Michael Nir is a master at both technology and emotional intelligence. With a degree in Engineering and a training in Gestalt, Michael brings passion, creativity and innovation to his audience, inspiring people and teams to change, experientially and emotionally, while climbing the hill AND reaching the summit.
Bio – Short
Michael Nir, President Sapir Consulting US, is an enterprise lean agile devops expert; known for his passion, creativity and innovation; His Masters in Engineering and, training in Gestalt balance his technical know-how with emotional intelligence. Michael inspires people and teams to change, experientially and emotionally, while climbing the hill AND reaching the summit.
The author of ten books on influence, consumer experience, and Lean Agile management, Michael delivers practical skills gained from eighteen years of experience leading change at global organizations in diverse industries.
Bio – Long
Michael Nir, President Sapir Consulting US, is an enterprise lean agile devops expert; known for his passion, creativity and innovation.
His Masters in Engineering, certification in Project Management and training in Gestalt balance his technical know-how with emotional intelligence. He inspires people and teams to change, experientially and emotionally, while climbing the hill AND reaching the summit.
The author of ten books on influence, consumer experience, and Lean Agile management, Michael delivers practical skills gained from eighteen years of experience leading change at global organizations in diverse industries such as: Intel, Philips Healthcare, United Healthcare, DnB, Volvo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Unilever and many others. He is masterful at connecting the dots between human behavior, business systems and work environment to drive highly productive teams and lead individuals to communicate effectively.
Michael draws on unique personal experiences that provide him with valuable insight. During college in Israel, he led groups of adolescents on excursions through the desert, observing natural leadership behaviors in team settings. Later, on a hike to Alaska, he had to face down a 250 lb Grizzly Bear – giving him a dramatic taste of what it’s like to influence a powerful and threatening personality using wits alone.
Michael was born in Los Angeles and resides in Boston. He travels extensively to Europe and East Asia providing consulting and facilitating training. He understands people, organizations and cultures and is comfortable leading cross-functional and cross-cultural workshops.
A passionate guide and mentor for organizations undergoing change, he has developed lean agile DEVOPS focused training and delivery programs as well as gestalt team-building and conflict management workshops.
