
The Better Leadership Team Show
The Better Leadership Team Show helps growth-minded, mid-market CEO's to grow their business without losing their minds. It’s hosted by Leadership Team Coach, Mike Goldman. If you find yourself overwhelmed by all of the obstacles in the way to building a great business, this show will help you improve top and bottom-line growth, fulfillment and the value your company adds to the world. If you want to save years of frustration, time and dollars trying to figure it out on your own, check out this show!!
Latest episodes

Mar 27, 2023 • 48min
The Role of the CEO with Brad Giles
In this episode, I speak with Brad Giles, who has more than twenty years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, strategic planner, and leadership coach. He has twice been recognized as a BRW Fast 100 founder, an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, and is actively involved in EO, the Entrepreneurs Organization. As founder of strategic planning and coaching consultancy, Evolution Partners, Brad works with CEOs and leadership teams to build enduring, great companies. Brad works with CEOs and leadership teams to build enduring great companies. He's got two books. His first is Made to Thrive: The Five Roles to Evolve Beyond Beyond Your Leadership Comfort Zone. And the second, How to Bring New Hires to the Point where They are Effective, Faster!https://evolutionpartners.com.au/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleygiles/The Growth Whisperers podcast https://evolutionpartners.com.au/podcast-tgw Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Mar 26, 2023 • 20min
Finding the RIGHT People
In this Mike on the Mic episode, I will dive deep into specific techniques and philosophies to hire A players, the superstars that will take your company to the next level. We will go into the implications of the question- Would you enthusiastically rehire everyone on your team? And if the answer is NO, then what are you doing to cut the cord of the underperformers in your organization, and how are you acquiring new top talent?Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Mar 25, 2023 • 52min
Overcoming Burnout with Cait Donovan
In this episode, I talk to Cait Donovan, a Keynote speaker, one of New York City’s leading burnout experts, host of “Fried – The Burnout Podcast,” author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor," and an acupuncturist with a master’s degree in Chinese medicine. Her creative burnout recovery solutions have been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes,” “NPR,” and “The New York Post” and in companies such as Lululemon and PepsiCo. We will dive into What is Burnout? Entrepreneurial Burnout? The Burnout Epidemic and the top-down and bottom-up approach to dealing with burnout! https://caitdonovan.comhttps://instagram.com/caitdonovanspeakshttps://linkedin.com/in/caitdonovanspeakshttps://facebook.com/caitdonovanspeaksFRIED. The Burnout Podcast - https://friedtheburnoutpodcast.com Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Mar 24, 2023 • 23min
Accountability vs. Responsibility
In this Mike on the Mic episode, I will make the distinction between accountability and responsibility. I dive into the types of accountabilities, the elements, techniques, tools, and tasks that will help you to decrease the drama within the organizations. Once you understand the company's major functions and who's the ONE person accountable for that function, you will strengthen your team and have better results in whatever you want to accomplish.Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Mar 23, 2023 • 40min
Right Culture, Right Support for 4 Generations with Lisa Hirsh
In this episode, I will be speaking with Lisa Hirsch. She's a third-generation CEO of a family packaging business called Accurate Box. She joined her father in the company after graduating from Smith College with a liberal arts degree. Lisa thought she would learn and move on to a "real job," but 40 years later, she is still leading and thriving in her leadership role. Lisa will share everything she has learned in her journey as a CEO, working with consultants and meeting great leaders along the way, including her dad. We will discuss what has helped her to create a great leadership team and how that leadership team drives a great company. She will also recount the importance of company culture, the power of communication, and how they have allowed their core values to guide the way to success.www.accuratebox.comhttps://www.instagram.com/accurateboxco/https://www.linkedin.com/company/accuratebox/ Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Mar 22, 2023 • 27min
Mastering Your Focus
In this Mike on the Mic episode, we will discuss Mastering Self-leadership and how fundamental it is to building a great leadership team. We make up our own reality, and it's based on our focus; it's based on the decisions we make. I will dive into how to master your focus as I go through what I call focus switches and ways to switch your focus. Stay tuned to learn about the Control Switch, the Intention Switch, the Want Switch, The Meaning Switch, and the Hapinness Switch. Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 1min
Unleashing the Power of Belief to Drive High Performance with Owen Fitzpatrick
Leading authority Owen Fitzpatrick discusses the power of belief in shaping behavior and driving high performance. He shares insights on cultivating belief in oneself, teams, and brands. Topics include confirmation bias, building a better leadership team, and the role of belief in creating a strong culture.

Mar 15, 2023 • 33min
Breakthrough Leadership Team
In this episode, I will tell you what this podcast is all about. The topics we'll explore and the two types of shows you will find. The Mike on the Mic episodes, are me ranting or talking about something solo. The other half of the episodes will be me interviewing guests about how to create a great leadership team - You will meet CEOs, authors, thought leaders, speakers, and anybody that will help us figure out how to build a great leadership team. Today, I will also talk about the importance of focusing on leadership teams; what is a leadership team? And finally, I will go through a brief summary of the six pillars of a Breakthrough Leadership Team. Mastering Self Leadership, Proactively Structuring your Leadership Team, Finding the Right People, Executing with Discipline, Building a Resilient Culture, and Developing and Improving the Team Continuously Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Feb 6, 2023 • 2min
Better Leadership Team Show Trailer
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