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17 Aug

Why Conversations Get Stuck

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

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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

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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.

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.

26 Jul

Stress is Personal, Coping is Collective

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Teams & Collaboration, Tools & Methods, VUCA & Leadership, Workshops & Events

Stress is often treated as an individual problem. But in real organizations, teams can either amplify pressure or become a powerful source of resilience. This article explores five common team stressors, the difference between personal and team coping, and how a Team Stress Profile can help teams prevent stress from becoming a private burden.

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.

05 Jul

The Authenticity Paradox and the Work of Becoming

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

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"Just be yourself" is the worst advice a growing leader can follow. Herminia Ibarra's authenticity paradox explains why growth starts with behavior that feels unnatural, and what 35 years in management and 20 years of coaching confirm: discomfort is the entry fee, not a warning sign.

27 Jun

Your Strengths Are Why You’re Stuck.

Every senior leader has a signature strength: the thing they're known for, rewarded for, promoted for. It's also, more often than anyone admits, the thing holding them in place. On outsight, endings, and why growth at the top is less about adding a strength than loosening your grip on the one you trust most.