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MESSAGES AND ENGAGEMENT THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR TEAMS FOREVER
Keynotes and Workshops that Last Beyond the Event
"I just finished the reviews from all the participants in the audience - fives across the board. Just excellent and impressive." ~DAVID FARES- EVENTS COORDINATOR - INSPERITY
Read a sampling of participant feedback from recent workshops here.
So many speakers today speak on leadership with little real experience in actual leadership. Michael is different, he has actually led teams and large multilevel organizations for most of his corporate career. Both the practice and learning of leadership have been his passion for over 20 years.
Listed as an Inc. Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Michael leaves his audiences not just inspired, but with tools and a commitment to take real action.
His programs focus on helping leaders, teams, and organizations commit, connect, and conquer through easy-to-follow formulas.
"Impressive! At 60 years old and in various of positions of leadership over those years, I thought I had seen and heard it all." ~ED LEE - INSURANCE EXECUTIVE
Read a sampling of participant feedback from recent workshops here.
Signature Speaking and Workshop Topics
Recognized as a top 100 Inc. leadership speaker, Michael captivates audiences with his engaging and actionable approach to teamwork and leadership. Below are his most requested speaking topics.
Based on Michael's Amazon best-selling book, "You Are the Team" (200,000+ copies sold to date)
Keynotes, 1/2 Day and Full Day Workshops
Most team problems are not really team problems. They are teammate problems.
In this highly engaging, practical, and unforgettable keynote or workshop, Michael G. Rogers helps team members realize that great teams are built when individual teammates choose to take ownership of the culture around them.
Through powerful storytelling, humor, real-world examples, and highly interactive exercises, Michael creates an experience that is energizing, deeply personal, and immediately actionable. Participants do not just leave inspired. They leave thinking differently about themselves, their teammates, and the role they play in the success or failure of the team.
Unlike many leadership workshops that are quickly forgotten, this experience sticks. Teams walk away with practical tools they can immediately apply to strengthen trust, improve communication, reduce unhealthy behaviors, and create a healthier, more connected culture.
Your people will laugh together, reflect together, connect together, and leave with a renewed commitment to each other and the mission of the team.
Most importantly, they will leave changed.
Because when teammates change, teams change.
PARTICIPANTS WILL...
Build Stronger Team Commitment
Learn how individual ownership and selflessness create stronger collaboration, higher trust, and healthier team relationships.
Take Greater Personal Responsibility
Learn practical ways to take ownership of mistakes, become more open to feedback, follow through on commitments, and respond with humility and accountability in everyday team interactions.
Eliminate Behaviors That Damage Teams
Recognize and reject gossip, negativity, blame, and disengagement while learning how to contribute to a more respectful and unified culture.
Improve Connection and Communication
Develop greater empathy, understanding, and respect for teammates while strengthening everyday communication and collaboration.
Create a More Positive and Energized Team Culture
Learn simple but powerful behaviors that improve morale, strengthen relationships, and make the team experience healthier and more rewarding for everyone involved.
Achieve Better Results Together
Strengthen collaboration and alignment so the team works together more effectively and performs at a higher level.
"As a result of Mike’s training I have developed dramatically as a leader. But more importantly, my team is more effective and more unified as a result of the training." ~ERIC LEAVITT - PRESIDENT THE LEAVITT GROUP
Based on Michael's book, "You Are the Team"
Keynotes, 1/2 Day and Full Day Workshops
People may work for organizations, but they give their best effort to leaders who genuinely care about them.
In this powerful and highly engaging workshop, Michael challenges leaders to rethink what truly drives commitment, trust, and performance on teams.
Through compelling stories, practical insights, and interactive experiences, participants discover how caring leadership transforms teams. Leaders learn how small, intentional actions build trust, strengthen relationships, and inspire people to give their best effort.
While many leadership workshops are easy to forget, participants consistently say this experience changes how they think about leadership and the responsibility they have to the people they lead.
Because when leaders care differently, people respond differently.
And when people respond differently, performance improves.
PARTICIPANTS WILL...
Build Greater Trust and Commitment
Understand why caring leadership is one of the most powerful drivers of trust, engagement, accountability, and long-term team performance.
Communicate Care Through Everyday Leadership
Learn practical ways to show people they matter through everyday conversations, follow-up, recognition, listening, support, and leadership behaviors.
Create Clear Success Lines
Learn how to help team members clearly see how their work contributes to the success of the team and organization so work feels more meaningful and motivating.
Strengthen Relationships and Connection
Develop practical habits that improve transparency, listening, empathy, approachability, and genuine connection with team members.
Create Healthier Team Cultures
Learn how to create environments where people feel respected, valued, supported, and motivated to contribute at a higher level.
Lead With Both Accountability and Care
Learn practical ways to hold people accountable, address problems directly, give honest feedback, and still strengthen trust and relationships.
Improve Team Performance Through Better Leadership
Discover how small, intentional leadership behaviors can dramatically improve morale, ownership, communication, collaboration, and overall team effectiveness.
Comments from Participant Evaluations
"Very humorous and engaging. I liked that you assigned us tasks to do in the immediate future because often we will have a speaker, and they teach us wonderful things during our meeting, but then there is no follow through."
"When I started preparing for the workshop and reading the book. I was on a road trip with my family. I started reading some passages and chapters out loud in the car and my 12 yr old daughter, actually dropped her electronics and wanted to hear more. Before I knew it we were having meaningful discussions about our family goals, and how we can be a better team! It was rewarding to use the book and the workshop to make better life choices not only at work but in my home. Really enjoyed it!!"
"Your workshop kept me engaged and entertained the whole time. I really liked the service aspect of team building, and I know that is something I will strive to do every day. A lot of this stuff I can actually apply to my marriage!!! Thanks again for taking the time to meet with us!"
"I enjoyed the teammate angle and I really liked that the principles you taught are so applicable to all aspects of my life. I've listened to other similar types of presentations on self improvement, leadership, etc, but yours was the first one that made a genuine legitimate impact on my psyche/perspective of how I view others and the world around me. The stories, videos, and anecdotes you provided were memorable and helpful in learning a given principle."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop! Just a little bit of background on me... I come from the state employment industry and left after 18 years. I helped employer's hire, fire, set up policies etc. I also was an unemployment adjudicator, so I got to see the not so pleasant realities of employment life. Your workshop was spot on, and I wish more employer's would implement it."
"Not only do I want to implement what Mike taught at home, I also want to implement it at home. I think it is just going to make me a better person."