The Profit Leak Blog

What team dysfunction is costing you — and how to fix it.

Recent Articles

I started 7 companies. 3 of them failed.

I started 7 companies. 3 of them failed. It all led me to this. Last week SKOR turned 3. The honest story of why it exists starts long before that.

Aug 34 min read

March Came In Like a Lion. Is Your Team Going Out Like One Too?

The pattern is predictable: January resets, February grinds, March accelerates — and every friction point that got managed around for three months is now loud. Missed handoffs. Accountability that existed in theory. The feedback nobody gave in Q1 because there was always something more urgent.

Mar 172 min read

Spring Forward: Your Teams Are Losing More Than an Hour

This weekend, everyone loses an hour of sleep and spends the next week complaining about it. Nobody talks about the other hours. The ones leaking out of your teams every single week — quietly, invisibly, without ever showing up on a report.

Mar 102 min read

The Goals & Rewards Muscle: Why Your Team Stopped Believing You

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.

Feb 242 min read

Leadership Isn’t a Title. It’s a Choice.

Leadership Can Come from Anywhere We tend to think leadership is the coach’s job. Or the captains. Or the managers. But in reality, leadership is not a title — it’s a behavior.

Sep 24, 20252 min read

Leaders Think They’re Scoring 77. Their Teams Say 69

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

Sep 1, 20252 min read

The Real Cost of a Lost Minute

Leadership isn’t just about big decisions and bold strategies. It ’s about the small actions — the daily clarity, accountability, and...

Jul 6, 20252 min read

Why Your Best People are Likely Quitting

Most companies assume their managers are doing fine — until the best people quietly leave, burnout spreads, and teams stall out. It’s not always obvious. Teams might look productive. Meetings happen. KPIs get reviewed. But dig deeper, and you’ll find the real signal: most employees aren’t experiencing great leadership. Source: Lenny's Newsletter In a survey of over 8,000 tech workers (completed by Lenny's Newsletter), only 26% said their manager was highly effective. Nearly h

Jun 23, 20252 min read

The Apple Watch for Teams: Sync Your Team Metrics, Boost Your Performance

Imagine every person on your team was wearing an Apple Watch — not to track their steps or heart rate, but to measure things that...

Jun 16, 20252 min read

Your Managers Are the Strategy

In most organizations, the manager is the difference between a team that thrives and one that quietly underperforms. And yet, most leadership teams have no real system for measuring how managers lead.

May 5, 20253 min read

Clarity – Don’t Let Your Tax Bill Surprise You

Today is Tax Day in the U.S. Do you know how much you owe? Or perhaps you are looking forward to a refund? You would never leave your income taxes up to guesswork and in business, the same rule should apply for the disengagement tax. Leaders should always be aware of what they owe and look to reduce it through clarity. Unclear expectations are a hidden surcharge on productivity. When employees don’t understand their roles, they hesitate, make mistakes, and disengage. Leaders

Apr 15, 20253 min read

Looking to Lower Your Taxes? Try More Cohesion.

A disconnected team is a disengaged team. And disengagement? That's a tax no leader can afford to pay. Cohesion is a cure for disengagement. Are you and the leaders in your organization intentionally building and constantly reinforcing cohesion? When employees feel like they’re working toward something meaningful together, engagement skyrockets—and so do results. Cohesion happens when people feel aligned, valued, and invested in a shared vision and mission. When teams lack c

Apr 8, 20252 min read