TPL Insights
What the Best Leaders Know (and Actually Practice): Lessons from Pattye Moore
By Rob Andrews There’s a wide gap between leaders who talk about culture and those who actually build one that performs. Most organizations don’t…
Purpose Isn’t a Poster on the Wall A Conversation with Roy Spence
Abstract For decades, most executives have operated under the assumption that prioritizing financial performance, revenue growth, margin expansion, and shareholder returns is the most…
Why Inclusive Cultures Consistently Outperform
By Rob Andrews Most organizations say they are good at spotting talent. They say they know who their high-potential leaders are. They say they…
Excessive Service Worker Turnover is a Systems Problem, NOT a Workforce Problem
By Rob Andrews Here’s the truth. Service worker churn is rarely a mystery. It is usually a system failure. And two systems drive most…
Why Most Boards Underperform and Why 2026 Is the Year to Fix It
By Rob Andrews, focusing on strategies for Improving Board Performance in 2026. If you spend enough time in boardrooms of any flavor, whether public,…
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Real Alignment as the Ultimate Force Multiplier
Every organization says it wants cross-functional collaboration. Very few actually mean it. Many leaders see meetings or a shared Slack channel as the definition…
Why Organizations That Chase Money Make Less, and Those That Build Principle-Driven Cultures Make More—A Lot More! Part 2.
TPL: The Operating System That Makes the Profit Paradox Repeatable The Profit Paradox explains why principle-driven organizations outperform. Total Performance Leadership (TPL) is how…
The Profit Paradox in Law Firms
Law firms are filled with exceptionally smart, hardworking people doing complex work under constant pressure. They are also, paradoxically, among the most difficult organizations to lead. Ask…
Purpose Isn’t a Poster on the Wall: A Conversation with Roy Spence
Every once in a while, you have a conversation that does not feel like an interview. It feels more like two people circling the…
Why Most Boards Underperform and Why 2026 Is the Year to Fix It
By Rob Andrews, focusing on strategies for Improving Board Performance in 2026. If you spend enough time in boardrooms of any flavor, whether public,…