Hiring a leadership coach is not simply about finding someone who is motivational, charismatic, or willing to tell you what you want to hear. The right coach should challenge your thinking, understand your emotions, respect your humanity, and help turn insight into behavior. Research supports coaching as a legitimate leadership-development intervention, with randomized-trial meta-analyses finding positive effects on leadership and personal outcomes. Here are the essentials I

Syracuse, NY — August 21, 2026 — Michael Sgro Leadership Coaching is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the Empathic Leadership Credential (ELC), a new leadership development opportunity designed to help leaders strengthen empathy, emotional intelligence, communication, and human connection in the workplace. The official launch is one month from today, September 21, 2026. The ELC represents the next step in Michael Sgro’s work helping leaders move beyond traditional lea

Leadership doesn’t always begin in a classroom. Sometimes, it begins outside—on a trail, around a challenge, or in the moments when a group has to communicate, adapt, trust one another, and move forward together. Recently, I had the opportunity to work with ESF students at Camp Talooi through a series of outdoor exercises focused on leadership and communication. What stood out to me wasn’t simply their ability to complete the activities. It was the way they naturally stepped

Leadership expert will help HR professionals to reimagine the steps to human adaptation, emotional intelligence, and psychological safety in today's workplace. The GVC SHRM HR Conference is proud to announce that nationally recognized leadership expert Michael Sgro, CPBC, PMP, ELC will serve as the keynote speaker at its conference on October 14, 2026. Known for his transformational work in leadership development and organizational culture, Sgro will deliver a compelling keyn