Jan 12, 2026
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9 min read
Episode 4: Where Truth Lives or Dies
Emotional Intelligence
Jan 5, 2026
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Another Wheel of Life check-in this one was heavy
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Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 3/5: Empathy
Dec 22, 2025
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Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 2/5: Self Management
In the age of AI, your people management & soft skills that will lift your career. Learn the models, theories & frameworks in a weekly 5min read
Oct 6, 2025
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Diagnose and fix the 5 common dysfunctions and get to high performance
Why even superheroes fall apart without vulnerability-based trust.
Broken team series part 2/5. Fear of conflict feels safe, but it quietly destroys teams. Learn how to turn tension into trust and disagreement into performance.
Broken team series part 3/5. The third dysfunction that breaks teams, and how clarity, not consensus, brings momentum back.
Broken team series part 4/5. The fourth dysfunction that breaks teams, and how ownership, not comfort, brings excellence back.
Broken team series part 5/5. The fifth dysfunction in Patrick Lencioni’s model, explained through Thor’s journey from ego to purpose.
Teams rarely break loudly. They drift quietly. Here’s the model (and the mindset) that keeps them healthy.
3 Ways to fix this
Trust
A powerful lesson for managers, from Warren G’s classic track.
New Leadership Role? Nail it with these 3 Big Ideas.
New job. New city. New toast, slightly less burnt. Here’s how I rebalanced my life with "help" from Homer Simpson.
Wheel of Life
Moving to Cape Town forced me to swap nights for dawns. And I'm loving it.
A mindset for dealing with one of life's most stressful situations - relocating.
The secret to happiness and success?
Maxwell's 5 Levels - what level leader are you?