Why Leaders are Losing Their Best People (Adam Block CRO, Motive)
Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)
Leadership Blindspot
Adam Block, Chief Revenue Officer at Motive, who helped scale the company to serve 100,000+ customers and more than a million drivers, shared a real wake up call with me.
Early in his career, he spent a lot of energy trying to help struggling employees succeed. Then he realized something uncomfortable.
“The people that suffer the most in that situation are actually the best players.”
Because when leaders spend most of their attention fixing what’s broken… the people who are actually driving results start getting less attention.
Less coaching.
Less challenge.
Less investment.
And eventually, they start looking elsewhere.
That insight changed how Adam approaches leadership today (and the results are undeniable).
Instead of trying to make everyone great, he focuses on hiring great people and making them even better.
And it raises a tough leadership question:
Should leaders spend more time fixing weak performers… or investing in the people already carrying the team?
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