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Build a team You Love Again
The Strength of Talent shows you how to retain and grow top talent, turn mediocre performers into all-stars, and transition someone out of the organization who’s not a strong fit.
the Talent Density System
The Strength of Talent introduces the Talent Density System, a five-step proven performance management tool honed with over 150 CEOs and leadership teams. This groundbreaking guide provides an innovative system for:
- Maximizing the performance of each member of your team
- Knowing how and when to make the tough decision to transition someone out of the organization that’s not a strong fit.
- Implementing a quarterly talent assessment process that encourages challenge, debate and accountability.
- Understanding what actions to take to leverage, develop and retain your highest performers.
- Executing a new process to replace the tired, harmful and dreaded annual performance review.
And when it’s time to gauge your progress, leverage the Talent Density Indicator, a new measure to help you hold yourself and your team leaders accountable.
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- The Strength of Talent Masterclass with Mike Goldman
- The Talent Density Quick Assessment
- Strength of Talent Toolkit
- Ask Mike AI Agent
- Exclusive access to the Strength of Talent Community
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The Strength of Talent Masterclass with Mike Goldman
Reading the book is one thing, but learning directly from the author himself is another. Join Mike, and one of his clients, in this masterclass as they dive into the “why” behind the book and share key insights and bonus tips to help you strengthen your talent. This training directly complements the book and will be unlocked immediately, which means you don’t have to wait until the book is released to start closing your talent gap.
Valued at $119.00
Talent Density Quick Assessment
Want to know your teams’ strength of talent right now? The Talent Density Quick Assessment will help you better gauge the performance
of each team member and give you recommended actions. You’ll also find out how your strength of talent measures up using the Talent Density Indicator.
Valued at $29.00
The Strength of Talent Toolkit
Improve team performance by using our Strength of Talent Toolkit, which accelerates your application of the concepts, frameworks, and ideas from the book! This toolkit includes resources and are the same tools Mike’s coaching clients use to implement the process and track progress.
Valued at $79.00
ask mike
This AI-powered tool helps you assess, coach, and develop the strength of your team in real time. It lets you measure and grow talent with the same rigor you apply to revenue. By connecting the book’s principles with step-by-step guidance, this tool gives you a concrete, actionable roadmap for building high-performing teams and accelerating business growth.
Valued at $89.00
Exclusive Access to the Strength of Talent Community
Unlock exclusive access to a community of like-minded CEOs that are serious about growing their people. This will be your go-to spot for bonus insights from the book, lessons learned from others, and even direct feedback from Mike about the power of growing your people and developing Strength of Talent. As a special bonus to pre-order members, you’ll also get first access to special guests and prizes.
Valued at $89.00
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Here’s what leaders who have implemented the processes from The Strength of Talent are saying:
The Talent Density System has allowed me and my leadership team to objectively assess the performance and productivity of our staff. Being able to turn to numbers, instead of resorting to hunches or subjective experiences, has given us the power to have candid, constructive conversations with team members, and it has given us the confidence to make critical decisions in these areas. It has created clarity and focus for our whole team, with the benefit of providing real guidance on what success is and is not, which all of us ultimately want to understand in our jobs. ”
Stephanie Harris
CEO, PartnerCentric
Our leadership team has been using the Talent Density System to gauge staff performance on a quarterly basis for years. The exercise provides us with an objective tool to track trends in employee behavior and allows us to make staffing decisions based on concrete data rather than emotion. As a result, we’ve been able to successfully attract and retain highly productive, talented people who actively live our company’s core values and help us continue to raise our business to the next level.
Sharon Marotta
CFO, Marotta Plastic Surgery Specialists
The Talent Density System has become the core language our executives use to approach evaluating and developing people. We have used the talent density framework to clearly map out how all employees work together across the business, then built measurable objectives with clear benchmarks to evaluate progress, holding ourselves accountable across business lines. As a consequence, we have seen tremendous growth in culture and morale, with better collaboration within and across teams and a meaningfully better employee experience overall.
Bram Walters
CEO, SunVest Solar
Since integrating the Talent Density System into our operations at STARK, we’ve seen transformative changes. Primarily, it has refined our approach to talent management, enabling us to focus intensely on fostering high performers while addressing areas where our team could improve. This focus has significantly enhanced our company’s productivity and morale, leading to noticeable improvements in revenue growth and employee retention. Additionally, it has allowed me to delegate more confidently, reducing my stress levels and increasing my trust in the team’s capabilities. The framework has elevated our client service experience and solidified the foundation for our future growth.
chad stark
CEO, Stark Carpet
The Talent Density System is the foundation for defining performance outcomes and core values/behaviors within our business. It has helped in many ways, in particular it (1) defines what great performance and cultural alignment looks like, (2) instills a consistent lexicon to discuss talent across our global business and (3) provides focus on recruiting and retaining top talent while simultaneously taking action when outcomes or core values are not in alignment.
Tricia Brenn
EVP Talent, Logility
The Talent Density System has provided our team with a clear focus by identifying employees who were not performing at the appropriate level, allowing us to make necessary adjustments to elevate overall performance. At the same time, it revealed high-performing team members who deserved more attention and development opportunities, which we previously might have overlooked. As a result, team morale and productivity have surged, leading to improved client experience, revenue growth, and profitability. This clarity has also reduced my stress as a leader, enabling me to focus strategically on business growth and creating a more sustainable future.
John Peck
CEO, PB Roofing
about the book
Achieving your company’s goals demands that every team member operates at peak performance. Yet only 2 percent of business leaders believe their performance management systems deliver exceptional value. Considering that people growth drives profit growth, this statistic is alarming.
With over thirty-five years as a leadership team coach and consultant, Mike Goldman knows the flaws in traditional performance management methods: annual reviews that fall short, misdirected leadership investments in talent development, the outsized impact of one top performer compared to several average ones, and the reality that a “good performer” who clashes with company culture isn’t truly a good performer. It’s time for a change.
In The Strength of Talent, Goldman introduces his Talent Density Framework—a five-step, proven tool refined with insights from more than 150 CEOs and leadership teams. This groundbreaking guide offers an innovative approach for assessing, coaching, and developing both teams and individuals. Learn how to retain and nurture top talent, transform mediocre performers into all-stars, and recognize when it’s time to part ways with a poor fit. When the time comes to measure progress, Goldman presents the Talent Density Indicator, a new metric to hold yourself and your leaders accountable.
If you want to scale your company, you must first scale your people. Building a high-performing team translates into greater value for clients and stakeholders, consistent growth at both the top and bottom lines, a rewarding work environment, and the capacity to seize exciting new opportunities. The Strength of Talent is the ultimate guide to sustainable growth, increased impact, and renewed passion for your business.
about Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman is a leadership team coach and author of Performance Breakthrough, Breakthrough Leadership Team and now, The Strength of Talent. He hosts The Better Leadership Team Show and is a TEDx speaker who addresses international audiences including the Young Presidents’ Organization, Vistage, and the Entrepreneur’s Organization. Over his 35+ year career, Mike has coached and consulted for industry giants like Disney, Verizon, CHANEL, and Polo Ralph Lauren. His expertise has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and Chief Executive Magazine, establishing him as a leading authority on building effective leadership teams.
As a coach and speaker, Mike is on a mission to help CEOs grow their businesses and create high-impact, engaging environments using his Breakthrough Leadership Team and Talent Density approaches. A lifelong learner, he often quips that if he goes 90 minutes without recommending a book, you might want to dial 911.
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