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30
years making the people side of business measurable
874%
independently verified ROI on a leadership development program
92%
of leaders coached were promoted within six months
10,000
employees in the health system where he led culture transformation
ATD
Press author, Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time
M.A.
Industrial & Organizational Psychology, plus certified executive coach

Four conversations your audience will still be quoting next quarter.

Each topic works as a keynote, a workshop, or an interview thread. Every one runs on three decades of documented practice, and every one is customized to the audience in the room.

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Why Training Fails: The Seven Factors That Actually Drive Performance

When someone underperforms, most leaders reach for training or termination. Michael's ATD Press model names the seven places the real answer lives, and shows leaders how to diagnose before they prescribe.

Your audience leaves withA eight-question diagnostic they can run on any performance gap Monday morning, and a new default: root cause first, intervention second.
ii

The Executive Team Is the Strategy

Harvard researchers found only about one in five senior teams performing at a high level. Michael unpacks the seven drivers of executive team effectiveness and the peer accountability that separates cohesive teams from drifting ones.

Your audience leaves withThe seven-driver model, the signals of a drifting team, and the two levers that move team performance fastest.
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Culture Transformation at Enterprise Scale

Michael spent six years leading culture transformation inside one of the nation's largest public health systems: roughly 10,000 employees, four hospitals, a board watching the numbers. This is the story of what actually moves culture, told with the receipts.

Your audience leaves withThe systems-first playbook behind measurable culture change, including a transformation that cut turnover 50% and saved $1.2M annually.
iv

AI and the Leader of the Next Decade

Michael is partnering with the Columbia Leadership Group on original research into how artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership itself: what leaders will delegate, what only humans can hold, and how executive teams prepare now.

Your audience leaves withAn early look at emerging research, and a grounded framework for leading people through a technology shift without losing the culture.

Three lengths, written for you, one click to copy.

Lift whichever fits your format. Introductions, show notes, event programs, and press mentions welcome.

Short · Introductions & Show Notes

Michael Sabbag is an organizational effectiveness advisor to CEOs and founders, author of Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time (ATD Press), and creator of the Seven Factors performance model. He spent six years leading culture transformation inside one of the nation's largest public health systems and now advises nationally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Medium · Event Programs

Michael Sabbag helps CEOs and founders build organizations that execute: aligned executive teams, honest accountability, and people systems designed for the company they are becoming. Over three decades his work has produced an independently verified 874% ROI on a leadership development program, a culture transformation that cut turnover 50% and saved $1.2M annually, and a coaching record in which 92% of leaders coached were promoted within six months.

He is the author of Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time (ATD Press), the book behind his Seven Factors performance model, and spent six years leading enterprise culture transformation at Broward Health, one of the nation's largest public health systems. He holds an M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, is a certified executive coach, and is Principal at Partners4Performance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Full · Features & Long-Form

Michael Sabbag is an organizational effectiveness advisor, author, and executive coach who has spent thirty years making the people side of business pay off, on the record. He advises CEOs and founders on executive team effectiveness, organizational and culture redesign, and leadership development, grounded in the Seven Factors performance model he published with ATD Press in Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time.

His career spans management roles at Comcast, the presidency of his own consulting firm serving national clients including Centex Homes, director-level work at PwC, Vice President of Talent Management at Learn.com (an on-demand learning platform serving more than 50 million end users, later part of Oracle), and leadership development at Sixt, where his program returned an independently verified 874% ROI. Most recently he spent six years inside Broward Health, one of the nation's largest public health systems, leading enterprise culture transformation across roughly 10,000 employees and four hospitals and advising the board and hospital administration.

In 2026 he returned to full-time advisory practice as Principal at Partners4Performance and is partnering with the Columbia Leadership Group on original research into how artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership. He holds a Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, is an Executive Coaching Certified Professional, a past president of the ATD Fort Lauderdale chapter, a South Florida Business Journal Excellence in Human Resources honoree, and an Eagle Scout. He is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and advises nationally.

Ten questions that open great conversations.

Borrow any of these, or hand Michael a hard one of your own. He answers plainly, with stories and numbers instead of slogans.

01You say most CEOs have an effectiveness problem wearing people's faces. What does that look like on a Tuesday?
02When a leader tells you "this person just needs training," how often are they right?
03Walk us through the Seven Factors. Which one do leaders skip most, and what does it cost them?
04Harvard found only one in five senior teams performing at a high level. Why do the other four feel fine from the inside?
05Every leader coached in your program was promoted within six months. What are you doing that most coaching gets wrong?
06You spent six years inside a 10,000-person health system. What did the inside teach you that consulting never could?
07A culture transformation you led cut turnover in half. What actually moved, and what turned out to be noise?
08What is the smallest change you have seen produce the biggest shift in an executive team?
09Your research with the Columbia Leadership Group looks at AI and leadership. What will leaders hand to AI, and what should they never hand over?
10You promise CEOs their job gets quieter and the numbers get louder. What does the first ninety days of that actually look like?

Audiences say it plainly: he delivers.

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He is an engaging speaker, and attendees at his workshop appreciated his interactive and personable style. Michael delivers what he says he is going to deliver.

Sharon Leah
Learning and Instructional Design Consultant · Minneapolis, MN
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Michael is a solid contributor to the training space. He is likable and delivers what he says he is going to do. He will add value to any team he works with.

Douglas Wilson
Executive Fellow, Center for Higher Ambition Leadership · Laguna Beach, CA
Organizations his work has served
Broward Health PwC Oracle Sixt Comcast Centex Homes Alvogen

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Book & Framework Art

Cover art for Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time (ATD Press) and a clean Seven Factors graphic for show notes or slides.

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Q&A

Press & Commentary

Writing a piece on executive teams, culture, performance, or AI and leadership? Michael responds to press inquiries quickly, with quotable, sourced answers.

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What organizers and hosts ask first.

His four most requested: why training fails and the Seven Factors that actually drive performance; executive team effectiveness; culture transformation at enterprise scale; and AI and the future of leadership, drawn from his current research with the Columbia Leadership Group. Each adapts to keynote, workshop, or interview format.
Keynotes, interactive workshops, executive offsites, podcast interviews, panels, and written commentary. Attendees consistently describe his style as interactive and personable, and every session is built for the audience in the room.
Both. Michael is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and travels nationally for in-person engagements. Podcasts and virtual sessions schedule flexibly, often within one to two weeks.
For keynotes and workshops, four to eight weeks gives time for the customization conversation and any travel. For podcast interviews and press commentary, reach out whenever: turnaround is fast, and time-sensitive requests get priority.
Yes, and it is the heart of how he works. Every engagement begins with a short conversation about your audience and the outcome you want, and the content is built to fit. As one workshop organizer put it: Michael delivers what he says he is going to deliver.
Fees depend on format, customization, and travel. The fastest path to a clear number is a thirty-minute conversation: share the event, the audience, and the goal, and you will get an honest quote and a straight answer on fit.
Bios are on this page in three lengths with copy buttons. Headshots, cover art, and the Seven Factors graphic arrive by email, same or next business day: [email protected].

Put him on your stage, or put him on your team's problem.

Either conversation starts the same way: thirty minutes, sharp questions, and a straight answer about fit.

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