Michael Bunting

Michael Bunting is the founder of the leadership consultancy WorkSmart Australia, a certified B Corp, and The Mindful Leader, an online portal for all things Mindfulness and Mindful Leadership. He has trained and coached thousands of leaders, from CEOs to front-line leaders. His clients range from global multinationals through to medium-sized businesses, and his work is focussed in the areas of leadership, engagement, alignment, values and culture. He is the author of The Mindful Leader, and co-authored A Practical Guide to Mindful Meditation with Patrick Kearney and Extraordinary Leadership in Australia & New Zealand with Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the world’s premier researchers and authors in the field of leadership. He also teaches Mindful Leadership for Sydney University’s award-winning Global Executive MBA.

Michael regularly contributes articles for industry magazines including CEO Magazine, BRW, SmartCompany and Inside HR. He has also appeared on Sky Business News and several radio stations. He delivers large-scale keynote presentations at industry events, trade shows and company off-sites, his most recent talk on mindfulness being rated as 100% good–excellent. Michael has engaged in a disciplined personal mindfulness practice for over 23 years and has taught mindful leadership to businesses and government for more than 16 years.

Michael holds two business degrees and a postgraduate diploma in mindfulness-based psychotherapy.

He lives with his family in Sydney, Australia.