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Performance Metrics That Matter (And the Vanity Metrics That Don't)

Performance Metrics That Matter (And the Vanity Metrics That Don't)

Performance Metrics That Matter (And the Vanity Metrics That Don't)Steve Goodner
Published on: 08/24/2026

Peter Drucker is often credited with the line "what gets measured gets managed." But almost nobody quotes the dangerous half of that truth, that this includes measuring the wrong things and the things that quietly hurt you.

Organizational Optimization
Sales Isn’t a Dirty Word

Sales Isn’t a Dirty Word

Sales Isn’t a Dirty WordSteve Goodner
Published on: 07/27/2026

Selling, done well, is not an act of taking. It is an act of service. It is the moment you look at someone who is stuck, who has told you they want to be unstuck, and you extend a credible invitation into the transformation they came for.

Organizational Optimization
Coachability: The Hidden Trait That Predicts Everything

Coachability: The Hidden Trait That Predicts Everything

Coachability: The Hidden Trait That Predicts EverythingSteve Goodner
Published on: 07/20/2026

Coachability is a specific, learnable orientation — the capacity to receive feedback accurately, run it through your own judgment, and adjust your behavior when the feedback is right.

Organizational Optimization
When Good People Leave

When Good People Leave

When Good People LeaveSteve Goodner
Published on: 07/13/2026

A resignation, when you listen for it, is not a data point about the market. It is a report from inside your ecosystem. What if your ecosystem has been trying to tell you something?

Organizational Optimization