Stop Managing Time. Start Managing Energy.

You have the same 24 hours as everyone else. So why do some leaders move the needle while others feel constantly busy yet frustrated? In this episode of Lead to Grow, Tommy Sim challenges the traditional idea of time management and introduces a more accurate lens: energy management. Most leaders…

Why Training Fails (And How to Make Learning Actually Stick)

People attend training. They take notes. They feel inspired. A week later? Nothing changes. Businesses spend between $1,500 and $2,500 per employee per year on external training. Add time away from work, and the real cost is even higher. So here’s the uncomfortable question: Is it working? In…

Why KPIs and Performance Management Systems Fail (And What Actually Works)

You’ve heard all the clichés about performance measures. What gets measured gets managed.Where attention goes, energy flows. And you’ve probably had a business mate tell you they’ve got the right KPIs in place and that’s what truly drives performance. So you ask yourself: why isn’t it working in o…

Don’t Lock In a Commission Plan Until You’ve Heard These 9 Rules

Incentive schemes are everywhere in business. Bonuses. Commissions. Short-term rewards designed to drive performance. And yet, for so many leaders, these beautifully designed schemes quietly fail to deliver what they promise. Worse, the unintended consequences often outweigh the benefits. In this…

Why You Keep Hiring the Wrong Person (And How to Finally Fix It)

Why do so many leaders keep hiring the wrong people? In this episode of Lead to Grow, we break down why hiring is not a gut-feel decision, not a resume contest, and definitely not luck. Hiring is a prediction problem. And most leaders are playing it with the wrong rules, under the wrong pressure, …

Poor Leadership Communication Has a Price. It’s $10k–$20k Per Employee Every Year

In this episode of Lead to Grow, Tommy Sim unpacks one of the most misunderstood and costly leadership skills: clarity in communication. Many leaders believe they are communicating clearly, yet research consistently shows that half of employees do not fully understand what is expected of them at w…

Raise Your Floor to Become a Better Leader

In this episode of Lead to Grow, Tommy Sim explores one of the most overlooked ideas in leadership development: your floor. Most leaders focus on their ceiling. How inspiring, strategic, or high-performing they can be on their best days. But what if the real measure of leadership is how you show u…

Can Anyone Become a Great Leader?

Why is it that someone brilliant in their role can suddenly struggle the moment they step into leadership? It’s one of the most common – and painful – challenges in business. As we said in episode one, people can only be as good as the person above them, and today we dig into what that really means…

You can’t logic your way through leadership & business

In this episode, Tommy Sim, Managing Director of Inject HR, breaks down The People Principle, a practical framework that explains how human success drives business performance. He unpacks the paradoxes of modern leadership, why logic alone fails to change behaviours, and why so many businesses stay…