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SKOR Team Performance Insights
Discover the SKOR Blog – your source for expert insights on workplace culture, leadership, and high-performance teams. Get actionable strategies, real-world examples, and thought-provoking perspectives to help you create a thriving team/organization. Stay ahead with the latest trends and best practices in team performance and leadership!
Recent Articles
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 242 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 12 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 62 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...
Jun 232 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 162 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 53 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...
Apr 153 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...
Apr 82 min read
Disengagement Tax: The Hidden Cost Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore
April isn’t just tax season for the IRS (U.S. Tax Authority)—it’s also a wake-up call for leaders facing a silent but devastating drain...
Apr 12 min read
No Game Plan, No Trophy: Why Clarity Separates Champions from Winners
March Madness, Workplace Magic: A 4-part series (Article 3 of 4) Ever watched a team crumble under pressure? The talent is there, the...
Mar 182 min read
Your Best Player Won’t Save You—But Your Team Will
March Madness, Workplace Magic: A 4-part series (Article 2 of 4) No team wins a championship on the back of one star player. Not Michael...
Mar 113 min read
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 42 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 252 min read
Is Return to Office to Blame for 8 Million Fewer Engaged Workers?
High Performance Culture Can't Be Faked: A 4-part series on how leaders can rally from the recent Gallup results Gallup’ s recent results...
Feb 42 min read
What Should You Measure to Get a Real Culture Metric?
A Four-Part Blog Series for CEOs and Leadership Teams If culture drives performance, what exactly should leaders be measuring? Most...
Jan 201 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 201 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 132 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 71 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
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