A journey through the world of lifelong learning…
Tap into deep engagement and effortless action. Explore how to find the sweet spot where meaningful challenges meet your developed skills. Achieve flow states more often. Learn to align challenges with your skills to tap into peak experience, deep engagement, and enhanced productivity. I remember it clearly. Hours had vanished. The blinking cursor on the... Continue Reading →
Our biases cloud judgement. Explore how keen self-awareness helps you recognise and mitigate mental traps for better decision-making and learning. Think clearer through self-awareness. Learn how understanding your patterns helps pinpoint and mitigate cognitive biases for improved learning and decisions. I once lost a significant opportunity because I was so sure I knew the right... Continue Reading →
Perfectionism stifles progress. Discover strategies to embrace 'good enough' and foster meaningful advancement over paralysis. Overcome perfectionism for better growth. Learn strategies to embrace imperfection, prioritise progress, and foster sustainable personal growth. The blank page used to be my enemy. Not because I lacked ideas, oh no. My head was, and still is, buzzing with... Continue Reading →
A practical leadership guide rooted in vulnerability and consistency to create a culture of openness and meaningful contribution. Discover how effective leaders build trust and psychological safety. Use vulnerability and consistency to create team environments where everyone feels safe to speak up and contribute fully. Have you ever sat in a meeting, a brilliant idea... Continue Reading →
Exploring how a leader’s charm can hide a self-centred agenda and harmful behaviours.Click the Listen button to hear an audio narration of this article.Image created with CanvaUncover the dark triad traits in leadership—narcissism, manipulation, and unethical influence—and learn how to identify when charm is used to hide a self-serving agenda.Note: This is part 3 of a series... Continue Reading →
A closer look at how charm can disguise hidden control and subtle criticism.Click the Listen button to hear an audio narration of this article.Image created with CanvaLearn about the manipulative tactics some leaders use—excessive praise, isolation of trusted voices, and shifting blame—to mask hidden agendas and control.Note: This is part 2 of a series of 5 articles... Continue Reading →
Learning from personal encounters to identify harmful leadership charm. Discover early signs of toxic charisma through personal experiences and learn how to trust your gut when a leader’s charm hides dangerous behaviours. Note: This is part 1 of a series of 5 articles about The Dark Side of Charisma: When Leadership Turns Toxic. Spotting the... Continue Reading →
The journey from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset involves reframing failures as learning experiences, setting achievable goals, and prioritizing effort over innate talent. Daily practices and resilience-building strategies, such as mindfulness and surrounding oneself with supportive people, facilitate this transformation and encourage continuous personal growth through challenges.
Discover how neuroscience challenges free will and why embracing this idea could change how you see responsibility, morality, and life itself. There you are standing in front of a vending machine, trying to decide between a bag of chips or a chocolate bar. You think it’s your choice, right? But what if I told you that... Continue Reading →
Explore the mind-bending idea that time might not be linear. How would this reshape history, identity, and our understanding of existence? Find out here.Stuck in time at “10 past 10”? Image created by the author using Luma-Photon-FlashTime. It’s the one thing we all think we understand. We wake up, go to work, eat, sleep, and repeat.... Continue Reading →
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