Avoiding autopilot

Every meeting you attend half-heartedly chips away at your reputation, and every report you rush through leaves a permanent digital footprint. We all succumb to that feeling of “professionally exhausted.” Some more than others, yet a few consistently...

Where value hides

Value isn’t where you think it is. It’s lurking in the shadows of your daily grind, remaining hidden from your assumptions. Research shows that 70% of professionals misidentify their core value proposition. They chase the wrong metrics, optimize the wrong...

Life’s not your game

Living authentically isn’t a strategy. It’s a revolution. Most people think life’s a chess match. They calculate moves, plan responses, and guard their position. They always want the upper hand and think to outmaneuver. However, a 2021 Harvard...

Rushing to blame

The easiest path is pointing fingers. The braver path is looking in the mirror. 83% of executives admit to witnessing blame-shifting in their organizations, yet only 2% believed they contributed to the problem. Microsoft’s transformation under Satya Nadella...

When to cut your losses

The $1.7 million trap started with a promise. A successful restaurateur, educated at Wharton, gave away her empire piece by piece. Not to a sophisticated con artist, but to an obvious fraudster who couldn’t even keep his story straight. The gravitational pull of...