Most CEOs don’t have a leadership problem. They have a leverage problem. They’re surrounded by smart, capable people — yet still doing their team’s work. Not because they want to. Because they know how to. People default to solving problems they already know how to solve. For most leaders, that means diving back into the work instead of developing the people. The Familiar Trap It starts innocently. A missed detail. A fumbled client call. A delayed decision. You step in — because you can fix...

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 blends...

The Dirty Secret Behind “People Are Our Greatest Asset” Every CEO says it. Every investor deck repeats it. Every annual report shines it in bold type. “People are our greatest asset.” But inside the boardroom, the conversation sounds different. Behind closed doors, it’s not about purpose or culture — it’s about risk. Who can we trust with the biggest clients? Who’s burning out ? Who’s too valuable to lose but too inconsistent to promote? The rhetoric is human. The math is cold. Follow the...