Burnout Isn’t a Time Problem. It’s an Energy Leadership Problem.
For many technical professionals stepping into leadership, burnout is often framed as a time issue. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. But after more than two decades of working with engineers, auditors, project managers, IT professionals, lawyers, and senior leaders across industries, I’ve come to see burnout differently. Burnout […]
Tips to Keep You Airborne
If it’s fine with you, I’d love to quickly reference a line from last month’s post, which highlighted the fact that 47% of the time, people’s minds were-a-wandering, leading less happy people. I’ve since read that the pandemic appears to have exacerbated this condition. A study coming out of the U.S. has just revealed that over 65% […]
Celebrating endings
“There’s a trick to the ‘graceful exit.’ It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over–and let it go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit […]
Overcoming self-doubt and procrastination by harnessing the power of your inner circle (Part 1/3)
Part 1 – Going furthest together & Unfolding your own myth High EQ Leaders live by the axiom “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. After all, Emotional Intelligence, in the words of Daniel Goleman, is a form of social intelligence and ultimately determines how effective we are in managing two very important relationships in […]
Overcoming self-doubt and procrastination by harnessing the power of your inner circle (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second of a three-part article I wrote to share my personal lessons on how I overcame self-doubt and procrastination in my journey of realising my dream of publishing my first book. In Part 1, we spoke about the strategies of “going furthest together” and “unfolding your own myth”. In this article, I’ll present the […]
Overcoming self-doubt and procrastination by harnessing the power of your inner circle (Part 3/3)
This is the third of a three-part article I wrote to share my personal lessons on how I overcame self-doubt and procrastination in my journey of realising my dream of publishing my first book. In the first segment, I shared the power of “going furthest together” and “unfolding your own myth”. In the sequel, we explored the benefits […]
Undaunted and Resolute: How Resilience Transforms Vision into Success
Once upon a time, on the small island of Kikajima in Japan, there lived a boy named Toyo. When Toyo was 6 years old, his mother died and his family fell apart. His father started drinking heavily and getting violent, he beat up Toyo every day. Life was tough for the young boy. There was […]
How Caring Authentically Elevates Staff Engagement and Makes You a Leader
“Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care” – Theodore Roosevelt .In times of change and disruption, one of the critical assets you as a manager must have for your staff to willingly follow your lead is Trust. That you are not just competent in what you do (through a […]
Lessons on Gratitude and Resilience from a Tricycle Ride
A friend was recently going through a challenging phase in her life. She confided in me that she had been through an extended period of sick leave due to an injury sustained through a fall. Lately, her manager had started behaving in a way that made her suspect they were building a case to terminate […]
Embracing Vulnerability
Been a while since I last wrote. I trust this finds you in the very best. Not been idle – been finally putting some real work and getting some inroads into that book I’ve been planning to write for some time now. Not the easiest thing to do and it takes quite a commitment but […]
