This episode challenges the culture of chaos in the workplace.

I'm exploring what happens when we stop protecting dysfunction and start rewarding problem-solvers.

Whether it’s leadership, systems, or trust, leaders should be about building environments where fixing problems doesn’t make you invisible, it makes you invaluable.

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And remember: “Growth without systems is just chaos with good branding.”

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Would your team still follow you if your title disappeared?

In today’s episode, we take a wild but eye-opening detour into the world of scams and what leaders can ethically learn from them.

Scammers are masters of creating belief, urgency, and trust all without fancy org charts or performance reviews. So what happens when we apply their psychology to building culture that actually sticks?

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The psychological triggers scammers use (and why they work)
• How leaders can ethically use influence to create belonging
• The danger of relying on compliance instead of connection
• Why culture starts at the system level, not the slogan level
• A surprising framework for rebuilding trust in disengaged teams

If you’re in HR, operations, or leading post-M&A integration, this might be the most unexpected leadership insight you’ve heard all year.

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In this episode of Unmuted, Chris breaks down the truth behind a hard leadership trend: companies firing employees when the real issue is operational dysfunction. If you’re a COO, VP of Ops, or founder trying to scale but feeling the tension of underperformance and turnover this episode is your wake-up call.

Are you letting go of great people… just because your systems are broken?

👉 Disengaged employees cost companies 34% of their salary in lost productivity

👉 Only 12% of employees strongly agree their onboarding was effective (Gallup)

👉 Yet businesses with high engagement are 23% more profitable and have 18% lower turnover

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why poor performance often points to poor processes, not poor people
• What to fix before you consider firing someone
• How to build scalable systems that make your team thrive
• The #1 mindset shift every VP of Ops and COO must embrace to retain top talent
• How OpsElevate is helping fast-growing companies scale without losing their soul

Quote of the Episode: “People don’t quit jobs. They quit chaos and unclear expectations.”

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