I keep thinking about what it means to feel recognised. Really recognised; not evaluated, not processed, just genuinely seen by another human being. It should be unremarkable. Right now, it feels like one of the most radical things one human being can do for another. Many of us might be looking for the big gestures. … Read more
It has been a few months between editions, but what I have been seeing in rooms lately made it time to write again. Seeing leaders who genuinely want to lead well, who care about their people, are committed to their organisations and are working incredibly hard, but somewhere between the intent and the reality, something … Read more
You know that quiet moment when a post lands, not because of likes, not because of comments, but because someone reaches out to say, “me too,” or references it weeks later? That is what I have been noticing this year. And what struck me is not the topics themselves. It is the patterns beneath them, … Read more
I have been doing a lot of work lately. Most of it only a handful of people in my life know about. I have been calling it “the invisible work”. Basically, the quiet, unglamorous work you do behind the scenes that does not belong on social media. Partly because it is the exciting groundwork I … Read more
December has a particular sound to it. For some, it is the soft hum of wrapping things up and for others, it is a full-throated roar of final deadlines, last-minute expectations, and that familiar end-of-year intensity that seems to arrive earlier every year. And somewhere beneath that noise, many leaders feel a subtle “itch”, a … Read more
There is a particular energy that shows up at this point of the year. You can almost feel it in the way inboxes speed up, calendars tighten, there are way too many events and catch-ups, and coffee cups become a permanent fixture rather than a choice. On the surface, it looks like momentum. Wrap this … Read more
It was Friday night. A room full of eager debaters, in various states of desperation, and a topic that sounded absurd enough to be fun: Robots make better leaders than humans. We were the affirmative team. We argued our case with irreverence, humour, and just enough chaos to feel alive. We lost. Spectacularly. And to … Read more
It’s that time of year again. The days are shorter, calendars are full, and everyone seems to be in overdrive: heads down, trying to get everything done before the holidays. And yet, if you pause for even a moment, you might notice it: a quiet tug, a small but insistent feeling that something isn’t quite … Read more
Last week, I talked about energy leaks: that subtle drip that can leave us exhausted without even realising it. It resonated with so many of you and sparked some great side conversations. Which then got me thinking. I started asking myself: what can we actually do when we do not control our calendars, our bosses, … Read more
Last week, I wrote about the people who drain our energy, the ones who leave us feeling deflated after every interaction. It struck a chord with many of you, probably because we have all been there. But as I closed off last week’s article, sometimes we are also the one who is the leak. So … Read more