The Ledger Lie: When Success on Paper Equals Failure in Practice with Myra Hall
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The Ledger Lie: When Success on Paper Equals Failure in Practice with Myra Hall
November 5, 2025
Honest question: If your team could leave tomorrow without financial consequences, would they stay? Your KPIs won't answer that. Tune in and find out what will.

The Ledger Lie: Why Your Leadership Scorecard Is Only Half the Story
You've crushed your KPIs. Your metrics are mint. Your numbers would make a CFO weep tears of joy. So why does your team look like they're attending a mandatory fun meeting?

Welcome to the uncomfortable truth: numbers might tell your story, but your influence writes it. And if you're measuring success solely by what shows up on spreadsheets, you're reading only half the book.


When Success Looks Good on Paper (But Terrible in Person)
We've all seen it—the leader who hits every target but somehow empties every room. The organization that's profitable on paper but toxic in practice. The "successful" manager who gets shown the door despite stellar performance metrics.

Here's what's really happening: You're tracking results, not what creates them. It's like measuring the applause without noticing the audience left halfway through the show.


The Numbers Don't Drive—They Just Keep Score
Think of your metrics like a GPS. They tell you where you are, not how to get where you're going. If you're in Miami dreaming of Chicago, knowing your location matters—but the journey? That's all about influence, relationship, and the people who'll travel with you.

Without knowing your numbers, you're flying blind. But focusing only on numbers? That's like navigating with your eyes glued to the dashboard while heading straight for a cliff.


The Amazon Effect: When People Become Commodities
Here's a sobering stat: At one point, projections suggested a major corporation would employ—and churn through—more than half the planet's workforce by 2040. Hire everyone. Fire everyone. Repeat.

That's not sustainability. That's scorched earth with a benefits package.

And before you think this only happens at massive corporations, ask yourself: Are you building relationships or just filling roles? Are your team members people you're investing in, or line items you're managing?


The Bottom Line (That Actually Matters)
Loyalty to numbers might earn you applause. Loyalty to people earns you a legacy.

Your influence determines whether people work for you or with you. Whether they hit targets because they have to or because they're invested in the mission. Whether your success is a solo performance or a standing ovation you've earned together.

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Stop measuring applause and start building legacies. Because the truth is, the people you influence today are the only numbers that compound forever.

Today's Featured Coach - 

  • Myra Hall - Individual and Team Coaching, Midlife Mentoring- Helping you get excited about life again as you overcome the things that keep you from living and loving a life that counts. - Owner/Founder Waypoint Coaching Group Reach Myra at [email protected] or 765-623-9711


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