Great teams don’t happen by accident – they’re built through intentional coaching, clarity, and culture. Leadership coach and best-selling author Mike Goldman returns to explore the deeper drivers of team performance and why growing your people is the most powerful way to grow your business. 

Drawing on decades of experience, Mike unpacks a practical five-step framework to strengthen your team, boost engagement, and drive results. From ditching outdated performance reviews to investing more in your high performers, he explains what truly makes a difference and how to measure it. 

Takeaways 

• Great leaders prioritise growing people as the key to sustainable business growth. 
• Performance management must evolve beyond outdated reviews to meaningful, ongoing coaching conversations. 
• High performers need investment, challenge and growth – or risk disengaging or leaving entirely. 
• Most leaders over-invest in low performers and underinvest in their top talent. 
• Culture fit is as critical to performance as productivity and technical skills. 
• Weekly one-on-ones focused on coaching and accountability outperform traditional review cycles. 
• Labels like “A player” can limit how leaders develop and support individuals. 
• Talent density is measurable – and improving it directly improves team performance and profit. 

Mike was previously on episode 4 of The Evolution Partners podcast. Please listen here:  https://evolutionpartners.com.au/podcast/03-building-a-breakthrough-leadership-team-with-mike-goldman/ 

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Books on this episode
The Strength of Talent: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Profit by Mike Goldman https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Talent-Grow-People-Profit/dp/1774585855
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier  https://amzn.to/4eA6TD8 

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