The Profit Leak Blog

We spent the first two months of the year doing something most companies never do. We slowed down and looked at the actual mechanics of team performance.

Your team isn't listening to your all-hands speech about "long-term thinking" or "innovation." They're watching who got promoted. Who got the bonus. Who got called out. And they're adjusting accordingly.

Here's what most leaders miss: a growth mindset isn't a nice-to-have cultural value. It's a profit driver. And when it's missing, you're hemorrhaging money in ways that never show up on a P&L.

You've done the work. You share the financials. You run open-book management or Great Game of Business. Your team knows the revenue, the expenses, the margins. You're proud of how transparent you are. So why do people still seem confused about where the company is going? Here's what most leaders miss: financial transparency is table stakes. The transparency that actually moves the needle is sharing the "why" behind your decisions.

Data always tells a story. The challenge for leaders is whether we’re listening. One of our recent SKOR assessments revealed two...

A Four-Part Blog Series for CEOs and Leadership Teams Most companies rely on employee engagement surveys to measure culture. But let’s be...

Thanksgiving is a perfect opportunity to reflect on gratitude and consider how its values can influence workplace culture. Beyond the...

Last week, I attended CultureCon , an awesome event centered around organizational culture, and one particular slide from Eric Hutcherson...

No hierarchy, no red tape, just a relentless focus on achieving what most people thought was impossible.

Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) has gained popularity in recent years as a quick and easy way for companies to gauge employee...

Meetings can either be the engines of progress or the anchors that drag productivity down.

When it comes to evaluating candidates, many hiring managers rely on outdated myths and ineffective practices. To build a strong team,...

As an entrepreneur navigating the intricate landscape of life, I've come to appreciate the profound impact of giving versus taking in...

Over the past week, I’ve had several discussions with CEOs struggling to adapt to remote and hybrid work models. Many feel that if...