It's Monday morning. I open my laptop and see one task on my list: "Finish report." I know it needs to get done. But first, I check my email. Scroll through LinkedIn. Read the news. Coffee. Then I remember I still need to respond to a request. By the time I finally open my document, I already feel exhausted. "Tomorrow,...

I grab my stack of ideas—things I'd love to learn someday. A truly endless document, easily enough to fill a few lifetimes. From filleting fish and baking intricate pastries to kickboxing and paragliding.

How do you, as a leader, have a difficult conversation without shortchanging yourself or the other person? Many managers see dealing with resistance, conflict, and emotions as the most challenging part of their job. These are the conversations you know are sensitive. Maybe you have to address an employee's behavior, deliver bad news, or set...

Career jitters. They're just like spring jitters. The energy of something new, a fresh start, the feeling that you're alive! A career change may be your chance to choose again and do work that gives you energy instead of draining it. You're ready for it! But then doubt creeps in. What if you fail? What if you regret it? What...

Every morning, the same routine. I wake up and my first thought is: I really need to work out today. Not because I want to, but because I must. Because it's been on my "New Year's resolutions" list for years. Until I was 45, it was mostly about having a nice, toned body. Now it's more about staying...

Work pressure is not always something you cause yourself. Sometimes you do everything "right"—set boundaries, manage your schedule, let go of perfectionism—and yet the pressure remains. Why? Because your work always takes place in a larger context—with colleagues, expectations, and a certain culture. Today, work pressure part 2: what if the cause...

Work pressure is a drainer. It eats away at your energy, takes away your work pleasure, and if it lasts too long, it also affects your health. You sleep worse, make mistakes, and get irritated more easily. And yet... you keep going, because relaxing is something others do.

A sentence that cuts straight through my soul. Is that all? That you'll manage just fine like this? It feels cold, hard, and like surviving. And yes, maybe I'm being dramatic, but still...