Michael Coates Bio

MICHAEL COATES

Managing Director
Founder of Protostar, Michael started his career in retail management, progressing into customer service, sales and management training, for high street names and business schools. More recently, Michael was part of a $14 billion US manufacturing company, for whom he led the HR services group across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

During his 10 years there he had operational control of staff based from Moscow to Zimbabwe and was responsible for all aspects of HR, organisational development and management training. Currently developing leaders in both the UK and Mexico and winner of the best paper award at the 2016 Global Advances In Business Communication conference, Michael brings a unique global view to everyday issues.

Prolific blogger and author of management articles, plus Psychology and Organisations published by Pearsons. Michael is a regular speaker at HR and global business conferences and is also a visiting Professor at the Tec De Monterrey University in Mexico. 

Michael holds a MA in HR Strategy, DMS, plus a Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma and is a qualified teacher (PGCE) He is also an Associate Member of the Association for Coaching (AMAC) and is one of only a few UK coaches to hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching.

Renowned for his confident and engaging style of delivery, Michael can quickly help organisations analyse their issues and he excels at both one to one and group training/coaching. He has recruited staff, delivered feedback, executive coaching and management training across Europe, USA, Mexico, Southern Africa and Dubai.
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