Self & Personal Growth - salomons.coach

17 Aug

Why Conversations Get Stuck

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, Tools & Methods, VUCA & Leadership

Two professionals in a coaching session discuss a stuck conversation, with a glowing pyramid diagram between them; 'When Conversations Get Stuck' text on dark blue background.

When leadership conversations become repetitive or defensive, the real problem may not be the content. This post explores how relationship and structure shape communication—and how leaders can use the three-layer communication model to create greater clarity, trust and more productive dialogue.

17 Aug

The Leadership Iceberg

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Organizations & Culture, Self & Personal Growth, Tools & Methods

What leaders say and do is only the visible tip of the iceberg. This post explores the assumptions, emotions, values and beliefs beneath leadership behavior, and how coaching helps leaders turn deeper awareness into deliberate communication and lasting change.

08 Aug

Power Deafens: Here is How to Avoid it

Dark blue stage scene showing a gold executive chair on a circular pedestal, facing gold-framed panels and glowing circuit lines, with the headline “Power Deafens: Why Leaders Stop Hearing the Truth.”

Authority buys you access to everything except the truth. The more senior you become, the more information reaches you and the more it is edited on the way. Here is why leaders stop hearing candor, and a practical playbook for building it back.

07 Aug

Time Management

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, Tools & Methods

7 proven time management techniques for leaders

07 Aug

The Drama Queen/King On Your Team: A Manager’s Playbook

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Almost every manager has that one person — every molehill a mountain, every meeting hijacked. Labelling them a "drama queen" puts you in the passenger seat. This is the practical playbook I walk managers through: stop funding the drama, redirect to ownership, and lead with a steady hand.

07 Aug

The Drama Triangle is Quietly Killing Your Team’s Results

Blame that circles the table, a colleague who "can't," a manager who fixes everything and resents it — the Drama Triangle rarely looks like a crisis, but it stalls decisions and drains your best people. Here's how leaders spot it, step into the Winner's Triangle, and take the wheel.

01 Aug

What Makes Some Teams Stronger Under Pressure Than Others?

Why do some teams remain effective under sustained pressure while others gradually become overwhelmed? This article introduces six collective capabilities that help teams recognise pressure early, redistribute responsibility, adapt priorities and learn from demanding periods, without replacing individual accountability.

14 Jul

ADHD Leadership Videos

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, Video, VUCA & Leadership

An executive summary of the five best videos on ADHD for leaders. A hard-science lecture, a memoir, a reframe, a coaching explainer, and the popular superpower talk, watched together, converge on one conclusion, and it's the argument of The ADHD Leader in a sentence.

14 Jul

The Best ADHD Videos for Leaders: Science, Stories, Strategy

By salomons.coach
In Self & Personal Growth, Video, VUCA & Leadership

A short, curated watch list for leaders who want to understand ADHD, from Russell Barkley on executive function to Jessica McCabe's story of failing at normal. The best videos on the science, the lived experience, and the strengths, with a note on what to watch critically.

14 Jul

The ADHD Leader

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, VUCA & Leadership

Most leaders with ADHD aren't short on ability, they're working with a brain the role was never designed around. A look at the real challenges, the strengths hidden in the same wiring, and the development steps that turn a private struggle into a workable design.