RUBRUM & GOLD
Consultancy
Leadership & culture support with the heart in mind.
Michael Shell, MBA:
As a Leadership Coach, Leadership Trainer, System Team Coach and a Coaching Supervisor since 1999, Michael Shell works with communities, organizations and boards to create leadership cultures in alignment with their organization’s brand image and organizational purpose.
Michael’s interest in developing human potential is rooted in a powerful life-long commitment to learning and human evolution. He guides individuals and teams to clarify vision, enhance self-awareness, think systemically and develop accountability structures that lead to measurably improved business results and organizational excellence.
He is recognized for his ability to combine and instill the insight of a strategist, the sensitivity of a therapist, and the awareness of meditation. He is a Board Member of the Asian Pacific Alliance of Coaches and teaches Critical Thinking at Globis University.
Michael obtained his MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. His work finds its roots in Landmark Education, Nonviolent Communication, System Thinking, Process Work, Organization Relationship Systems Coaching, the 7-eyed Coaching Supervisor model and the philosophy of yoga. He was a faculty member of the Global Team Coaching Institute and a Board Member of the Asian Pacific Alliance of Coaches. He is a certified team coach, a member of the International Coaching Federation, a certified Holistic Health Coach, and a graduate of the Maine Leadership Academy. In addition to English, Michael speaks conversational Spanish and some Italian. He has visited or worked in over 25 countries.
Rev. Gabriel Burford:
As an interfaith chaplain ordained by the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine, Rev. Gabe is glad to weave his skillset in with Michael's business expertise on the Rubrum & Gold team.
He defines chaplaincy as bringing spiritual support to secular environments - in his mind, that has nothing to do with religion or belief systems. Rather, Gabe believes that wholeheartedness has a place in every part of our lives - including the workplace.
In his perspective, compassion does not at all mean a passive tenderness - especially in workplaces, it has more to do with a firm resolve to accomplish what any situation calls for. His dream for workplaces is that team members can see each other with dignity and respect up and down organizational hierarchies, and see the gifts that we all bring to the workplace - whether it is strong leadership or an ethos of service to the workplace community.
Rev. Gabe draws much of his perspective from working with teams on big challenges. He spent his twenties wrestling with the great challenge of our time: climate adaptation. He has organized with 350 Maine, the Fierce Vulnerability Network, and most recently a Belfast-born climate group called the Karuna Climate Network.