Organizational Energy: The New Performance Metric Leaders Can’t Ignore

Egan and Crossan argue that organizational energy is a central performance metric that leaders cannot ignore. Pessimism and negative energy constrain the economy by discouraging decisive action. Leaders must actively manage and replenish the "energy tanks", mental, emotional, and physical, l of their teams. By identifying systemic barriers and reducing cultural entropy, organizations ensure energy flows toward strategic goals. Making energy tangible allows leaders to move beyond "flying blind" and instead fuel sustained vitality, effectively aligning wellbeing and performance with a sense of genuine meaning and organizational purpose.