247. The one ratio that explains why decisions in your business slow down

Get the CEO Leadership Collection: Five curated conversations in a private podcast, each under ten minutes, on the decisions and pressures that define the role.Visit listentophil.comHow many of the people who work for you have been there less than twelve months?A fast hiring period buys you speed, and it borrows against your culture to pay for it. The repayment arrives about eighteen months later as slower decisions, softer standards and good people quietly inventing their own way of working.The one ratio that tells you how much culture debt you're carrying, and the threshold where proximity stops teaching your standardsWhy decision speed is the first thing to go, and why your calendar fills with arbitrationWhat to do on Monday, including the agenda change most leaders resist in a growth yearWork out your ratio before your next leadership meeting, then decide whether standards go ahead of strategy.The Partnership Playbook is the podcast for leaders who want to grow with clarity, create leverage through partnerships, and lead their teams with meaning. Each episode gives you practical insights drawn from two decades of building and backing companies, coaching CEOs, and closing high-value partnerships across industries. You’ll learn how to scale yourself as a leader, choose partners that help you grow faster, and turn trust, alignment, and first wins into momentum that lasts.PS - Have a CEO guest recommendation for the show? Share this link with them.