Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection

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Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection In one of my coaching sessions, a senior leader sighed and said, “This is hard. Change is hard. Maybe we should wait till things stabilize.” I smiled and asked, “Are you choosing between hard and easy or are choosing between hard now and har...

Repair Over Perfection: How Trust Actually Gets Rebuilt

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Repair Over Perfection: How Trust Actually Gets Rebuilt Let me start with something you will probably recognize. Remember the meeting where a conversation suddenly felt different? A colleague’s tone changed without a reason. Your idea got brushed aside a little too quickly. And that joke that did no...

The Blank Page Test of a Leadership

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The Blank Page Test of a Leadership A blank page test is used In technology and psychology to observe how systems or individuals respond when presented with nothing…no data, no instructions, no guidance. It reveals default behaviours, error-handling mechanisms, and even creativity under uncertainty....

PIPs, Power, and the Misuse of Coaching

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PIPs, Power, and the Misuse of Coaching In many corporate settings, the term coaching is often misused and possibly abused in some instances…especially in the context of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs). When an employee is placed on a PIP, it's frequently perceived as a last-ditch effort before...

Know Your Inner Voice: Ego States and Communication Dynamics

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Know Your Inner Voice: Ego States and Communication Dynamics A few years ago, I watched a team lead handle a disagreement in a meeting. A junior colleague suggested a different approach and without meaning to, the lead’s tone changed. she said. It was firm and edged; edged enough for the team to exp...