Michael Basil

ZL Coach & Instructor, Technology Expert

Michael Basil is a Zen Leadership coach and instructor who helps leaders develop the capacity to act with clarity and steadiness when situations are complex and outcomes are uncertain. His work is grounded in the practical application of Zen Leadership tools, informed by embodied disciplines—including his ongoing Aikido practice—that support sound judgment, agency, and forward movement under real-world conditions.

Before becoming a Zen Leadership practitioner, Michael spent years working inside technology environments, leading complex transformation and change adoption efforts across well-established universities and multinational organizations. Through that work, he saw that the most persistent obstacles to progress were rarely technical, but relational and systemic—an insight that continues to shape how he works with leaders and organizations navigating meaningful change.