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Real Leadership Development Isnât About Quick Fixes
The more I learn about the brain, the clearer it becomes: early life experiences leave invisible marks on us. They shape how we think, feel, and le...
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Thereâs a reflex most leaders carryâone they rarely question.
Itâs the impulse to answer.
To solve.
To be right.
And often⌠they are right.
But here's the trap: when you're quick to speak, your vo...
A psychiatrist with over 30 years of clinical experience once said to me:
âYouâll never be able to help me, James. This is something very deep that Iâve never been able to overcome.â
They came t...
What One Flight Crew Got Wrongâand What Every Leader Should Learn
In 1978, United Airlines Flight 173 crashed just a few miles from Portlandâs airport.
The plane didnât go down because of weather, tur...
The World Economic Forumâs Future of Jobs report shows a clear trend: employers expect the biggest growth in demand for cognitive and self-management skills like resilience, agility, and self-awarenes...
Everyoneâs talking about psychological safetyâbut not always in a helpful way.
Itâs become a buzzword. And like most buzzwords, the more it's used, the more its meaning gets watered down.
I work wit...
Most Companies Are Missing the Point. Hereâs Why It Matters.
Very few people get the chance to sit in a room with a companyâs most senior leaders while they discuss whatâs holding them back. Iâve had...
In a recent post, I shared that you can learn more about a teamâs performance by observing it than you ever could through surveys or reports.
Hereâs a simple example: listen to how a team uses the wo...
Many leaders I work with have been coached before.
When I ask, âHave you been coached before?â the most common response is:
âOh yes, Iâve had various coaches before.â
But what I notice is that many o...
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Most people accept that the human brain has natural limits. But hereâs the surprising truth: very few can name what those limits areâor explain how they quietly shape our day-to-day behaviour.
For...
Long before Google existed, there was The Daily Telegraphâs Information Bureau.
Set up in 1948, it was staffed by a team of highly educated women who could track down anythingâfacts, statistics, hist...
We all carry stories that shape how we lead.
Some of those stories weâve chosen. But others?
They were passed downâquietly, and often without us noticing.
Youâve probably heard the phrase:
âWe inh...
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