Is your team underperforming but you’re not sure why?

If you’ve ever felt like your people are capable but still missing the mark, this episode may offer the leadership lens you didn’t know you needed.

In this episode, host Eric Pfeiffer is joined once again by Director of Content, Dawn Neldon to explore one of the most misunderstood gaps in team performance: the gap between assumed expectations and actual clarity. The culprit? A lack of what they call the Radical Minimum Standard or RMS.

What is the Radical Minimum Standard?
It’s a practical framework that helps leaders clearly define not only what they expect from their teams but how they expect it to be done. Whether it’s behavior, communication, performance, or culture, RMS becomes the shared language that turns ambiguity into alignment and confusion into consistency.

📉 Here’s the hard truth:
According to a McKinsey study, only 50% of employees know what's expected of them at work.
That means half your team may be guessing—no matter how many meetings or memos you’ve sent.

 

In this episode, Eric and Dawn reveal:

• 🔍 Why most team issues are not effort problems—they're clarity problems

• 🧭 How RMS helps teams define the “non-negotiables” for culture and performance

• 💬 The dangerous myth that “I’ve said it once” is the same as alignment

• 🛠️ How to implement RMS into your leadership rhythms and team conversations
  
  

If you're a CEO, manager, coach, or team lead who wants to build a culture of accountability without micromanagement—this episode is your roadmap.

 

You’ll walk away with tools to:

• Eliminate leadership ambiguity

• Create a culture of ownership

• Define what excellence looks like before problems arise
  
  

🎯 Don’t leave expectations to chance. Define them with purpose.
Tune in now and learn how the Radical Minimum Standard can transform how your team communicates, performs, and thrives.

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