Chasing the Numbers? Don’t Lose Your People.

The best leaders know: people drive performance — not the other way around.

“Where are we on the numbers?” “Are we going to hit our numbers?” “The numbers, the numbers!”

I hear it in nearly every leadership coaching conversation. And yes — KPIs and results matter. But great leaders know this truth:

Sacrifice the numbers to save your people. Never the other way around.(Simon Sinek said it best.)

Look at Southwest Airlines. They prioritized their people — especially when times got tough. And in return, their employees rallied: low turnover, high engagement, and industry-leading results in performance, customer satisfaction, and profits.

The lesson?When leaders cut jobs, hours, and support first, they often trigger a downward spiral — lost loyalty, lower productivity, diminished innovation.

Leadership is about more than spreadsheets. It’s about impact — on the lives of the people you lead.

How do you balance numbers with people? What steps can we take to elevate human-centric leadership across our industries?

Let’s start the conversation.

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