Young manager, older team: authority you don’t get with a title
A title gives you the key, not the permission. How a young manager builds authority with a more experienced team, what impostor syndrome does to it and how to close the triangle…
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Responsibility, public scrutiny, power and loneliness at the top. Posts for people in positions of responsibility - about what they tell no one, and about therapy that protects confidentiality.
Redundancies, crises and moral distress: the weight of decisions that hurt others
When a decision is justified and still hurts. What moral distress is, when it becomes moral injury, and how to carry decisions that affect people without going numb or punishing yourself.
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When the position is gone: who you are once the power leaves
The end of a term, an election defeat, a dismissal or handing over the helm. Why losing a position hurts more than we admit, and how to build an identity that doesn’t…
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Why people used to leading find it so hard to start therapy
Control, vulnerability and the fear of losing standing: why the most capable people seek help last — and why therapy is not a repair job but a space.
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When the business comes to Sunday lunch: rules for family conversations
The business sits at the family table like an extra member of the family. Why conversations about it get tangled so quickly, and three simple rules that protect both the company and…
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A family in the shadow of a career: the partners and children of people in senior roles
At home, but not really there: what the partner and children of someone in a demanding role carry, why a family has no culprit but a pattern, and how to share the…
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Life under the microscope: public criticism and mental health
Why one insult outweighs a hundred compliments, what public criticism does to the body, and how to protect yourself and your loved ones when you are in the public eye — as…
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When a leader burns out: who helps the person at the top
Leaders burn out in the same ways as everyone else, but each sign hides behind a quality others praise. Why the person at the top finds it hardest to ask for help…
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A crisis at work and at home: the stress you carry through the door
When a company is in crisis, the stress comes home — as silence or as irritability. What happens to your partner and children, and how to limit it without shutting yourself off.
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How power changes relationships: what happens when you hold a senior position
The power paradox, flattery, silence and isolation: what research says about how a position changes relationships with colleagues, friends and family – and how to stay in touch.
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