July 2025
He paused again, weighing whether to continue.
“Also, you may be equally upset to know that we’ve been paying him from the start of the shift—not from the time he actually arrives.”
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should…just because it’s smart, doesn’t mean it’s right.
-- Dale Partridge, People Over Profit: Break the System, Live with Purpose, Be More Successful
REMEMBER:
We don’t lead organizations —we lead people.
Humans are not resources.
People are complicated.
Food for Thought
What are two or three things you can start doing right now to elevate the people around you in a more meaningful way?
Are there areas where you may be prioritizing processes or profits over people? How could you approach those differently to put people first?
WPM
Good leaders put people first—and they do it intentionally, elevating them above processes and profits. That’s why leadership exists: because people exist.
Look, businesses exist to make a profit. I get it. But I also know in a deeply personal way that one of the quickest ways to miss the mark as a leader is to lose sight of the value of people.