66 - The Labor Cost Signal CEOs Start Tracking Too Late
Most CEOs don’t realize they have a labor cost problem until it’s already eroding margins. By the time the signal shows up clearly, it’s too late to fix without pain.
Albert Bou Fadel breaks down why labor costs are one of the most misunderstood—and least controlled—drivers of profitability, and how weak data, loose systems, and human incentives combine to create invisible risk.
Albert Bou Fadel, Founder and CEO of SmartBarrel, didn’t start by building technology—he started by living the problem.
Working in construction, he saw firsthand how unreliable labor data, “buddy punching,” and poor…
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