Great Talent Great Business
Great Talent Great Business
Podcast Description
Hosted by serial entrepreneur Rob Levin, The Great Talent, Great Business podcast dives into the strategies that drive business success through the power of exceptional talent. With over 30 years of experience and a reputation as a top speaker on business and entrepreneurship, Rob shares practical, impactful insights alongside industry experts, helping leaders navigate challenges and optimize their talent strategies. Whether you’re a business owner, manager, or talent professional, this show provides actionable advice to build stronger, more resilient businesses.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores pivotal themes such as generational differences in the workplace, talent optimization strategies, and effective leadership practices. For example, an episode delves into generational clashes and how understanding these dynamics can foster collaboration among diverse teams.
Strategies that drive business success through the power of exceptional talent.
Hosted by serial entrepreneur Rob Levin, The New Talent Playbook podcast explores practical strategies to help leaders build stronger, more resilient businesses. With over 30 years of experience and a reputation as a top speaker on business and entrepreneurship, Rob shares impactful insights alongside industry experts to help you navigate challenges and optimize your talent strategy. Whether you’re a business owner, manager, or talent professional, this show delivers actionable advice to unlock growth through exceptional talent.
Traditional annual reviews fail because they focus on output alone, leaving companies wondering why growth stalls. Rob Levin interviews leadership coach Mike Goldman on a practical alternative: the Talent Density framework—treating people growth as profit growth’s true driver. Learn to evaluate performance beyond theater, separate real results from “busy,” and implement a quarterly leadership cadence that builds resilience without bottlenecking HR.
About the Guest
Mike Goldman is a leadership team coach with 35+ years of experience helping organizations build high-performing teams, from global brands like Disney and Verizon to small and midsize businesses. He’s the USA Today bestselling author of The Strength of Talent and a TEDx speaker who regularly presents to business leadership communities like Vistage and EO. He also hosts the Better Leadership Team Show, where he goes deep on building teams that drive durable growth.
Episode Highlight
“Unclear expectations don’t lead to unclear results—they lead to unacceptable results.”
Actionable Insights
- Stop confusing “performance” with output alone, score productivity and culture fit: Stop rating high-output people who damage team culture. Make trade-offs visible. [06:28]
- Run a quarterly talent assessment as a leadership team (not as secret HR paperwork): CEO and direct reports calibrate together on “level one down”—eliminates bias and vague labels. [10:00]
- Move faster on low culture fit than low productivity (because it’s rarely coachable): Culture gaps rarely coach out; productivity gaps develop. Test: coachable vs. fakeable. [14:26]
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More About Mike Goldman
Check out Mike Goldman and The Strenght of Talent Connect with Mike on LinkedIn. Grab your copy of The Strength of Talent.
Other Resources
Your next reads: Breakthrough Leadership Team and Performance Breakthrough
Listen to the Better Leadership Team Show
More About Rob Levin & WorkBetterNow
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