Lacking energy as a leader? How stress affects your energy and performance
Feeling low energy as a leader isn’t just about workload. This article explores how stress affects your energy and how to manage it more effectively.
Leadership and risk: what frost can teach us about decision making
Leadership involves constant risk. This article explores how taking risks shapes decision making, confidence and how you lead.
How to lose with style as a leader (and handle failure under stress)
Fear of failure can affect how leaders think, behave and respond under pressure. This article explores how to handle loss with confidence and control.
How to make good decisions under stress and uncertainty
Decision making under stress is one of the hardest parts of leadership. This article explores how to stay calm, think clearly and make better decisions in uncertainty.
What’s your sticking point? (Why you feel stuck at work and life)
Feeling stuck is not a lack of ability, it’s often the brain trying to protect you from perceived risk. For high performers, this can limit decisions, confidence and future growth.
Facing fear under stress: when pushing yourself isn’t the right direction
Facing fear is often seen as pushing through, but sometimes the right decision is to stop. This article explores how fear affects performance and decision making under stress.
Why your brain reacts to fear (zombies!) -even when you know they aren’t real
Fear and anxiety are not always logical, but the brain treats them as real threats. Even when you know something isn’t dangerous, your body can respond as if it is, affecting how you think, feel and behave.
Leadership values: What Star Trek taught me about leading well
Leadership values aren’t taught directly, but they shape how you think, decide and lead. This article explores how values form and what good leadership looks like in practice.
Where are all the men?
Many men in leadership are struggling quietly with confidence, identity and how they are allowed to show up. This article explores what’s really happening underneath.
Leadership anxiety: why fear still drives decision making at senior level
Leadership anxiety doesn’t always look like fear, but it often sits underneath it. This article explores how fear affects decision making and performance at senior level.
Impostor Syndrome in Leaders: Why what's under the suit matters.
You can be successful, respected and still feel like you’re getting it wrong. This article explores impostor syndrome in leaders and what’s really sitting underneath it.
Decision making for leaders: How to make better decisions at work under stress
Making decisions should feel straightforward, but under stress it often isn’t. This article explores why decision making becomes harder and what is really influencing your choices.