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What team dysfunction is costing you — and how to fix it.
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Coaching Your Team to Victory
March Madness, Workplace Magic: A 4-part series (Article 1 of 4) As the madness of March sweeps across the nation, college basketball...
Mar 4, 20252 min read


Your CEO is likely afraid, that’s all
High Performance Culture Can't Be Faked: A 4-part series on how leaders can rally from the recent Gallup results (Article 4 of 4) For...
Feb 25, 20252 min read


SKOR Welcomes Alyson Daichendt to its Board of Advisors
SKOR, the trusted culture measurement platform helping organizations unlock profitability by fostering environments where individuals and...
Feb 24, 20252 min read


Hey CEO! Stop burning through your Benjamins! 🤑
High Performance Culture Can't Be Faked: A 4-part series on how leaders can rally from the recent Gallup results (Article 3 of 4) Clarity...
Feb 18, 20252 min read


The Silent Culture Killer: Why Your Team Feels Disconnected (and How to Fix It)
High Performance Culture Can't Be Faked: A 4-part series on how leaders can rally from the recent Gallup results (Article 2 of 4) When...
Feb 11, 20252 min read


Meet SKOR’s New Advisors: Visionaries in Culture and People Science
SKOR, the trusted culture measurement platform, helping organizations unlock profitability by fostering environments where individuals...
Jan 30, 20252 min read


Put Culture on the Scorecard — or Stop Talking About It
The Final Chapter of Our Four-Part Blog Series for CEOs & Leaders Here’s the harsh truth: If culture isn’t part of your leadership team’s...
Jan 20, 20251 min read


Engagement Surveys Are Not Enough
A Four-Part Blog Series for CEOs and Leadership Teams Most companies rely on employee engagement surveys to measure culture. But let’s be...
Jan 13, 20252 min read


You Say You Care About Culture, But Is it BS?
A Four-Part Blog Series for CEOs and Leadership Teams Peter Drucker said it best: “What gets measured, gets managed.” Yet, when it comes...
Jan 7, 20251 min read


The Power of Choice: Creating a Workplace Employees Choose Every Day
Every day, your employees make a choice: to show up, to engage, to contribute. This decision is pivotal to your organization’s success....
Jan 6, 20251 min read


Reflecting on 2024: Top 3 Articles to Inspire Your Leadership in 2025
As 2024 draws close, it's time to reflect on the leadership insights that resonated most with our readers this year. From lessons on...
Dec 30, 20242 min read


The Top 5 Secret Ingredients for Executive Team Prowess 🤫
What if the secret to building an unstoppable executive team wasn’t a mystery but a recipe—one with five powerful ingredients that can...
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Why Zappos Got Culture ROI Wrong—and How We Can Get It Right
Zappos is celebrated not only for its legendary customer service but for how it built an extraordinary culture that fueled its success....
Dec 2, 20242 min read


The Amplification of Culture: A Leadership Imperative
Last week, I attended CultureCon , an awesome event centered around organizational culture, and one particular slide from Eric Hutcherson...
Nov 18, 20242 min read


The Courage to Lead
In today’s workplace, courage is one of the most powerful traits a leader can embody. At SKOR, courage is more than just taking bold...
Oct 25, 20242 min read


The Hidden Risk: Why CEOs Fear Investing in Culture and People
86% of leaders believe culture is vital, only 12% of companies take meaningful steps to improve it. Here are 3 tips to moving things along
Oct 14, 20242 min read


The Symphony of Leadership: How Teams Resemble Orchestras
A great leader is much like a conductor in an orchestra. At a recent event by The Music Paradigm , the connection between orchestras and...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Hired a new Exec? How much time do you give them?
When hiring an executive, it’s crucial to remember that 90 days is plenty of time to know whether they’ll thrive or struggle in your...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Think Big, Start Small, Go Fast
Here are some key insights from SKOR CEO, Eddie Geller, after attending CultureCon… I was at CultureCon last week and at one of the...
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Building Trust with Teams: A Leader's Guide
post was inspired by some of our clients as this is a topic that often rates as a challenging area. Trust is often spoken of as a “soft...
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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