(Versão em português abaixo) I’ve been talking a lot about human skills these days. And I’ve noticed that most people talk about such skills (think resilience, empathy, creativity, collaboration) as traits you either have… or don’t. And I was reminded of a recent WEF report that made the rounds recently (it came out in December, so it may have passed you by between deadlines and last minute Christmas shopping :) so here’s the key takeaway: human-centric skills are not as “du

(Versão em português abaixo) I’m seeing a hidden tax being paid by teams lately: the massive amount of energy diverted away from work, into the exhausting performance of being 'fine.' In the last few weeks I've been coaching a number of teams, and I keep seeing the same thing: high performers, deeply committed, but carrying way too much. Between work pressures, unexpected responsibilities (including promotions!), health scares and just constant change, there's a quiet, exhaus

(Versão em português abaixo) Most teams don’t need a new feedback model. They need a new rhythm for practice. In almost every organisation I work with, HR BPs and leaders tell me the same thing: “We talk about feedback all the time... yet putting it into action remains a gap for many teams.” And when we look closer, the reason is usually quite simple. Feedback often becomes an event, a moment in the calendar. Something the organization has us do, instead of something we want

(Versão em português abaixo) Most people think feedback fails because the other person doesn't know how to listen to it. More often, it fails because the messenger isn’t showing up the way they believe they are. I often ask leaders to place themselves on a simple 2x2, mapping clarity vs skilfulness. So are you clear on the substance of what you want to say? And how skilful are you saying it? It sounds obvious, but the moment people start reflecting, they begin to recognise pa

(Versão em português abaixo) We all say feedback matters. So why does it fail so often? I was recently working with a number of leaders at a large consulting firm, and I asked them: “Is giving developmental feedback important?” Almost everyone overwhelmingly said yes.  Then I asked “Do you feel you give & receive enough of it?” and almost everyone overwhelmingly said... no. I've seen this over and over again, across geographies, businesses, cultures and time. This gap says so

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