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Michael Shehane

Executive coach with focus on communication strategy. Clients: Netflix, Airbnb, Stanford GSB & more.

ClarityofSpeech

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Can Gemini actually assess your executive presence?

Jan 22, 2026

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5 min read

Can Gemini actually assess your executive presence?

I tried it with a messy 90-second video... and the feedback was way better than I expected

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 9: The Integrity Loop

Jan 16, 2026

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5 min read

Day 9: The Integrity Loop

The test of leadership in the age of AI

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Authenticity

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Day 8: The Truth Is a System

Jan 15, 2026

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5 min read

Day 8: The Truth Is a System

Why leaders in the age of AI need to build loops that can learn

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 7: The Interconnected Architecture of What You Build

Jan 14, 2026

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5 min read

Day 7: The Interconnected Architecture of What You Build

Interconnect within yourself, then across the team, then watch the product change

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 6: Disconnecting Is for the Brave

Jan 13, 2026

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3 min read

Day 6: Disconnecting Is for the Brave

In 2026, leaders don’t cling to potential; they build mutuality, and they leave cleanly when it’s not there.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 5: The Moment Your Assumptions Become Visible

Jan 12, 2026

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3 min read

Day 5: The Moment Your Assumptions Become Visible

Step Back Far Enough to See Yourself

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Leadership

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Day 4: Are You Coming to the Cottage?

Jan 9, 2026

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5 min read

Day 4: Are You Coming to the Cottage?

Disconnect to spend time in reality with your truest self and maybe a friend of two

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 3: The Missing Mental Model at Most Companies

Jan 8, 2026

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4 min read

Day 3: The Missing Mental Model at Most Companies

Why connection, when embodied, is what actually unlocks innovation

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 2: Connection Is the Leadership Skill of the Age of AI

Jan 7, 2026

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6 min read

Day 2: Connection Is the Leadership Skill of the Age of AI

Why leadership in the age of AI depends on moving conversations into relational meaning, not sounding smooth

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 1: When Answers Are Infinite, Relationships Matter More

Jan 6, 2026

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6 min read

Day 1: When Answers Are Infinite, Relationships Matter More

Mapping the relationships that shape your leadership

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Day 0: Become One of the Greats

Jan 5, 2026

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4 min read

Day 0: Become One of the Greats

Leadership in the age of AI is less about having the right answers concisely stated and more about building better relationships.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

storytelling

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Spotlight Storytelling: The Six BEAM Stories Every Leader Needs (Part 3)

Dec 30, 2025

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10 min read

Spotlight Storytelling: The Six BEAM Stories Every Leader Needs (Part 3)

And why you’re never really done revising them

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Three Mindset Shifts for Leaders Stepping Into 2026

Dec 17, 2025

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10 min read

Three Mindset Shifts for Leaders Stepping Into 2026

How to Lead in the Age of AI Without Losing Human Connection

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane
Spotlight Storytelling: A BEAM of Light on Your Most Important Message (Part 2)

Dec 5, 2025

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6 min read

Spotlight Storytelling: A BEAM of Light on Your Most Important Message (Part 2)

A simple 4-step structure to spotlight one message so people feel it and know why it matters

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Leadership

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What Reading Shakespeare with AI Taught Me About Truth and Power (Part 2 of 3)

Nov 13, 2025

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6 min read

What Reading Shakespeare with AI Taught Me About Truth and Power (Part 2 of 3)

The danger of AI isn’t that it hallucinates, but that we want it to never be wrong

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Authenticity

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Spotlight Storytelling: Shine Light On Your Most Important Messages (Part 1)

Nov 6, 2025

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3 min read

Spotlight Storytelling: Shine Light On Your Most Important Messages (Part 1)

Clarity begins when your audience can see what you mean

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

Communication Skills

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Communicate Like an AI-Native

Oct 30, 2025

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5 min read

Communicate Like an AI-Native

3 Communication Exercises to Make the Mindset Shift to our AI Future

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane
Inviting the Audience In: Why Interaction Is the Key to Lasting Impact in Scientific Presentations

Oct 29, 2025

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5 min read

Inviting the Audience In: Why Interaction Is the Key to Lasting Impact in Scientific Presentations

How to make your scientific presentations feel alive through connection, curiosity, and conversation

Michael Shehane
Marwa Zafarullah, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Michael Shehane, +1

ClarityofSpeech

+5

The STEP Framework: Turning Conversation Into Co-Creation

Oct 18, 2025

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4 min read

The STEP Framework: Turning Conversation Into Co-Creation

How to move from tension to shared progress when the stakes are high

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

LeadtheRoom

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How Trust and Context Turn “No” Into Collaboration

Oct 10, 2025

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5 min read

How Trust and Context Turn “No” Into Collaboration

The second step in the Arc of Influence: knowing when to listen, align, and act.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ConvinceWithoutControl

The Arc of Influence: Persistence After No

Oct 2, 2025

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5 min read

The Arc of Influence: Persistence After No

How leaders move past “no” without force or frustration

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

LeadtheRoom

What Makes a Career Take Off

Sep 25, 2025

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4 min read

What Makes a Career Take Off

Showing up before you feel ready is the first step that changes everything

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

LeadtheRoom

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The Mystery Solved: Leading Panels That Move People

Sep 19, 2025

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9 min read

The Mystery Solved: Leading Panels That Move People

Balancing Preparation, Presence, and People in Your Next Panel Discussion

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ClarityofSpeech

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Leading with Clarity in the Age of AI

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

Leading with Clarity in the Age of AI

AI as Your Partner in Clear Thinking and Clear Speaking

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ClarityofThought

Distance Creates Clarity in Work Meetings

Aug 29, 2025

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5 min read

Distance Creates Clarity in Work Meetings

AI-powered transcript analysis helps busy professionals gain distance, see their communication habits, and run sharper meetings.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane
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