The Root Cause

After conducting over 30,000 executive interviews across two decades, I've identified the pattern that separates thriving organizations from struggling ones. It's not compensation, perks, or even work-life balance.

It's purpose alignment.

Critical Misalignments Killing Engagement

  • When people can't see the connection between their personal values and their daily work, they begin to feel like they're living someone else's life 40+ hours a week. They show up physically but check out mentally, doing the minimum required to keep their job while their passion slowly drains away.

    The Impact: Decreased motivation, reduced creativity, and the quiet erosion of the energy that made them high performers in the first place. They start viewing work as something to endure rather than something that energizes them.

  • When high performers don't understand how their unique role contributes to the bigger picture, they become order-takers instead of problem-solvers. They may excel at their tasks but miss opportunities to innovate, collaborate, or add strategic value because they can't see how their piece fits into the larger puzzle.

    The Impact: Talented people operating below their potential, missed opportunities for innovation, and team members who execute well but don't think strategically about improving processes or outcomes.

  • Organizations typically overload their most reliable people simply because they can handle it. Your best performers become the default choice for every new project, urgent request, and challenging situation. While this feels efficient short-term, it creates an unsustainable burden on the talent you can least afford to lose.

    The Impact: Burnout among your highest performers, resentment toward "carrying the team," and eventual departure of the very people who make your organization successful. Meanwhile, other team members remain underutilized and underdeveloped.

  • When leaders operate from performance pressure instead of authentic presence, they create cultures where people perform to avoid consequences rather than contribute to shared success. Teams focus on looking good on paper rather than solving real problems or supporting each other's growth.

    The Impact: Decreased psychological safety, reduced collaboration, and teams that hit metrics while missing the deeper engagement and innovation that drives long-term success.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

with Laura King

Reduce Burnout, Boost Performance, and Keep Your Best People Through Purpose-Driven Leadership


Two-Thirds of Your Team Are Disengaged. Let's Fix That.

You know your organization has untapped potential. Whether you're hitting targets or struggling to find your footing, there's a quiet crisis affecting workplaces everywhere—and yours isn't immune.

82% of white-collar workers report burnout. 53% of C-suite executives face workplace mental health challenges. Your highest performers are quietly questioning whether the climb is worth it—and some are already looking for the exit.

The cost isn't just retention. Disengaged employees are 34% less productive and 18% less profitable. When your top talent leaves, you lose institutional knowledge, client relationships, and the momentum they created. Replacement costs average 150-200% of their annual salary.

But here's what most leaders miss: This isn't a benefits problem. It's an alignment problem.

The result? Your most capable people either leave for organizations that value their whole contribution—or they stay and slowly disengage, doing the minimum required while their potential goes untapped.

You're not broken. You're just misaligned.

Meet Laura King

The Alignment Strategist

I'm Laura King—executive recruiter turned transformation guide. For 20+ years, I've been the trusted confidant of high-achievers: C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders seeking clarity in the chaos of ambition.

I've witnessed the "silent epidemic" of high-functioning burnout among accomplished professionals—and experienced my own breakdown despite outward success. That breakdown became my breakthrough, leading to the creation of PurposeOS™, the proven system that transforms workplace culture by addressing the root cause of disengagement.

I bridge the intersection of business strategy and human wisdom, offering practical frameworks that appeal to both analytical minds and intuitive leaders. My approach is grounded in behavioral science and delivered with the warmth of someone who's walked this path personally.

Install PurposeOS

PurposeOS™ isn't just another training program—it's your organizational realignment engine. Think of it as the operating system upgrade your culture needs to move from surviving to thriving.

Just as your technology runs on operating systems, your organization runs on cultural programming. For most companies, that system is outdated—running on pressure, performance anxiety, and fear-based decision making. PurposeOS™ is the upgrade that transforms how your people think, work, and lead.

What Changes for Your Organization

  • See Current Programming

    Help leaders and teams recognize the patterns, beliefs, and behaviors that create disengagement

  • Upgrade Mindset

    Shift from limiting beliefs to empowering truths, from fear-based thinking to purpose-driven clarity

  • Implement New Behaviors

    Provide specific, practical steps that bridge the gap between knowing your values and living them at work

  • Integrate and Sustain

    Create systems and structures that maintain cultural alignment over time

How PurposeOS Works:

The 4 A's Framework


Every customized workshop and intervention follows our proven methodology:

    • Early Warning System: Spot at-risk talent before they submit resignation letters

    • Capacity Mapping: Identify and eliminate non-essential tasks so high performers focus on high-impact work

    • Engagement Rituals: Quick, repeatable team practices that sustain clarity and collaboration

    • Purpose-Driven Performance: Teams connect daily tasks to overarching company impact

    • Authentic Leadership: Leaders operate from presence, not pressure, creating psychological safety

    • Cultural Magnetism: Your workplace becomes a magnet for top talent driven by clarity and shared purpose

    • Reduced Turnover: Address misalignment before it becomes resignation

    • Protected High Performers: Safeguard peak talent from burnout while unleashing sustainable energy

    • Sustainable Growth: Build a workforce aligned around impact, not just output

PROVEN CORPORATE STRATEGIES

  • Strategy #1

    Reduce Turnover by Identifying Misalignment Before It Becomes Resignation


    Equip your leaders with a simple diagnostic that reveals who's thriving, who's surviving—and who's one misstep away from leaving.

    Key Outcomes:

    Early warning system for at-risk talent

    Data-driven conversations that build trust

    Targeted retention plans based on individual alignment

  • Strategy #2

    Drive High Performance Without Burning Out Your Best People

    Shift your leadership mindset from "How can we get more?" to "How can we protect our top performers?"

    Key Outcomes:

    Strategic capacity mapping and task elimination

    Boundary protocols that preserve energy for high-impact work

    Force-multiplier mindset that scales talent sustainably

  • Strategy #3

    Increase Engagement Without Adding Perks

    Transform engagement by helping every role connect to purpose—no gimmicks, benefits, or costly add-ons required.

    Key Outcomes:

    Mission-mapping exercises connecting tasks to company impact

    Purpose activation conversations that reframe "just a job" into mission-critical work

    Engagement systems that sustain meaning over time

The Cost of Waiting

Every day you delay addressing the alignment crisis:

  • High performers inch closer to their breaking point

  • Disengagement spreads through your culture like a quiet epidemic

  • Replacement costs compound (averaging 150-200% of annual salary per departure)

  • Institutional knowledge walks out the door

  • Team morale suffers as workload redistributes to remaining talent

The question isn't whether you can afford to invest in alignment. The question is whether you can afford not to.

YOUR TURN

READY to Install PurposeOS in your Organization?

Transform your culture from the inside out. Move from performance pressure to authentic presence. Build a workplace where purpose drives performance and your best people choose to stay.