Michael is a truly insightful professional executive coach whose extensive experience and profound understanding of cross-cultural environments are particularly fascinating. His sessions are consistently memorable, often providing eye-opening perspectives for his clients.
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Career history
Michael is a bilingual coach, culturally literate European Mentoring and Coaching Council accredited coach. He studied Japanese language and business in Tokyo in his early 20s before running a boutique consultancy in London: a cultural bridge to mainly Japanese clients in diverse sectors including government. 2004 saw him headhunted into Panasonic’s European HQ. Reporting to COO, CFO and CEO, he soon used his consulting and influencing skills, an ease with uncertainty from growing up in the Northern Ireland’s volatile Troubles, and an instinctive knack for change agency.
Coach expertise
Back in Japan again since 2011, Michael became a certified coach in 2012, working with leaders and teams in the Nikkei 100 and Fortune 500, market leaders and niche owners, governments and universities.
Among Michael’s career highlights was the opportunity to lead a cross-border team of change agents in a silo-ridden, restructuring-weary Japanese multinational organization. They achieved cross-domain collaboration for the first time and – through instilling the DNA of cost awareness across a group of 10,000 newly empowered employees – boosted profits by €100M. It was experiences such as this that instinctively led him to executive coaching, mentoring and facilitation.
What people are saying about Michael McCoy at Turningpoint
Michael is highly regarded for his focus on delivering tangible results and his impressive success in project execution. He possesses an excellent capability to work effectively within dispersed and multinational teams, bringing high energy and a very creative approach to his coaching.
Coach experience
- European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Certified in Leading Change & Innovation
- Expert in Renowned Coaching Methodologies
- Specialized in Team & Cross-Cultural Dynamics
- Focus on Strategic Leadership & Results
Career history
- Intrapreneur & EU Project Leader – Panasonic Pan-Europe
- Consultant and Project Lead – Boutique consultancy
Academic qualifications
- PG Cert., Leading Innovation and Change – York Business School
- Social Administration – New University of Ulster
Other commitments
- Fundraiser – Prince Of Peace Parish, Tsukuba, Japan
- Fundraiser – Corpus Christi Parish, Brixton, London
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