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Ep1: Before Leadership Starts

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

Ep1: Before Leadership Starts

The moment most leadership stories skip, and why it matters.

The Playbook

Vaugan Nayagar
Vaugan Nayagar

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9 min read

Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 4/5: Relationship Management

Episode 4: Where Truth Lives or Dies

Become a more emotionally intelligent leader

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

DYSFUNCTIONAL SERIES


Your team is broken. How to fix it?

Oct 6, 2025

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8 min read

Your team is broken. How to fix it?

Diagnose and fix the 5 common dysfunctions and get to high performance

The Trust Problem. Broken team series part 1/5.

Why even superheroes fall apart without vulnerability-based trust.

The Conflict Problem: When Calm Is Killing You.

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.

The Commitment Problem: Why ‘Agreement’ Isn’t Alignment

Broken team series part 3/5. The third dysfunction that breaks teams, and how clarity, not consensus, brings momentum back.

The Accountability Problem: Why Silence Breaks Teams

Broken team series part 4/5. The fourth dysfunction that breaks teams, and how ownership, not comfort, brings excellence back.

The Results Problem: Why Teams Drift (and How to Pull Them Back)

Broken team series part 5/5. The fifth dysfunction in Patrick Lencioni’s model, explained through Thor’s journey from ego to purpose.

Series Finale! Broken Teams

Teams rarely break loudly. They drift quietly. Here’s the model (and the mindset) that keeps them healthy.

THE EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT LEADER SERIES


New Series Trailer! The Emotionally Intelligent Leader

Dec 8, 2025

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8 min read

New Series Trailer! The Emotionally Intelligent Leader

How to lead your teams better by facing the inner battles, blind spots, and emotional patterns every leader encounters daily.

Most Leadership Mistakes Happen Before You Speak

The Emotionally Intelligent Leader Series Episode 1/5: Self Awareness. It isn’t reflection after the meeting. It’s noticing the moment that decides it.

Holding the Moment: Self-Management Under Pressure

Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 2/5: Self Management

Empathy Is Not Being Nice. It’s what makes the truth cheap enough to say

Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 3/5: Empathy

Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 4/5: Relationship Management

Episode 4: Where Truth Lives or Dies

The System Learns Faster Than You Think

Emotionally Intelligent Manager Series Episode 5/5: Training the system

FIRST 100 DAYS SERIES


Your First 100 Days

Jun 30, 2025

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5 min read

Your First 100 Days

New Leadership Role? Nail it with these 3 Big Ideas.

Think Like Faceman: Charm Your Way Through the First 30 Days

Curiosity, not action, is your secret advantage.

My first 30 days at Capitec: How did it go?

"The best laid plans o' mice and men gang aft agley"

Hannibal’s Cigar: Love it When a Strategy Comes Together

The A-Team's Faceman built trust and gathered intel through observation. Hannibal's strategy sets the direction.

First 100 Days Series Part 3: Execute your strategy like BA.

Execution is the muscle that builds your credibility fast.

First 100 Days Series Part 4/4: Adapt your strategy like Murdock.

How to turn landing into take-off

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A mindset for dealing with one of life's most stressful situations - relocating.

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The secret to happiness and success?

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