Motivational Interviewing, redesigned for leaders.
We gave you all the responsibility and half the skills to help others change. Let's fix that.
Who do you need to reach?
You need to see change, and you need the people you lead to make it happen.
Reaching them isn't an aspiration. It's a skill set you can build, informed by decades of evidence most leaders were never taught. Don't settle for a vague label like "resistant to change." Engage the people change depends on.
"Receiving coaching from Jeff was the primary reason I didn't hang up my hat and walk away during my company's organizational change process."
Nanette Larson
Illinois Department of Human Services
The problem
Growth and change are hard on the people you lead. 88% of organizational changes produce no lasting impact. Staff facing disruptive change are 75% more likely to burn out and 42% more likely to leave.
These aren't the price of change. They're the price of engagement left to chance. You don't need to keep paying it.
Sources: Mankins and Litre 2024; Gallup 2024
The approach
Motivational Interviewing is one of the most thoroughly researched approaches to behavior change, with more than 40 years of evidence across a range of disciplines.
It was built for clinicians and counselors. Leaders work differently. You have guidance to share, boundaries to hold, and consequences to manage. I redesigned Motivational Interviewing for the work you actually do. You will learn to:
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Read the situation in real time. One size doesn't fit every conversation.
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Adapt your approach to the conversation in front of you.
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Practice using skills situationally. Know how to respond, when, and why.
"This training demystified Motivational Interviewing for me."
Anonymous participant
Leadership development program commissioned by
Northern Ireland's Public Health Agency
Working together
I bring Motivational Interviewing to audiences that clinical training can't reach.
Proof at scale
Nebraska: Statewide project sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services. 400+ leaders, 100+ organizations. More than 50% increased confidence diagnosing problems and testing solutions. 97% of participants plan to apply learning.
Northern Ireland: Leadership program commissioned by the Public Health Agency. Leaders were 36% more confident helping others work through their motivation to change after two days of training.
"Jeff is an outstanding educator and coach. I have always heard glowingly positive feedback from those who he has worked with during the last three years."
Dr. M. Salman Ashraf
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Credentials
Harvard University, Master's in Education · Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) faculty · Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member · Motivational Interviewing in Leadership and Organizations (MILO) board member · Certified in MITI and MICA conversation coding · Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
Writing
A book on the conversations that make change possible is on the way. Follow the thinking as it develops.