After many years as an executive coach, Michelle Johnston saw many leaders who failed.  One constant among them was their inability to connect: to themselves, their team, or their organization.  Her latest book The Seismic Shift in Leadership gives her remedy for solving this problem. Dr. Michelle K. Johnston is a management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert helping leaders achieve results through meaningful connection. She is an award-winning professor studying leadership and business communication, and her research has shown a clear link between a team’s effective communication and its positive financial performance.