Recent Posts

Posted in Newsletter

5 Things I Discovered This Week #14

Five reflections from this week on courage, growing differently after burnout, the quiet power of routine, learning across experience, and what progress really means.

Posted in Work and human behavior

When Being Easy to Work With Becomes Hard Work

What happens when someone becomes so good at absorbing friction that everyone else stops noticing it? A reflection on people-pleasing, invisible effort, and what our ability to cope can sometimes hide.

Posted in Newsletter

5 Things I Discovered This Week #13

Five discoveries on approval, energy, shared parenting, curiosity and a question worth asking long before retirement.

Stick-figure woman in a green dress running on a treadmill beside the words “The Influence Gap,” illustrating the tension between growing responsibility and limited influence at work.
Posted in Organizational Effectiveness

The Influence Gap

What happens when responsibility keeps growing, but your ability to influence the outcome does not?

Sometimes people do not step back. They run harder.

Posted in Workplace Culture

The Paradox of Feedback

What if feedback doesn’t just change how we work but quietly changes who we become while working?

Posted in Newsletter

5 Things I Discovered This Week #12

This week on falling back, dinosaur memory, the six yearnings behind burnout, learning a new language, and the patience to keep going.