About Us
Why BLG exists
Helping leaders build cultures people want to be part of.
Meet the founder
Michael Burde, Ph.D.
Mike spent more than 25 years chasing the kind of team people give their best to, as a teacher, principal, district leader, and community leader. His peers elected him president of a statewide professional association three times, and today he serves on a national leadership board. He founded Burde Leadership Group to help more leaders build cultures people want to be part of.
Six things we help leaders do every day: know and grow your team, build a shared vision, lead the learning, navigate the gray, clarify decisions and share ownership, and get better together.
Where the experience comes from
- More than 25 years of leadership in K-12 education
- Teacher and principal
- 16 years in district leadership
- Statewide association president and national board member
- City commissioner
- Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Western Michigan University (2016)
In their words
What colleagues are saying
I've had the privilege of working alongside Mike and have watched him lead with a clear sense of purpose, a deep belief in learners, and an uncommon ability to connect vision to the systems, structures, and people needed to make that vision real.
Ready to strengthen the conditions where people do their best work?
Whether you're developing leaders, strengthening a team, navigating organizational change, or simply trying to determine what comes next, we'd be glad to start with a conversation.