My latest ramblings
Juggling life: what's in your hands?
The Five Balls of Life: Finding Balance as a Coach. Understand the powerful analogy of work as a rubber ball and family, health, friends, and soul as fragile glass. Learn how coaching can help you achieve life balance.
Follow your passion… off a cliff? When loving your job backfires
Feeling exhausted despite loving your job? Your passion might be the problem. Explore how intense dedication can morph into burnout, make you susceptible to unfair working conditions ('passion tax'), cause tunnel vision, and dangerously fuse your identity with work. This article provides insights and practical tips for setting boundaries and finding sustainable enthusiasm in your career path.
IQ gets you hired, EQ gets you followed: why smart leaders need heart
We all know brilliant people who climbed the ladder based on their smarts (IQ). But how many of them truly connect with and inspire their teams? That often comes down to Emotional Intelligence (EQ). It's the key to navigating complexity, building trust, and creating an environment where people thrive.
The leadership landscape is shifting: are you ready?
The air feels different, doesn't it? A subtle hum of change permeates the way we work, connect, and lead. What propelled a leader to success even just a few years ago might not be the golden ticket today. The landscape has shifted, and with it, the very definition of effective leadership.
To pre-meet or not to pre-meet: that is the (calendar) question
the value of the "alignment session" or the "pre-brief" depends entirely on the context, the culture, and whether it genuinely saves time and confusion later, or just adds another layer to the meeting Matryoshka doll. Maybe the real trick is having a quick meeting to decide if you really need that pre-meeting? (Just kidding... mostly).