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Leadership Theoretician | Award-Winning Author | Creator of LeadCultureChange

Sharing powerful leadership strategies grounded in neuroscience and human behavior that help leaders at all levels enhance their impact. Trusted by organizations across business, government, and academia.

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Solve the soft issues creating hard business problems.

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LeadCultureChange uses behavioral triggers developed by Mike Mears, the CIA's former Chief of Human Capital, to address your team's toughest issues.

Built on Mike’s seminal work into neuroscience, psychology and leadership, LeadCultureChange transforms decades of high-stakes behavioral research into a tool for modern leaders.

The new AI-powered leadership app uses Mike’s 12 proven behavioral triggers to solve the “soft issues” that create the hardest workplace problems:

  • poor accountability

  • disengagement

  • low morale

  • resistance to change

  • weak communication

  • stalled innovation

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Leadership keynotes, workshops and speaking engagements

  • "Your presentation was the hit of the event and the participants are still talking about it. "

    –Intelligence Official representing Western Intelligence Services

  • “Home run with Mears. I am sooooooo impressed. Thank you!”

    –Executive at a Global Investment Bank

  • “The feedback that I have received indicates that your talk was an overwhelming success."

    –Large Consulting firm

  • "Formal participant feedback made it clear that Mr. Mears was rated "superior" as a speaker."

    –Official, International Center for Security Studies

  • “Your talk was an overwhelming success. People really appreciated your candor, humor and insights into what it takes to be a leader."

    –Top five consulting firm

  • "Thanks go to you. Your passion and data got us focused. Now we will follow through."

    –Chief Operating Officer, Large Federal Agency

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About Mike

As former CIA Chief of Human Capital and founder of the CIA Leadership Academy who, over 16 years, surveyed thousands of employees worldwide to rate 8,000 bosses, Mike Mears knows leadership.

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Book cover of Certainty: How Great Bosses Can Change Minds and Drive Innovation by Mike Mears

Ready to become the leader everyone wants to follow?

In Certainty: How Great Bosses Can Change Minds and Drive Innovation, Mike Mears, the CIA’s former Chief of Human Capital, reveals a revolutionary approach to leadership.

Blending cutting-edge cognitive science with captivating stories from his time in the CIA and private sector, Mears provides a practical and entertaining guide to leadership success.

Discover how to reverse-engineer human nature to understand what drives people and align your leadership approach for effortless results.

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“Mike Mears is the REAL DEAL. He deeply understands the theory of leadership and is a master practitioner.”

—Jim Gosler, senior fellow, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and former director of CIA Clandestine Information Technology Office

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