My (mostly) weekly thoughts on leadership, high performance, wellbeing and more.
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Your open door is a trap
The "open door" policy sounds enlightened but has two failure modes: the people who are too intimidated to use it, and the people who overuse it. Neither group is prioritising your impact. Why structured access beats open access, and how replacing the open door metaphor with a designed system makes you more available for what matters, not less.
Is Your Team's 'Resilience' Their Biggest Risk?
Confusing resilience with endurance is a costly leadership error. While hard work is needed and shareholder pressure is real, treating your team's capacity to suffer as a permanent strategy is a ticking clock. Discover why true resilience requires recovery and proactive system changes, not just grit. A direct look at the hidden risks of "endurance culture."