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The Middle Squeeze
The recurring bind of managing above and below — and the two-way read that keeps stress from landing on the wrong people.
Most leaders in the middle know the feeling before they can name it. In front of the client, you're composed — measured, even accommodating. Then you turn to your own team and s...
Why Are Employees Always Unhappy? The Psychology Behind Workplace Dissatisfaction
Someone Is Always Mad. You Can't Make Them Happy (And That's Not the Goal).
Most leaders feel it at some point. You make the decision, fund the raise, fix the process, send the thoughtful message — and someone is still frustrated. It is easy, in those moments, to conclude that people are irrational...
Why Good Teams Fall Apart Under Stress
What research on threat, emotion, and stress tells us about why capable teams struggle when stress increases and what steady leaders do differently.
A project slips. A client gets frustrated. A key stakeholder changes direction. A deadline that felt manageable on Monday feels impossible by Thursd...
High-Performance Exhaustion
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that we don't see.Â
The person is still performing. Deadlines are being met. Decisions are being made. Revenue is growing. The calendar remains full. From the outside, everything appears functional. Inside, however, something different is happening. Thinking...
Why Teams Need Agency and Structure
Why teams need agency and structure especially in times of turbulence. In periods of prolonged uncertainty — political, economic, organizational — leaders tend to reach for the same question: how do I keep my team motivated when everything feels unstable? It is an understandable instinct, and a misl...