Mike Breeze
Leadership Speaker & Author • Made4Success
Duncan, Oklahoma, United States •
$1,501 - $5,000
About
Most leadership speakers focus on what leaders should do. Mike Breeze helps leaders understand why people do what they do. Through Behavior Follows Reinforcement™, Mike reveals how everyday words, actions, silence, tolerance, and follow-through shape behavior, accountability, and performance—giving leaders a practical new lens they can use long after the presentation ends.
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Every leader has experienced it. Expectations were clear. Everyone agreed. And then... nothing changed. When teams repeatedly miss expectations, leaders often assume the problem is communication, motivation, or accountability. But the real issue may be something far less obvious: what is being reinforced. In this interactive keynote, Mike Breeze introduces Behavior Follows Reinforcement™ and reveals how the things leaders say, don't say, tolerate, recognize, and consistently follow through on quietly shape behavior throughout an organization. Through humor, storytelling, audience interaction, and practical leadership insight, Mike helps leaders recognize why certain behaviors continue, where accountability begins to break down, and how seemingly small leadership responses can influence culture and performance. Audiences leave with a new question they can immediately take back to their organizations: What are we reinforcing?
Key Takeaways
- Recognize what leaders may be unintentionally reinforcing through words, actions, silence, tolerance, and follow-through.
- Understand why expectations and accountability can break down even when leaders believe they have communicated clearly.
- Identify reinforcement patterns that contribute to repeated mistakes, inconsistent execution, and unwanted workplace behaviors.
- Use the question “What are we reinforcing?” as a practical lens for improving communication, accountability, culture, and performance.
Audience
Executives, managers, supervisors, HR professionals, emerging leaders, and leadership teams
Format
Duration
45–60 minutes; extended workshop versions available
Delivery
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