Packaging Matters, Even When We Wish It Didn’t
We’d like to believe we don’t judge a book by its cover. We do it constantly, with books, with food, with people. It’s not a character flaw. It’s how the human brain
September 24, 2026
We’d like to believe we don’t judge a book by its cover. We do it constantly, with books, with food, with people. It’s not a character flaw. It’s how the human brain
A client shared a tense exchange with a colleague. This guy clearly walked into a conversation carrying his own assumptions about the situation, a story shaping how he pushed back, but he
Let’s Rethink This Popular Body Language Myth You’ve seen it. You’ve probably done it. Someone crosses their arms in a meeting, and the room immediately assumes:
The Self-Awareness Gap in Leadership Again, I find myself writing about self-awareness. Because it keeps showing up on the “missing” list. I sit in rooms with
“Be calm.” Or worse: “Calm down.” On the surface, these words seem wise. Grounded. Responsible. They sound like something a steady, successful leader would say. Except
Who’s Changed You? What coach, teacher, or mentor said something specifically to you, and it changed how you live, work, and move through the world? From
We keep confusing polite with professional—and nice with kind. But they’re not the same. And in that mix-up, we’re losing the very friction that drives teams
There’s a lot of talk about impostor syndrome. At first, I felt out of step with the conversation because, in my mind, impostor syndrome was a