Knowledge for leaders, and beyond

Health & balance July 27, 2026 · 3 min read

A leader's sleep as a strategic resource, not a luxury

A sleep-deprived leader makes worse decisions - that's not a truism, it's a measurable effect. How sleep translates into management quality, and what to actually do about it.

Keep reading → Leadership July 22, 2026 · 4 min read

Lonely at the top: why leaders need an outside sparring partner

The higher you sit in the org chart, the fewer people can hear the truth about your doubts. Why that's a business problem, not just an emotional one.

Keep reading → Leadership July 15, 2026 · 4 min read

5 signs it's worth considering executive coaching for yourself

Executive coaching rarely starts with a crisis. More often it starts with a quiet signal that's easy to ignore. Five situations worth paying attention to.

Keep reading → Management July 8, 2026 · 3 min read

How to run board meetings that actually end in decisions

Most board meetings end with a list of topics for further discussion, not decisions. A structure that reverses that.

Keep reading → Resilience July 1, 2026 · 4 min read

The Psychology of Risk-Taking in Business Decisions

Two cognitive biases most often distort how boards assess risk. How to consciously calibrate your leadership team's appetite for risk.

Keep reading → Leadership June 24, 2026 · 4 min read

How to Make Decisions Under Time Pressure - a Model for Boards

Time pressure narrows your field of view and worsens the quality of a board's decisions. A simple model that helps reverse that.

Keep reading → Management June 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Strategic prioritization: how to choose what NOT to do

A priority list with twelve items on it isn't a priority list. How to make the harder decision - what to deliberately let go of.

Keep reading → Resilience June 10, 2026 · 4 min read

A Leader's Mental Resilience: What It Really Is, and What It Isn't

Mental resilience isn't the absence of emotion or playing the tough guy. What it actually is, and how it's built when working with executives.

Keep reading → Personal development June 3, 2026 · 4 min read

Delegating as an Act of Courage, Not Control

Delegating gets mistaken for offloading tasks. In reality, it's one of the psychologically hardest acts of leadership.

Keep reading → Health & balance June 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Why regular exercise improves the quality of management decisions

Exercise isn't just a break from work. It's one of the best-documented ways to improve the cognitive functions management actually requires.

Keep reading → Resilience May 27, 2026 · 4 min read

A Leader's Recovery: Why Rest Is a Strategy, Not a Luxury

The myth of more hours meaning more results doesn't hold up against what we actually know about how fatigue affects decision quality.

Keep reading → Leadership May 19, 2026 · 4 min read

Why an ICF Coach Is Still Needed in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence supports decisions and management strategies. Is a coach still needed? A practitioner's perspective.

Keep reading → Leadership May 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Feedback that actually changes behavior

Most feedback inside companies changes nothing. What separates feedback that actually leads to change from feedback that just sounds good.

Keep reading → Resilience May 6, 2026 · 4 min read

Leadership Burnout: Early Signs That Are Easy to Ignore

Burnout in leaders rarely starts with a dramatic collapse. It starts with small signals that are easy to rationalize away.

Keep reading → Leadership April 22, 2026 · 4 min read

Difficult Conversations in the Boardroom: How to Stop Putting Off the Inevitable

Putting off a difficult conversation in the boardroom almost always costs more than the conversation itself. A structure that actually helps you get to it.

Keep reading → Management April 8, 2026 · 4 min read

How Employers Can Protect Their Interests Amid Challenges With Young Employees

Generation Z is entering the workforce with different loyalty and expectations. How can managers reconcile the company's interests with the realities of a new generation?

Keep reading → Leadership April 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Situational leadership: when to direct, when to delegate

One management style for every task and person is the most common mistake new leaders make. How to match your style to the situation, not to habit.

Keep reading → Management March 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Managing by objectives or by values? A false dilemma

Goals without values lead to burnout and shortcuts. Values without goals stay a slogan on the wall. How to actually combine the two.

Keep reading → Leadership March 18, 2026 · 4 min read

A Leader's Adaptability in Times of Constant Change

Adaptability isn't flexibility without limits. It's a skill you can recognize by three specific habits.

Keep reading → Leadership March 4, 2026 · 4 min read

Is There Still Room in the Market for a Coach?

You hear talk of coaching's decline and a renewed appetite for mentoring. Is authority really fading, and where does a coach fit today?

Keep reading → Leadership February 25, 2026 · 4 min read

How to Build Team Trust in a Crisis

In a crisis, a team doesn't primarily need a leader's optimism. It needs predictability. Three behaviours that build - or destroy - trust.

Keep reading → Health & balance February 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Work-life boundaries as a management tool

A leader's lack of boundaries isn't neutral for the team - it becomes the informal standard everyone tries to match. How to change that.

Keep reading → Management February 11, 2026 · 4 min read

Why Should a Team Going Through Change Stay Effective?

A team going through change needs more than motivation. What actually determines effectiveness during a transformation?

Keep reading → Health & balance January 21, 2026 · 4 min read

How Can We Build a Positive Body Image?

A poor body image can lower self-esteem, energy and performance at work. Practical, sensible ways to change that - from a coach who also works with leaders.

Keep reading → Leadership January 14, 2026 · 4 min read

Authority Without a Title: Where a Leader's Real Influence Comes From

A title on a business card gives formal power, not real authority. Where genuine influence - the kind a team chooses to, not has to, recognize - actually comes from.

Keep reading → Leadership December 17, 2025 · 3 min read

Building a culture of accountability without micromanaging

Team accountability and micromanagement are two different responses to the same leader's fear. How to build the first without reaching for the second.

Keep reading → Personal development December 3, 2025 · 4 min read

Insure Your Goal

When you set a goal, you intend to achieve it. But a bad stretch can wreck the plan. How to guard against that - a practical model for leaders.

Keep reading → Management November 19, 2025 · 3 min read

How to implement organizational change without team resistance

Resistance to change rarely comes from a team being lazy. It usually comes from three specific unanswered questions.

Keep reading → Health & balance October 22, 2025 · 3 min read

Nutrition and a leader's clarity of thought: what to eat before big decisions

Blood sugar swings affect decision quality more often than leaders realize. How to eat to think more clearly, not just to have energy.

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