have no skin in the game

To have no personal investment or risk, usually monetary, in the pursuit of some goal or achievement, especially in business and finance. If your employees have no skin in the game, then they won't put forth their very best effort to make the company successful. Look, I have no skin in the game, so it doesn't matter to me whether you take my advice on this deal or not. I did financially support Rich's failed past inventions—that's why I have no skin in the game this time!