You Get What You Tolerate: How to Reset Your Team’s Culture Starting Today
You’re Not Failing at Culture. You’re Tolerating It. Most leaders have a rigorous process for evaluating whether someone can do the job. They check references. They test technical skills. They run candidates through interview loops designed to catch every gap before an offer goes out. But almost none of those same leaders have an equally […]
THE CULTURE SERIES RECAP A deep dive into what’s actually breaking your team and what fixes it
Over the last seven episodes of the MPWR Podcast, Dawn Neldon and I went all in on one topic: culture. Not the free-snacks, ping-pong-table version of culture. The real one; the one that decides whether your team performs under pressure, stays when things get hard, and actually believes in what you’re building. Here’s what came […]
The Whistleblower Matt Damon Played Now Runs Culture for the Largest Coca-Cola Bottler in America
Most guests come with a resume. Mark Whitacre comes with a Hollywood movie. Before he was building faith-driven cultures at a Fortune 500 company, Mark was the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history. His story was extraordinary enough to become a major motion picture, The Informant!, with Matt Damon playing him on screen. He served […]
Why a third of culture change efforts fail (and yours doesn’t have to)
Let me guess. You’ve sat in the room for the big announcement. New values. New mission statement. Maybe even a new logo. Everyone clapped. Everyone meant it. And six months later? Same meetings. Same passive-aggressive Slack messages. Same person still not pulling their weight. Same you, wondering what you actually paid that consultant for. If […]
Your Culture Is Either Your Greatest Competitive Advantage Or Your Biggest Liability
A construction company went from $3M to $30M in revenue. A professional sports team turned their entire season around without adding a single new player. What did both have in common? They stopped treating culture like a nice-to-have and started using it as a weapon. Most leaders are fighting the wrong battle. They’re focused on […]
Culture Isn’t Ping Pong Tables
Episode 61 of the MPWR Podcast is LIVE. 🎙️ Most leaders say culture matters.But very few can actually define it. And that’s exactly why so many organizations struggle with burnout, disengagement, communication breakdowns, and leadership frustration despite having talented people, strong revenue, and ambitious goals. On a recent episode of the MPWR Podcast, a conversation […]
Culture Collision: Why Your “How” Is Undermining Your “What”
You’ve built something real. Your business is generating revenue. Your team is full of talented people. By almost every external measure, you’re succeeding. And yet — something feels broken. Your team waits to be told what to do instead of taking initiative. Nothing gets done without you stepping in. You’re so buried in the day-to-day […]
1 helpful tip to get more buy-in from your team
Welcome back to The Leadership Journal. I’m Eric Pfeiffer, CEO of MPWR Coaching and Executive Coach to 9-figure founders, Fortune 500 Executives, NBA teams, and more. Each week, I distill insights from my coaching sessions into this 5-minute leadership lesson to help you… I recently sat in on a client’s team meeting. I noticed a […]
