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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
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
Your Engagement Score Isn’t Lying — It’s Just Not Telling You the Real Truth
You’ve seen the number.
A 68. Or maybe a 72.
Your team’s “engagement” score is in. Now what?
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: engagement scores are great at measuring how people feel, but terrible at showing how teams are actually performing.
Jun 302 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
Culture Isn’t a Feeling. It’s a System.
Too many leaders still treat culture like a mood. If people seem upbeat, the assumption is things are good. If turnover rises or results...
May 282 min read
It’s Not Culture. It’s How You’re Leading.
Underperforming teams are one of the most overlooked profit killers in business.
And most of it comes down to one thing: leadership.
May 192 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
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
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
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
Measuring Workplace Culture
With the companies we have built and the companies we advise, we have seen a significant demand for measurement across all aspects of the...
Aug 22, 20243 min read
YES! SKOR's 1st Birthday
Well, I can’t believe it’s been one year since founding SKOR! The ideas and concepts of what I thought SKOR might be a year ago has...
Jul 22, 20244 min read
AI: 3 Game-Changing Moves Every CEO Should Make Today!!
The buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inescapable, and its potential to revolutionize our world is undeniable. Like many, you...
Jan 22, 20242 min read
Are You a Courageous Leader? Be honest!
I speak to CEOs daily about their challenges, opportunities, their people and obstacles in their way. Clearly every one of them have...
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Why create SKOR?
For those familiar with my journey, my passion for fostering high performance is evident. Whether it's undertaking challenging Spartan...
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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