118: All-In AND Completely Detached

118: All-In AND Completely Detached

As leaders we’re expected to be “all-in”, that’s the minimum, so what does that mean in today’s culture and what about the cost(s)? Based on quiet quitting and the proliferation of help wanted signs, the business pendulum seems to be swinging in the opposite...
117: Using Complaining as Opportunity

117: Using Complaining as Opportunity

We all do it. It happens in our heads, it happens at work, it happens at home. Most of the time we don’t even notice we’re doing it.  Is it hardwired into us? It’s not something we WANT to do, especially as leaders, yet it’s pervasive.  What if it was...
116: When Life Goes Sideways

116: When Life Goes Sideways

Have you ever had one of those days, or even weeks where everything goes sideways? You have a plan, you are working your plan and someone drops a ball – the babysitter is late, the meeting gets pushed back, or your account gets hacked. Your carefully laid plan...
115: Hustle Culture: The Never Ending Consumption Binge

115: Hustle Culture: The Never Ending Consumption Binge

Our ‘more is never enough’ culture has taken its toll. Personally we are in debt, worn out, overworked and mentally and physically ill. As a culture, ‘quiet quitting’ is rampant, businesses are closing and people are more and more disconnected and polarized. This is...
113: ‘Being the Change’ as a Leader

113: ‘Being the Change’ as a Leader

We want something to happen “out there”, in the world. We want to change another, we want to change our circumstances (partner, job, finances, etc.), so we get busy DOING – fixing, forcing and making something happen in the world – and it rarely works and...