Michael has over 30 years of experience building and leading cross-functional teams to deliver critical construction projects. He helps construction professionals, business owners, and project teams communicate and engage with increased clarity, collaboration, and cooperation. His career has taken him from the construction site to project and company leadership. Those experiences have been instrumental and guided the development of his personal and professional philosophies. Michael models the approach that the success of a project is more dependent on the way we treat and interact with others than on purely technical skills.

Michael Riegel is a coach, consultant, author, speaker, and trainer working in the construction industry and other technical and process-driven organizations. He developed an expertise in managing technical professionals, creating high-performing teams, and helping leaders grow and exceed their individual and corporate goals. He takes a people-first attitude and believes that a well-managed team is the key to success – no matter the ultimate goal.

As a construction professional himself, Michael brings insights and perspectives on the challenges and organizational dynamics that can thwart other construction professionals and project teams. In his coaching work, he focuses on building emotional intelligence, communication skills, collaboration, cooperation, self-awareness, and leadership skills, especially for professionals who work with non-technical leaders and teams. Michael’s coaching approach leverages his experience working in organizations and emphasizes practical solutions to management and leadership challenges.

Michael combines his expertise in coaching, business leadership, project management, and organizational development to help leaders and teams navigate obstacles to achieve personal and professional success. He works with clients to help them become more effective business owners, communicators, relationship-builders, problem solvers, and people managers. Michael combines his natural intellectual curiosity (the “what” and the “why”), technical and analytical skills, and ability to connect with clients to support their growth and development. He lives by the motto “what got you here won’t get you there” both personally and professionally.

His clients include Carolinas Associated General Contractors, Washington Gas and Light, Con Edison, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, National Grid, Wayfair, Electives, and Udemy. Michael is a strategic partner to the National Association of Women in Construction to build greater awareness of coaching and professional development benefits to traditionally underserved professionals, industries, and companies.

Michael is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, and is the author of Build Like The Big Primes: A Contractor’s Guide to Building Your Business While Balancing Your Life and The Little Book of Big Ideas for Construction Professionals.