Strengths-Based Leadership Coaching

George Miller brings more than 25 years of experience working and consulting with mission-driven organizations, including 20 years in leadership roles in the association and higher education fields before joining McKinley. As a practice director on McKinley's Organizational Excellence team, he has partnered on projects with over 90 association clients, from strategic planning and board development to specialized emerging leader training programs.

George has delivered strengths-based coaching in both individual and group settings, helping professionals understand where they are, where they want to go and the types of roles and environments where they'll maximize their success. In 2025, Association Forum honored him with the John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the association community.

George's own CliftonStrengths® shape how he shows up in every session:

Maximizer | Communication | Harmony | Consistency | Analytical

His Maximizer and Analytical themes drive him to connect the dots across your profile and amplify your strengths where they'll have the biggest leadership impact, while his Communication helps you find precise language for talents you've always had but never quite named. Harmony and Consistency round out his approach: coaching that navigates the interpersonal dynamics where your strengths meet others' and follows a clear arc from insight to action, with some humor along the way.

Questions We Get Asked

What is CliftonStrengths®?

CliftonStrengths® is Gallup's research-backed assessment that identifies your natural talents across 34 themes. More than 30 million people have taken it. Rather than focusing on what's wrong, it reveals what's right, giving you a foundation for developing as a leader in a way that's true to who you are.

How do I choose between the Managers and Leaders reports?

Both are personalized reports built on your top 10 strengths, so the choice comes down to the leadership questions you want to answer. 

If your focus is the people you manage, how you onboard, engage and develop your team, choose CliftonStrengths® for Managers. 

If your focus is organizational direction, how you guide others, make decisions and set strategy, choose CliftonStrengths® for Leaders. 

You make the call, and if you're on the fence, your coach is happy to talk it through before you begin.

I'm not in a formal leadership role yet. Is this for me?

Yes. If you're preparing for a management or leadership role, coaching helps you understand how your strengths will influence the way you show up for a team before you're in that position, so you step in with self-awareness rather than building it on the fly.

What happens in a coaching session?

Each virtual 50-minute session is a focused one-on-one conversation with your coach. You'll explore your report, connect your strengths to real situations in your role and leave with situational action steps. Sessions build on each other over two to three months.

What if I've already taken CliftonStrengths® for Managers or Leaders?

No retake required if the report is as recent as June 2026. Simply supply the report to your coach, and schedule your first session to explore how you manage or lead.

If you have a different report, like your Top 5 or All 34, we'll provide a code for the Managers or Leaders report of your choice. You'll redeem it in your existing Gallup account and the new report is generated instantly from your original results, unless you prefer to take the assessment again. Even if you only know your Top 5, the role-based report reveals your 10 most dominant themes.

Should I take the CliftonStrengths® assessment again?

While an individual’s Strengths profile is unlikely to shift dramatically over their career, we recommend taking the assessment again if you have experienced a significant life (e.g becoming a parent) or professional (e.g. new role) change in the past few years, or if it has been more than seven years since you’ve taken the assessment.

Are coaching conversations confidential?

Yes. Individual coaching conversations are confidential between the coach and the participant. McKinley will not share the content of coaching discussions, personal reflections, or specific action plans with the sponsoring organization (if applicable) without the participant's permission. When coaching is sponsored by an employer, we may provide high-level updates such as participation, progress toward the coaching objectives, or common themes across multiple participants.

What information will the sponsoring organization receive?

Unless otherwise agreed upon, the sponsoring organization will receive only high-level updates, such as coaching participation, overall progress, or aggregated themes that may inform organizational development. Individual conversations and personal coaching goals remain confidential.

Can my whole team or board do this?

This offering focuses on individual coaching. If you're interested in strengths-based development for your team, leadership group or board, contact us to discuss a customized approach.

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