Monica Crawford: Human Performance Consultant, Speaker, Author

I lost myself in trying to please others.

Eventually, I learned something that took me a long time to understand.

Someone else’s inability to treat you well doesn’t automatically mean you did something wrong. Sometimes you simply triggered something in them that they haven’t dealt with in themselves.

That doesn’t mean you have to tolerate it.

You can acknowledge that someone else’s behavior isn’t about you and still decide you don’t want it in your life.

That’s a big part of what my book, “Stand Tall & Take No Sh*t,” is about.

Becoming someone who knows who they are, knows what they will and won’t tolerate, and has the courage to stand by that.

🔥 Stand tall. Know your worth. Take no s**t.

Grab your copy here:
https://a.co/d/bAGfUoB

After being a Division I gymnast, cop, coach, entrepreneur, and someone who has become borderline obsessed with human performance, I’ve learned a few things about people.

Some from experience, some from watching other people make the same mistakes I did, and some from getting my ass handed to me by life.

These are just a few of my random hot takes.

You don’t have to agree with me, but I’m curious…

Which one stood out to you most?

And yes, CrossFitters… I already know Slide 7 is going to p**s somebody off. 😂

Employee health isn’t solely an individual responsibility.

It isn’t solely an organizational responsibility either.

Both sides have a role to play.

You can tell employees to prioritize sleep, eat well, move their bodies, and take care of themselves.

If the culture rewards 12-hour days, constant availability, impossible workloads, and sacrificing personal needs for the job, you’re making those healthy behaviors harder to execute.

You don’t get to demand sustainable performance while creating an environment that makes sustainability nearly impossible.

Agree or disagree? What’s your take?

We are really good at judging people by how they show up.

They’re short with people, they’re disengaged, and they’re not acting like themselves.

❌ So we label the behavior.

What we don’t always do is stop long enough to ask why.

💭 What would change inside your organization if employee health was treated as part of the performance strategy?

I go into more detail in my recent Lead Yourself First article titled “You can’t separate the employee from the human being.”

Read it here: https://www.five0fierceandfit.com/post/youcantseparatetheemployeefromthehumanbeing

𝗜𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗺: 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.

Every morning, I walked through the squad room and saw our department’s core values on the wall. The public saw one version of the organization. I knew what was happening behind closed doors.

That disconnect eventually affected my health and was one of the reasons I walked away.

In this week’s 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 article, I unpack what I learned and why employee health is more than a benefit. It’s part of the infrastructure that drives performance, retention, and growth.

You’ll also see the simple foundation organizations and individuals can use to support human performance, and what happens when both sides actually do their part.

Check out the full article here:
https://www.five0fierceandfit.com/post/youcantseparatetheemployeefromthehumanbeing

Replacing a leader/manager can cost an organization roughly 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 their annual salary.

The question isn't just how to retain them, it's whether you're investing in them before leaving becomes the better option.

Healthy people have greater capacity to perform, lead, and contribute at a high level.

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

What’s one thing organizations could do to make their best people want to stay?

What does human-performance support actually look like as part of an organization’s retention strategy?

I unpack this question in this week’s Lead Yourself First article.

“What If Your Organizational Turnover Problem Is Actually a Health Problem?”

Read the full article here:

https://www.five0fierceandfit.com/post/healthreducesturnover