Abstract 

Burnout has traditionally been addressed through two primary lenses: as a failure of individual resilience or as a failure of organizational systems. Both perspectives contribute valuable insights but remain incomplete. This paper proposes...

You’ve probably noticed it. The raise that once felt life-changing soon feels routine. The promotion you worked years to earn becomes your new baseline. The house, the car, the recognition—what was once extraordinary becomes ordinary, and the expe...

In business and leadership, the difference between progress and stagnation often comes down to agency. High agency leaders refuse to accept circumstances as fixed. They don’t wait for perfect conditions. They absorb the complexity of reality, then ...

Leadership assessments are everywhere. They promise to identify who will thrive in complex roles and who won’t. While these tools can surface useful data points, the truth is more uncomfortable: they rarely predict who will actually succeed in a le...

The Law of the Instrument describes a bias as old as expertise itself: if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

It’s a simple idea, but in practice it distorts entire fields. A physician sees symptoms through the frame of their spe...

Confidence Misunderstood

In leadership circles, confidence is often equated with certainty, flawless execution, or the absence of doubt. Yet these associations are misleading. Over time, they fuel anxiety, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism—partic...

 But much of what is labeled as self-awareness is actually self-description. People can articulate their tendencies, reference their attachment style, even recite insights from therapy or coaching. But the deeper question is: how does that awarenes...

 Leadership is often romanticized—sold as charisma, vision, and influence. But anyone who’s actually done the work knows that leadership is far less glamorous and far more demanding. It’s not about being the smartest person in the room or the loude...

If we're not creating anything original, are we really thinking at all?

That question hits at the core of what it means to think versus to replicate.

If all we’re doing is recycling ideas—repeating what’s already been said or following someone else...

People love to say they want a partner. It sounds collaborative, empowering, and even noble. But in reality, most people who claim they want to "partner" don’t fully understand what it requires—the grit, the heavy lifting, and the relentless commitme...