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Why is it easier to add than to subtract? The barriers nobody takes down
You stand in an empty airport in front of a zigzag of barriers nobody takes down, because the crowd is long gone. That is how processes, meetings and layers of control pile up in companies. The catch: our minds default to adding, and subtraction is something we still have to learn.
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AI told me to – the most expensive sentence a leader will say in 2026
AI in a leadership decisions doesn't start with failure. It starts with convenience. We ask the model for knowledge, then for analysis, then for direction. First we hand over trivial things, then harder ones, until we're no longer handing over convenience — we're handing over our own judgment. And the first person to notice isn't us.
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40 AI videos for business – and not a single one about leadership
I watched 40 videos about AI in business. There were automations, tools, tutorials. Almost nothing about what artificial intelligence does to a leader's judgment, team competencies, and accountability for decisions. And that's the harder part of the conversation.
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I Miss Thinking. What You Lose When AI do this for You
MIT research shows that ChatGPT users have the lowest brain engagement, and in 40% of tasks people apply no critical thinking at all. What you hand over to AI and what you keep for yourself — that's a decision every leader must make on their own.
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Leadership measured in people’s hearts, not in KPI sheets
Some time ago, I watched the film “The Way of the Winner”. There is a scene in which…
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Quiet cracking. Hidden burnout among leaders and managers
On the covers of business magazines, leaders look like they have everything under control. In interviews, they talk about vision and the courage to make difficult decisions. Except that this narrative does not include the seventy-one per cent of leaders who experience significantly higher stress since taking office. Nor does it include the fifty-five per cent of CEOs who have had mental health problems in the last year. Behind closed doors, something is happening that is not officially discussed. Researchers call it quiet cracking.
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Data-driven leadership. 7 ways to make better decisions.
The gap between companies that can use data to make meaningful decisions and those that are stuck in a mess of spreadsheets and managers' hunches is growing faster than anyone expected. The greater the pressure to perform, the easier it is for someone to come up with the idea of simply monitoring people more closely instead of using data more wisely. This article is about how to avoid that.
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Let’s stop pretending we are all healthy – as many as 60% of workers with a disability or chronic condition hide their illness.
In many companies, illnesses are present but invisible. We hide them because we are afraid of labels, lost opportunities, and awkward reactions from team members or superiors. This strategy costs people their energy and dignity, and organisations their mistakes, presenteeism, and resignations. However, you do not have to accept this. With little effort, you can create an environment where we talk about needs without revealing full diagnoses, and work is designed for real people. This text shows how to do it and why it pays off for everyone.
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Don’t be a pillar of salt: 7 methods to help you overcome negativity bias, stop dwelling on failures and strengthen your mental resilience.
Why does your brain cling to bad memories more than good ones? Learn about negativity bias and discover seven practical methods to help you stop carrying failures around like stones in your pockets. These methods range from the "time window" technique to the GAIN method. It's time to stop dwelling on the past and start looking to the future!
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The Abilene Paradox. Why smart teams agree to decisions that ruin projects and how to stop it
False consensus in your organization – recognize and stop the Abilene paradox before bad decisions make it too…
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Suffering as a seed for change – how to turn limitations into strength
A story of how personal hardship and suffering can ignite a leader’s transformation When pain becomes a teacher…
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Leader self-awareness. Learn 5 tips and 2 tools (FRIS®, RMP) to support leadership development.
Leader Self-Awareness A friend of mine, who had been in a management position for years, was convinced that…
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Effective leadership. Developing leadership skills through new AI research
Have you ever wondered why some people are able to solve complex problems while others, with similar abilities, remain stagnant? Scientists studying artificial intelligence are shedding new light on this question. Another conclusion from their research is that effective leadership and leadership development do not require innate genius. Their insights can help you not only develop your own potential, but also show you how to effectively improve AI systems.
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Stop pretending to be happy. On how a leader’s sadness builds authentic leadership
Authentic leadership begins with the truth For Christmas, I received a thoughtful and sophisticated gift from my older…
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7 ways to build trust in a team – a guide to strategies and my own experiences
Trust is the invisible glue that binds people together and allows them to achieve more together than they could individually. Building it is a process that doesn't happen overnight. It is a long-term effort that requires patience, consistency, and commitment. Trust is a very important, but rarely addressed and underestimated aspect of teamwork. So I decided to give it the attention it deserves. I have combed through dozens of studies, reports, lectures, and materials and compiled them into this book. You won't find a better condensed dose of knowledge dedicated to the broadly understood trust in your team. In this book, I'd like to share with you my experiences and insights into building trust. Together, we'll explore not only the benefits, but also the strategies that any leader can implement with his or her team. Using research, data, and real-life examples, we will try to understand why trust is so important and how to build it effectively. You will also learn how authentic communication, respecting others' time, showing vulnerability, and sharing personal experiences in a balanced way can affect your credibility.
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Building an organizational culture. Lessons from the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster. Recent data (2024) on leadership versus tragic events (2003).
I gathered the most recent data (2024) on leadership and organizational culture and juxtaposed it with the tragic events (2003) of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. I wanted to see how today's leaders and modern organizational culture compare to what NASA faced more than 20 years ago. As you delve into the details of this tragedy and juxtapose them with the latest data, you will see that the Columbia disaster is not just a story about technical failures, but more importantly about human decisions, communication and organizational culture. These elements were critical to the course of events, and their absence or erosion can lead to similar situations in any organization.
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