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Provoke, Evoke or Go Home! The Essence of Masterful Provocation and Evocation

  • Tuesday, April 02, 2013
  • 5:00 PM - 8:45 PM
  • REI, 222 Yale Ave N, Seattle WA 98109

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Do you really need one more presentation on how to achieve goals? Really?!! It's time for something different.
At the pace the world is changing, presencing transformation is NOT an option!

In this vibrant talk… leaders, speakers, coaches and others of influence are challenged to be something more - to be the embodiment of a presence that is dedicated to: 

[1] Provoking meaningful and lasting change in others instead of just helping them get more stuff done 
[2] Evoking what is more powerful, congruent and fulfilling from people 
[3] Passionately engaging in the process of transformation instead of the ordinary transactional focus of how to get goals accomplished and acquire more things

At minimum you'll take away:
  • The 3 key areas to provoke
  • The 3 key 'evokings' to call for
  • The crucial context that makes provoking and evoking seamless
Michael specializes in the Art of Provocative Inquiry. His mastery of language, business acuity and creativity, have helped his clients align with emerging trends and personally congruent solutions. Michael has a light and playful approach. Yet through his keen insights and masterful coaching, he quickly reveals a depth of knowledge and understanding on a wide range of human and organizational issues.


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About Our Speaker Michael Stratford, MCC

Michael is a champion of uniqueness. It’s been said he’s a blend of Robin Williams, and the Dalai lama. But that doesn’t include the business savvy, range and depth of experience garnered from 56 different jobs, his clearly provocative nature, and the mastery born of 2 decades of coaching clients from rock bands to Fortune 500 company execs and their teams.

And while doing all of that, he has trained over 6,000 coaches and authored 4 books on coaching including Masterful Questions and The Game of Coaching. He’s even had time to run the NYC and San Diego Marathons, act on Broadway and Soap operas, and marry an Aussie who is his A to Z and then some.

In field of Executive Coaching, he has earned a reputation for helping others achieve a level of excellence in communication, leadership, and team performance.  Michael has coached clients in diverse industries such as banking, IT, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and even the gaming world. Among others, he’s focused on Leadership Development and teamwork at Cisco Systems, Ford, GM, GE, the Whirlpool Corporation, Wells Fargo, Healthcare Services IT, Abbott Labs and online gaming company, Blizzard Entertainment.

Michael specializes in the Art of Provocative Inquiry for Leadership Development. His creativity, love of language, and sensing acuity have helped his clients align with emerging trends and personally congruent solutions.  Michael has a light and playful approach.  Yet through his keen insights, masterful coaching and training, he quickly reveals a depth of knowledge and understanding on a wide range of human and organizational issues.

Currently his writing projects include his signature piece, “Be Yourself or Die Someone Else!” coincidentally one of his favorite keynote speeches. The other is “Provoke, Evoke or Go Home!”