Founder of the FindaFacilitator database, with over 600 facilitators under contract.
- Named to the International Facilitation Hall of Fame in 2016.
Michael is a much sought-after facilitator, trainer, and speaker, both in the U.S. and around the globe. He has completed international assignments in Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jamaica, London, Melbourne, Milan, Moscow, the Netherlands, Oxford, Saint Petersburg, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Trinidad, Vienna, Warsaw, and Wellington. Past participants have commented that his dynamic presentation style, combined with his unique insights, make for intense, power-packed sessions.
Prior to Leadership Strategies, Michael spent six years with ADP and eight years in the information technology practice of Ernst & Young’s Management Consulting Group.
As Chief Operating Officer of the Porsha Principles organization, Michael oversees the team of employees and contractors that help the organization thrive. He is a High Honors graduate from Dartmouth College, has two adult daughters and resides in Atlanta with the woman he is creating his lifelong honeymoon with.
“I certainly thank my creator for blessing me with a passion to make a difference in people’s lives. My clients often praise the dynamic energy I bring to a room, or the combination of warmth, humor and focus that helps keep a group engaged and productive long into the afternoon. But they tell me they hire me back because they feel confident that, with my involvement, they will achieve definitive results.”