Mike Higgins & Associates, Inc was founded in 1983 by Mike Higgins, Sr.   He believed that "within every organization lies a significant, untapped potential. The untapped potential is a result of a lack of awareness. Companies train people to do things as well as it can be done. However, they don't teach people where the organization is going, and how each and every employee contributes to that business journey. Most employees don't know how their company keeps score, so they never think or work like owners. Equally important, they do not understand the vested interest they have in the company they work for. They have the capacity and the need…and they deserve to understand what being a "STAKEHOLDER" really means…and their employers deserve the performance created by that understanding."

Mike Higgins & Associates, Inc has assisted over 600 organizations to create competitive advantage in order to maximize performance. Clients include financial institutions, hospitals, physician clinics, rehabilitation centers, investment companies, CPA firms, consulting companies, publishers, retail companies, manufacturing, wholesale distributors, sales, service, academic and non-profit fund raising organizations.

Mike Higgins, Sr. has been extensively published regarding performance management/compensation.  Among many written contributions, he authored the book BEYOND SURVIVAL, How Financial Institutions will Thrive in the 1990's, published by Dow Jones. In 2001 he and now partner, Mike Higgins Jr. co-authored a book which was published by DJI entitled PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION FOR STAKEHOLDERS™, 14 Prerequisites for Success.