Human Engagement Under Pressure

The first thing pressure changes isn’t performance—it’s behavior. See how decision rights migrate and why buyers recognize these signals before diligence begins.

Tough Love in Leadership – Todd White on Why Empathy Without Resilience Fails The Performance Quotient Listen Here Is empathy enough to make you a better leader—or can it sometimes backfire? In this episode of The Performance Quotient, host Will Lindstrom welcomes Todd White , executive coach and founder of ClearPeg , to explore why empathy in leadership often falls short and what it really takes to make it work. Todd introduces “ the empathy equation, ” a framework that ble

Feedback Is a Contact Sport - Building Resilience in Real Time with Todd White The Performance Quotient Listen Here What if the key to resilience isn’t grit - but great feedback? In this episode of the Performance Quotient , Will Lindstrom sits down with executive coach and ClearPeg.com founder, Todd White , to unpack why resilience isn’t about perfection - it’s about taking your at-bats, failing forward, and listening well enough to improve. Highlights:  Why annual performa

Some concepts bubble up again and again in the talent development process. I’ve spoken about the theme of “Game On!” a lot lately. This is the idea that it’s time to get real. Time to exercise the power you might not know you have. So how do you get there? Step One: Toughen Up! Almost without exception, my executive coaching clients want to please. But the hard truth is: this instinct might be doing more harm than good. Sure, you want to cultivate goodwill, but not at the co