460. AMMA — Why Your Top Talent is Secretly Quitting You

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

5.0 • 539 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

If your top performers are walking out the door and you never saw it coming, the problem isn't them. In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill answer three listener questions that all point back to the same problem: what you are not seeing is shaping your outcomes. They talk through why high performers often leave without giving real feedback, how to approach self-awareness without getting lost in endless "work on yourself" loops, and what promotions look like in a results-driven environment. Here's what you'll learn: Why employees often avoid direct feedback on leadership issues, and how to reduce regrettable turnover How to spot patterns in your behavior through journaling, weekly reviews, and trusted outside feedback Why promotions follow measurable output, not visibility and long hours, and how to become undeniable If you want better outcomes, take a hard look at the habits and assumptions you treat as normal. (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:00) "Back of the Pack" Mindset (00:08:29) You Can't Judge a Book by Cover (00:11:59) Q1: They Left, But Won't Say Why (00:14:17) High Standards vs Being Abrasive (00:18:00) Q2: Finding What You Can't See (00:18:50) Weekly Reviews Expose Patterns (00:22:16) Q3: Passed Over, Now What? (00:24:45) Hours Don't Matter, Output Does (00:26:30) Become Undeniable Links & Resources: Kyle Pease Foundation Kristian Blummenfelt Mat Fraser Shohei Ohtani Learn what sustainable growth can look like for your firm at crispcoach.com. Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O'Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: 446. AMMA - How to Know If Hard Work Is Worth It 325. AMMA - Pressure, Priorities, and Progress: Mastering the Price of Success 63. Mat Fraser - The Fittest Man on Earth

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0:00.0	you can maintain high standards you can really instill and require high performance and push
0:07.2	people and challenge people without berating people and bringing them down and being a jerk
0:12.2	i'm michael mogul founder and ceo of, the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:23.6	I've built my business through practice, not theory.
0:26.6	Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in revenue over the last few years,
0:31.6	earning a spot on the Inc 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
0:36.6	Our approach has been to take everything we've learned about generating massive growth
0:40.0	within our own organization and help the country's most ambitious and committed in law
0:43.8	from owners do the same for theirs.
0:45.7	In each episode of this podcast, I sit down with innovative market leaders from the legal
0:49.4	industry and beyond to learn from those who thrive in the face of adversity, challenge
0:53.7	the status quo,
0:54.5	and define what it means to be a true game changer.
0:58.3	This is Jessica, head of coaching strategy at Chris, and today we're flipping the script
1:02.6	for another special edition episode to get Michael's take on, the underlying reasons why high
1:07.5	performers leave without providing honest feedback, how to navigate the
1:11.2	unknown unknowns of personal growth, and the factors beyond tenure and technical results that can
1:16.4	influence promotion decisions. In the real world of business, the only reason you're
1:21.0	passed over for promotion is because you're simply not as good as the person who got the promotion.
1:26.6	That's coming up on the Game Changing Attorney podcast.
1:39.4	All right. We ready to do it again.
1:41.2	We are here. We are ready.
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