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Helping people leverage who they are to get where they want to be.

Let's explore how you and your team can make the most of your authentic selves!

Upcoming Program announcement

Fall Strategically Authentic Leadership Series

The highly rated 6-Week Strategically Authentic Leadership series will be back this fall! The program will run from September 19 - October 28, 2022. Weekly themed content will include prerecorded and live components with live sessions taking place on Thursdays at 2 p.m. Eastern. Those sessions will be recorded for participants unable to attend at that time.

If you are ready to deepen your leadership mindset and add to your leadership skillset, this program is for you! Registration opens Monday, August 1 at 9 a.m.

how can empowering authenticity serve your stakeholders?

On a Stage?

In a Conference Room?

Erika loves to bring her mix of sparkle and scientific research to the stage! Her enthusiasm and passion are absolutely contagious when she's delivering a message. And you are guaranteed to laugh a few times, too. In her keynotes, she focuses on two main topic areas: Amplifying Authenticity and Cultivating Satisfaction. Click below to learn more about how she brings both topics to life.

Find out more about keynotes

In a Conference Room?

Teams can be tricky. And messy. But Erika is incredibly adept at finding magic in the mess. Whether you are a small team or a large one, Erika can help shape your evolution as you prepare for whatever awaits you in the week, month, quarter, or year ahead. This can look a variety of different ways based on each client's unique needs. Click below to learn more about how she helps teams maximize the talent they have available.

Find out more about team support

One-on-one?

In a Conference Room?

One-on-one?

Sometimes people need a little support from an outsider who can believe in them even when they have doubts … that’s another area where Erika really shines. She knows how to meet people where they are and support them through the exploration of where they want to go. Click below to learn more about how she provides individuals with the skills to navigate immediate and future challenges.

Find out more about individual support

A little About Erika

Dr. Erika Michalski (Chief Encouragement Officer)

Dr. Erika Michalski has a robust history of providing enthusiastic keynotes and engaging workshops dedicated to empowering participants and cultivating new ideas about professional development. Erika is passionate about creating environments where individuals feel equipped to tackle new challenges as they move forward in personal and professional endeavors. She chooses to anchor all her work by using four primary lenses: authenticity, neuroscience, positive psychology, and evolution ... in other words, there’s a little something for everyone when Erika gets involved!

On February 29, 2020, after years of consulting in various capacities, Dr. Michalski founded Strategically Authentic, a consulting company dedicated to helping people leverage who they are to get where they want to be. She proudly serves as the company's CEO, embracing her roots as a competitive cheerleader and collegiate cheerleading coach to the benefit of everyone she encounters. Erika is known by clients and colleagues as the one who believes even the most ambitious goals are possible as long as there is a nimble plan rooted in authenticity ... and she is ready to celebrate successes of every size along the way to achieving them!

More about Erika and her clients

Invest in people. Your people.

You can organize all you want, but you'll get more productivity from passion than a planner.

The novelty of a new organizational approach eventually wears off.

And your team is left with the same projects they were working on before.

Without passion, the productivity level will go right back to where it was.

Stop wasting resources on shiny new organizational systems and start investing in the people being asked to implement them.

How do structure and control impact motivating the team or improving culture?

Structure is determining challenges, identifying possible outcomes, establishing necessary parameters (usually related to available resources), and most importantly... CREATING ROOM for members of the team to uniquely contribute to projects. Structure is a way to empower new ideas and to amplify a variety of perspectives throughout development and implementation of plans.

Control is a manipulative tactic generally used by individuals with (often) misplaced confidence that they know what is best and exactly how to respond to a challenge. And some clever leaders dress up their need for control AS structure.

Structure and control are not the same. How are you leading your team? Let's figure out a way to add structure together and inspire your team.

What is the difference between being cool & being authentic?

Generally speaking, being cool is based on a scale dictated by others. It is rooted in how people perceive you. But being authentic is based on a metric YOU create. It is rooted in the alignment you establish between your sense of self and your actions.

Can you be both?

ABSOLUTELY!

But should you give equal priority to an ever-changing external metric determined by others and the one you have ownership of?

NOPE.

Living in authenticity is about letting go of that approval altogether ... freeing up energy to be used in ways that ensure you recognize who you see in the mirror at the end of each day..

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Ready To Help Your Stakeholders Be More Strategically Authentic?

For more information on fees and availability, send me a message. Tell me about your event, and I will get back to you soon with more information about meeting your needs. Content is customized for each client, so let's connect to explore how empowering authenticity can be a meaningful catalyst for your stakeholders' growth and development! I can't wait to bring my passion for authenticity and encouraging the development of others to you and your team!

Welcome

Helping people leverage who they are to get where they want to be.

Upcoming Program announcement

Fall Strategically Authentic Leadership Series

Are you making people feel like you see potential in them?

Your message to your team MATTERS.

how can empowering authenticity serve your stakeholders?

On a Stage?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

One-on-one?

In a Conference Room?

One-on-one?

exploring the Unique Intersection of authenticity, neuroscience, positive psychology, & evolution

A little About Erika

Dr. Erika Michalski (Chief Encouragement Officer)

Want to improve culture? Declare less. Demonstrate more. People are watching.

Invest in people. Your people.

How do structure and control impact motivating the team or improving culture?

What is the difference between being cool & being authentic?

Contact Erika

Ready To Help Your Stakeholders Be More Strategically Authentic?

Send Message

I can't stand toxic positivity, but I DO believe having someone in your corner who has confidence in your abilities and sees potential in you (even on the days you don't ... especially on the days you don't), is a pretty good way to approach whatever challenges come up.

Welcome

Helping people leverage who they are to get where they want to be.

Upcoming Program announcement

Fall Strategically Authentic Leadership Series

Are you making people feel like you see potential in them?

Your message to your team MATTERS.

how can empowering authenticity serve your stakeholders?

On a Stage?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

In a Conference Room?

One-on-one?

In a Conference Room?

One-on-one?

exploring the Unique Intersection of authenticity, neuroscience, positive psychology, & evolution

A little About Erika

Dr. Erika Michalski (Chief Encouragement Officer)

Want to improve culture? Declare less. Demonstrate more. People are watching.

Invest in people. Your people.

How do structure and control impact motivating the team or improving culture?

What is the difference between being cool & being authentic?

Contact Erika

Ready To Help Your Stakeholders Be More Strategically Authentic?

Send Message

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I can't stand toxic positivity, but I DO believe having someone in your corner who has confidence in your abilities and sees potential in you (even on the days you don't ... especially on the days you don't), is a pretty good way to approach whatever challenges come up.