From Busy to Better is a clear, practical guide for SaaS and service leaders ready to move beyond hustle culture and build systems that scale — without sacrificing culture or burning out your team.
Modern commercial teams are stuck in a loop: more meetings, more tools, more dashboards. And yet many still feel like they are falling short. From Busy to Better challenges the old productivity playbook and offers a smarter path forward.
Written for Commercial leaders, this book is a practical guide to building systems that scale without burnout. You’ll learn how to:
Trade activity for outcomes
Streamline with purpose, not panic
Use AI to expand capacity, not just speed
Align metrics with impact
Lead change that sticks
Whether you’re running lean or scaling quickly, this book helps you clear the noise, unlock your team’s potential, and build a culture where better work isn’t the exception, it’s the norm.
You’ll learn how to:
Replace vanity metrics with meaningful outcomes
Streamline without gutting your culture
Use AI to unlock human potential
Build systems that stick
Lead change that lasts
If you're a:
Revenue leader trying to scale sustainably
Manager trying to protect your team from burnout
IC stuck in the noise and looking for traction
This book is your way out.
Mike Garber is a productivity and enablement leader with over 20 years of experience helping commercial teams scale without burning out. Known for his clarity-first approach and practical frameworks, Mike helps teams unlock capacity, align to outcomes, and simplify complexity.
He’s led functions across enablement, sales, and strategy, and holds a master’s degree in management & leadership.
When he’s not working, you’ll find him coaching youth baseball, exploring science and history with his three kids, or leading others as a longtime church youth advisor.
Today’s teams don’t need more hustle. They need systems that work.
Mike delivers high-impact, no-fluff keynotes that challenge old assumptions and give your team a better playbook for modern productivity.
From Busy to Better: Redefining Productivity for the Modern Commercial Team
✔ Available as 15-, and 45-minute keynotes, or a 90-minute interactive workshop
✔ Perfect for revenue org kickoffs, enablement summits, and leadership events
Audiences will learn:
Why the old productivity playbook is broken
How to rethink metrics, tools, and time
What sustainable, human-centered productivity really looks like
A compelling mix of story, data, and real-world examples
Actionable insights for both leaders and practitioners
Audience-friendly delivery with a sharp, grounded tone