Lead better. Live better.

Doing great work and living a great life aren't a trade off.We help you and your team build the connection between being and doing -- so that you stop grinding through the week and start leading from a place of creativity, calm, and confidence: your flow state.Want a better, brighter, broader business and life?

The Balance Approach

Being

  • Present-moment awareness

  • Innate wisdom & creativity

  • Foundation of trust

  • Intuition as intelligence

Doing

  • Business health analysis

  • 12-month strategic roadmap

  • Senior team alignment

  • Accountability & implementation

35+

Years experience

CEOs

+ senior teams

4

ways to engage

“Without Mike, we would not have gotten here. He provided insight and guidance to take our company further than any of us thought possible.”— Shameiz Hemani, CEO of Greenlight Consulting

The Balance Suite

Senior Team
Consulting

The Diagnostic

Find out exactly what's holding your team and business back -- and build a clear, honest plan to move forward.

  • Business health analysis

  • ½-day action planning workshop

  • Prioritized opportunity map

From grinding to clarity.

Integration & Implementation

The Build

Turn the plan into momentum. A full year of strategic implementation, accountability, and real-time support.

  • 12-month strategic roadmap

  • Monthly 90-min sessions

  • Ad hoc virtual support

From clarity to momentum.

Executive
Coaching

The Work

Private 1-on-1 coaching that connects the inner game to the outer one -- and unlocks your flow state as a leader.

  • 60-min virtual sessions

  • 6-month minimum

  • Being + doing, every session

From momentum to mastery.

Extended Peer
Learning

The Circle

Because it's lonely at the top. Annual membership to a best-fit MacKay CEO Forum group for real world perspective and accountability.

  • Annual MacKay CEO Forum membership

  • 6 full-day in-person peer sessions

  • 2-day in-person retreat

From isolation to community.

Your Guide

Michael Ehling
Strategic Leadership Consultant

I help leaders unlock their flow state and tap into the wiser part of themselves—the part that gets buried under anxiety and busyness—so they can lead and live a better, brighter, broader life. With unique strengths in connection and strategy, I see the people- and business patterns that others miss.

Let's chat.

You and your company can do great work without the grind. But given everything on your plate, is this right move and, if so, how to begin? A 60-minute chat is a great first step. We will explore your goals and key issues, capture the ROI of doing this work, identify where to start, build simple-to-deliver plan, then evaluate: is this the right call now? Select a convenient time here:

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Thank You!

Thank you for the time to complete the surveys. That's everything from my end. If you have any questions, please contact me (see the email I sent you) or the recruiter or hiring manager you've been working with.In your corner,Michael--
Michael Ehling
strategic advisor & senior-team coach
balance coaching & consulting

Thank You!

Thank you for the time you spent to complete the survey(s). If you have any questions, please email, text, or call me.In your corner,MichaelPS: See the email I sent you for my contact details.
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Michael Ehling
strategic advisor & leadership consultant
balance coaching & consulting

Thank You!

Thank you for completing your surveys, the first part of your Leadership Loop program.You will find copy of your report and a debriefing workbook in your inbox.Next steps:

  • Book a 1-1 debrief: select a convenient time here to review your report with me.

  • Please use the workbook to prepare for our 1-1 meeting.

In your corner,Michael--
Michael Ehling
strategic advisor & senior-team coach
balance coaching & consulting