Stories of organisational failings are appearing more often in the media. Transgressive behaviour — sexual or otherwise — creates fear and insecurity at work. What stands out is the tendency to attribute these cases to a few bad actors. But is that the full story, or are we confronting a systemic failure? Dependence The cases I have seen share a clear pattern: a degree of dependency between the person experiencing the behaviour and the person exhibiting it. I avoid labels such as “victim” and...

How do you deal with doubt while everyone applauds loudly and no one asks critical questions? Increasingly I see leaders who are suffering. Not because of their team, not because of their strategy, but because of their own inner struggle about the choices they make. Why is that? And why is it so hard to change? Pattern When I look around, I keep seeing the same pattern. Why is it so difficult to actually realise the change so many people long for? I encounter this regularly in my coaching....

Is it ok to show tears? I wonder why this is. Is it macho behaviour, shame, fear of losing control, or maybe fear of feeling vulnerable?...