Mike Goldman is a leadership team coach and the author of two books, Breakthrough Leadership Team and Performance Breakthrough. He’s a TEDx speaker and speaks internationally to groups of business leaders, such as IBM, All State, TEC Canada, the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) and Vistage International. During his 30+ year coaching and consulting career he has worked with clients including Disney, Verizon, CHANEL and Polo Ralph Lauren. His insights have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and Chief Executive Magazine

Past Speaking Engagements

If you want to fall back in love with your business all over again and inspire your team to take massive action, Mike is the perfect choice for your next keynote, breakout or workshop

Mike’s TEDx, The Antidote to Anger, is an idea worth sharing

Popular Speaking Programs

The Strength of Talent: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Profit

Organizations face a critical challenge: achieving company goals when team performance is not optimized. Alarmingly, in a study of 1,200 leaders, only 2% found their performance management systems to deliver exceptional value. This gap directly threatens growth, as people growth is the #1 driver of profit growth.

Leaders feel frustrated and overwhelmed by underperforming teams, ineffective talent management processes, and the emotional toll of making tough decisions. This misalignment results in stagnant growth, reduced fulfillment, and missed opportunities for meaningful impact.

To unlock the full potential of an organization, leaders must have a clear, actionable framework to assess talent, develop their people, and confidently transition individuals who aren’t a strong fit. With 35 years as a leadership performance expert, Mike Goldman created The Strength of Talent framework as the  solution, introducing a new metric—the Talent Density Indicator—to track progress, drive accountability, and strengthen the team.

In this session, your audience will learn:

• A 5-step process to maximize the performance of each member of their team

• How and when to make the tough decision to transition someone out of the organization that’s not a strong fit.

• A quarterly talent assessment process that encourages challenge, debate and accountability.

• What actions to take to leverage, develop and retain their highest performers.

• A new process to replace the tired, harmful and dreaded annual performance review.

Building a Breakthrough Leadership Team: How to Strengthen the Heart and Soul of Your Company

Leaders often find themselves trapped in a cycle of constant urgency, where their attention is consumed by immediate tasks and day-to-day operations. This leaves little time to focus on developing a high-performing leadership team—the very foundation of sustained, long-term success. Without a strategic focus on building a great leadership team, organizations struggle to maintain alignment, scale effectively, and seize critical opportunities.

Overwhelmed leaders experience mounting frustration as growth stagnates and their teams fail to deliver the results needed to move the organization forward. Misalignment across departments creates inefficiencies, fosters confusion, and erodes morale. Opportunities for innovation and market leadership are missed, while leaders are left feeling reactive, burnt out, and unable to achieve their vision for the business.

As a leadership team expert, Mike Goldman has personally coached 1,000+ leadership teams, he provides a clear roadmap to build breakthrough leadership teams, achieve consistent top- and bottom-line growth, cultivate a thriving and fulfilling workplace, and create lasting impact on the world.

In this session, your audience will:

• Learn how to shift focus from daily firefighting to strategic leadership, empowering you to prioritize what truly drives long-term success.

• Gain proven strategies and tools to develop a leadership team that is aligned, effective, and capable of driving consistent top- and bottom-line growth.

• Discover how to eliminate misalignment and inefficiencies, fostering a culture of clarity, collaboration, and purpose across all levels of your organization.

• Implement a clear, actionable roadmap to scale your business effectively, seize opportunities, and achieve the growth you’ve envisioned.