December often arrives with a deep sense of fatigue. By this point in the year, you've likely navigated shifting priorities, persistent demands, and constant decisions. Many of us are craving rest, though wrapping things up can still feel out of reach. How we end the year shapes how clearly we b...

November often marks peak overwhelm. End-of-year deadlines multiply, meetings become relentless, and demands intensify. For many leaders, the thought of summer is a lifeline - a chance to recharge and recover fully after sustained effort. Yet rest doesn’t have to be something we simply collapse ...

By October, leadership energy often drifts. Urgency rises. Important work risks being crowded out by the noise. Add to this mix, the frictions in our teams become frustrations and fractures as people's patience wears thin. Maybe you're feeling this yourself? It is tempting, especially now, to le...

Spring naturally invites us to clear away clutter. At home, it's straightforward - we sort, discard, and simplify our physical spaces. Yet leaders rarely apply the same practices to our own habits, routines, or practices. Leadership can easily accumulate cluttered thinking, overly complicated ro...

The start of a new financial year arrives predictably busy. Plans fill calendars, objectives are refined, and teams scramble to realign quickly. Leaders frequently feel pressure to demonstrate progress swiftly, pushing for immediate outcomes. Urgency appears productive, even necessary. Yet often...

Every leader I speak with is craving space. Not physical space—but mental space, margin, breathing room. Space that clarifies thinking, steadies decision-making, and quietly strengthens teams. Yet, creating space can feel like just one more thing to squeeze into an already overflowing schedule. ...