Values: Part Four of a Five Blog Series The practical art of orchestrating multiple values so they enhance rather than undermine your life Bongiwe sits in her principal’s office, staring at the letter in her hands. It’s her dream job offer—head of curriculum development for an innovative charter school network. Everything she’s
Values: Part Five of a Five Blog Series Why value conflicts are actually growth opportunities—and the toolkit for making decisions you won’t regret It’s 2 am, and Michael hasn’t slept. His best friend of twenty years asked him to lie to his wife about where he was last weekend. Not a harmless
Values: Part Three of Five Blog Series How over-relying on one “good” value creates unexpected problems—and why you need a portfolio approach. Meet Bongani, the achievement machine. Twenty years of climbing every ladder—valedictorian, cum laude, youngest VP in company history. His LinkedIn reads like a success masterclass. His wife left him two
Values: Part Two And why most people are unknowingly starving at least one of them What does success truly mean in a world where appearances can be deceiving? Meet Thembi, a 35-year-old marketing director who, by all external measures, has “made it.” With a six-figure salary, a corner office, and an impressive
Why identical situations create completely different emotions—and what this reveals about the hidden force controlling your happiness Part One of a Five Blog Series What if the very thing you’ve worked hard for turns out to be your worst nightmare? Consider this: two colleagues, Sarah and Mike, both receive the same promotion
Have you ever wondered how your mind can turn everyday situations into exaggerated nightmares? Imagine walking into a carnival funhouse filled with mirrors. Some stretch your reflection, making you look taller; others shrink you into a tiny version of yourself. Some distort your face so much that you barely recognise yourself. This
Imagine a classroom as a bustling kitchen. The teacher is the head chef, and the students are budding apprentices. Every day, they’re handed recipes. Some are taught to follow these recipes step-by-step, aiming only for a “perfect” dish that pleases the critics—grades, tests, or future careers. Others are encouraged to taste, tweak,
In a world where technology connects us in milliseconds, it might seem ironic that we are lonelier than ever. In “Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams from Isolated to All In”, authors Steven Van Cohen and Ryan Jenkins reveal an epidemic sweeping through the modern workforce—loneliness. This is not just a trend
What if everyone accepted their unique voice and perspective, recognizing the power of their “onlyness” to make a meaningful impact on the world around them? In her thought-provoking book “The Power of Onlyness,” Nilofer Merchant presents a compelling case to use our unique voices and perspectives. She argues that each person has
In our fast-paced world, where information flows like a river, and decisions must be made in the blink of an eye, it’s tempting to rely solely on rational thinking. However, as we probe deeper into the nature of human thought, we uncover the stark limitations of this fast-paced approach, particularly when faced