Michael K. Simpson

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Over the past 30 years, Michael has been an internationally sought-after executive coach, strategy and leadership consultant, and keynote speaker. His practical, business experience is in consulting, advising, coaching executives, and certifying coaches with a focus on: leadership development, strategic planning, goal alignment and team execution, clarifying vision, mission and values, and in building high trust, performance-based teams, cultures, and organizations. He is an executive coach to many of the world’s top business leaders and executive teams in over 40 countries.  

Mr. Simpson is an Amazon #1 bestselling author and has written or co-authored Powerful Leadership Through Coaching: Principles, Practices, and Tools for Leaders and Managers at Every Level. Unlocking Potential: 7 Coaching Skills That Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations; Talent Unleashed: with Shawn Moon, Todd Davis, and A. Roger Merrill; Ready, Aim, ExcelTeam Goal Execution and Accountability with Dr. Marshall Goldsmith and Dr. Ken Blanchard; Your Seeds of Greatness10,000 of the World’s Greatest Leadership Quote books on individual, team, organization, and society; The Execution-focused Leader with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); Building High Performing Teams and Organizational Trust, and The Leader and Manager as Coach Certification Program. Michael serves as CEO of Simpson Executive Coaching and manages a global team of executive coaches, leader-manager coaches, and certifies internal coaches within corporate and government organizations worldwide. For over 25 years, Michael has been the Co-Founder and Managing Director of FranklinCovey–Columbia University’s Executive Coaching Global Certification Program (2008-2011). Michael has trained and certified thousands of leaders and coaches worldwide. Michael is a contract Senior Consultant and Master Facilitator in Global Delivery for FranklinCovey’s Strategy Execution, Executive Leadership, Executive Coaching, and Trust Practices.

Mr. Simpson was on faculty for three years instructing senior executives with the late Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Dr. Ram Charan, and Dr. Mette Norgaard at FranklinCovey’s Executive Leadership Summit held at Deer Valley and Sundance, Utah ski resorts. For four years, Michael was the lead faculty, instructor, and executive coach for the FranklinCovey-U.S. Department of Defense’s Vanguard Senior Executive (SES) Leadership Program in Washington, DC. Michael has instructed and coached some of the most senior U.S. military officers and civilian leaders across the U.S. government from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, NASA, NATO, DIA, DLA, DOJ, OPM, ICE-Homeland Security, and other government agencies.  

Mr. Simpson was formerly a Principal Consultant for the global management consulting firm, PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) Strategic and Organizational Change Practice in New York City, NY.  He was a Senior Consultant with Ernst & Young (EY) Change Management Practice in Washington, D.C. Michael has held executive leadership positions for three leading technology companies as: Chief Strategy Officer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Vice President of Business Development. He has served on several Board of Directors, including: Ken Garff Automotive Group, Ivy Hall Academy Private School, BYU’s Kennedy Center for International Studies, Utah State University's Huntsman School of Business-Covey Leadership Center, Mercato VC Partners, Clear Center Companies, XR Nutrition, Orange Duffle Bag Foundation, Nourish the World, and Project Read Adult Literacy.   

At FranklinCovey, Michael has lived and consulted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for five summers.  He opened the Vietnam (2009) and Myanmar (2015) offices and markets for FranklinCovey's international licensee offices with Malaysia's Leadership Resources and Singapore's Right Management Consulting. Michael has taught, advised, and coached leaders and teams in the following countries, including: United States, Canada, India, China, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, So. Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Mexico, The Caribbean, Barbados, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil, Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, Egypt, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia-Africa.

Mr. Simpson is a consulting and coaching practitioner and master facilitator in the following curriculum: Columbia University’s Executive Coaching Certification, Leader and Manager as Coach, Vision and Annual Strategy Planning Process, 4 Disciplines of Execution, Speed of Trust, 4 Essential Roles of Leadership, Leadership Greatness: Great Leaders, Teams, and Results, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People/Managers, Talent Unleashed: 3 Leadership Coaching Conversations, Focus: Time Management, PwC’s Leading Organizational and Cultural Change, PwC’s Building Value-based Culture, and Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Change Cycle.

Michael has been a Chengdu, China licensee partner with FranklinCovey working across China certifying leaders withing universities and organizations in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Emotional Intelligence training for three years. He's been a visiting business professor for one-year at South China’s University of Technology in Guangzhou, China (1995-96). The Chinese Government’s Commission of Higher Education awarded Michael one of the top 10 foreign teachers among 150 professors in Guangdong Province. Michael was an external consultant at Nike in Guangzhou, China where he designed and developed a year-long Chinese high-potential management program. Michael's been an adjunct professor at Columbia College’s School of Business Administration in Leadership and Organizational Behavior. He’s been a visiting instructor in leadership at Hong Kong University, University of Malaysia, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business, BYU’s Marriott School of Business, Fulton’s School of Engineering, Kennedy School of International Relations, and Utah State’s Executive MBA Program. Michael was an external consultant at the United Nations in New York City, NY where he facilitated Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Diversity skills training with Columbia University’s International Center for Cooperation & Conflict Resolution (ICCCR).

Michael’s clients include: PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, General Electric, Marriott, Hilton, IHG Hotels, Kimpton Hotels, IBM, Xerox/ACS, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, BDO, E-Trade, H&R Block-Canada, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard-Malaysia, Ericsson, Juniper Networks, TE Connectivity, Sabre, Laird Connectivity, ZS Associates, Zotec, Epsilon, Honeywell, 3M Corp, NIIT-India, Cable One, Coca-Cola, Nike-China, Chiquita, Atlanta Falcons NFL, Orlando Magic NBA, ExxonMobil, Chevron-Phillips Chemical, Shell, Petronas-Malaysia, Marafiq Oil & Gas-Saudi Arabia, John Deere, Elanco, Procter & Gamble, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Eli-Lilly, Amgen, Baxter-Canada, Johnson & Johnson, Sunovion-Pharmaceuticals, Abbvie Pharmaceuticals, Alvogen Pharmaceuticals-Iceland, Truven Health, GEHA, Highmark Health, KVC Health Systems, Loma Linda Hospital, Amway, Mary Kay, Capital One Bank, Bankers Financial, HSBC-Malaysia, Bank of Islam, OCBC Bank-Singapore, UOB Bank-Singapore, Nordstrom Bank, TD Bank, Bank Negara, Bank Maumalat, Central Bank-Philippines, Central Bank-Thailand, Central Bank-Malaysia, Huntington Bank, Stanbic Bank-Zambia, Kuwait Finance, Landsbankinn-Iceland, Affin Bank, Mazuma Credit Union, Golden One Credit Union, Prudential BSN, ING, NY Life, Farmers Insurance, 21st Century Insurance, Lockton Insurance, Unilever, Fruit of the Loom, Pandora-Denmark, IC Company-Denmark, Gentex, Webco, PPG, Schneider Electric, Evergy, Kansas City Power & Light, FL Power & Light, Tafe-India, Samsung-Canada, Cox Communications, Intel, Nokia-Finland, Motorola, Verizon, Maxis-Malaysia, Mobily-Saudi Arabia, ACE Hardware, Cummins Engine, Darden Restaurants, Duffy’s Sports Grill, Kroger’s, Associated Foods, U.S. Foods, NCH Corp-China, Partsmaster, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Culligan Water, Payless Shoes, Deluxe Corporation, Morton Salt, Delphi-China, Paradies-Lagardere, Stanley Consultants, Hoidale, Amsted Rail, Sterling Steel, Net Jets, Spirit-Aero Aviation, Envoy Air, Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, Westinghouse, Malaysian Rubber Board, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Iskandar-Malaysia, NY State Workers Compensation Board, Iowa State Workforce Development, IL Department of Child and Family Services, GA Dept. of Human Resources, GA Technology Authority, U.S. Dept. of Defense, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, U.S. Coast Guard, NASA, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Los Alamos Nat’l Laboratory, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, VA Hospital, U.S. OPM, U.S. Dept. of Justice, U.S. EPA, LA Unified School District, Orange County CA School District, Ivy Hall Academy, South China University of Technology, Columbia College, Alamo Colleges Texas, University of Malaysia, University of Hong Kong, NATO, and United Nations.

Michael holds a master’s from Columbia University with honors in Organizational Behavior, and a bachelor’s from Brigham Young University’s Kennedy School of International Relations. He holds a post-graduate, professional education certificate from Harvard University in Strategic Leadership. He holds a graduate studies certificate in Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Columbia’s International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (ICCCR). Michael holds a post-graduate studies certificate in Executive Coaching from Columbia University’s Coaching Certification Program, and is currently a partner and thought leader with the Columbia's Coaching Learning Association (CCLA), and a Fellow with Harvard's Institute of Coaching (IOC) in partnership with McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is a certified coach with the following Coaching Certification Programs, including: Gallup’s Strengths-based Coaching Program; Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder-Centered Coaching Program; Inside-Out GROW Coaching Program; and University of Maryland’s Art and Practice of Coaching Leaders. Michael has been an annual speaker at the World Business Executive Coaching Summit (WBECS).  He is a member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches (ACEC) and International Coach Federation (ICF). He lives near the beautiful Wasatch Mountains in Utah with his wife and four boys. Michael enjoys snow skiing, golf, travel, reading, and mountain biking.

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