Michael Grubich
President, Managing Partner
United States
BACKGROUND
Michael understands talent inside and out and has a passion for building star-studded organizations who are talent magnets! Mike loves to transform culture, but it just doesn’t happen overnight. He believes it is an everyday act of will. He believes that great employees don’t just walk into an organization, they’re strategically hired and carefully developed. Mike helps develop great leaders as they are the differentiators for organizations, communities, and the world.
WHAT I DO AT LAK
Executive Coaching
Physician Leadership Coaching
Leadership/Talent Development
Outplacement
Change and Succession Management
Performance Consulting
Culture Shaping
Organizational Development
Assessment for Selection & Development
Executive Team Development
Experiential Learning
WHAT I LIKE
Kayaking and Hiking
WHAT I LOVE
Our Dogs (Payton and Wrigley), Baseball, Theater and Golf
WHAT I CAN’T STAND
I love trying anything once!
Posts by Michael Grubich
The 6 best career and executive career coaching services in 2026
Choosing a career coach is hard to do well because this is not one market. Search for an executive career coach and you get individual practitioners who will start with you next week, sitting alongside large talent firms whose coaching is sold to employers under a corporate contract. That difference decides your options before anything…
Your AI Strategy Will Rise or Fall on Your People
Why AI ROI Depends on Workforce Readiness — and What Accountable Leaders Are Doing About It Every executive team we work with is under the same mandate: deliver more, spend less, move faster. AI has become the answer of choice, and the capital is following. Boards are approving significant technology investments on the promise of…
Activating an AI Mindset: The HR Leader’s Guide to AI Integration
A challenge to HR leaders: The tools are deployed. The pilots are running. Now is the time for HR to take their seat at the table and lead the organization through this systematic change and drive business results. 88% of organizations now use AI in at least one function. Yet only one in five have…
