The Real Reason We Don't Say What We Think
So many times we think, "I really should know this. But I'm afraid that if I ask, people will think I don't know enough." So we don't ask. Then someone else asks exactly the question we had in mind. People respond well to it, and we sit there thinking, "Why didn't I ask that?" When […]
Thinking Like a Director: It’s Not Just a Bigger Role
Moving into a Director role is not simply about becoming a more senior manager. The scope gets bigger, of course. There are more people, more stakeholders, more complexity, and often more consequential decisions. But the more important shift is not in the amount of responsibility. It is in the level from which you need to […]
How to Interrupt a Thought Loop After a Difficult Conversation
Sometimes the conversation has ended, but it is still running in your head. You already know that replaying it is not helping. But knowing that does not make it stop. Not every thought loop needs the same response. Sometimes there is something in reality that needs to be checked. Sometimes the thinking process needs to […]
Leadership Is the Ability to Hold Both
Management and leadership require a wide range of capabilities. But if there is one capability that is particularly difficult to define and assess, it is the ability to hold seemingly contradictory demands at the same time. Beyond the familiar expectations of delivering results, making decisions, and leading teams, there is another dimension- one that is […]
When Pressure Changes Attention
Many communication problems are not actually communication problems. A client told me today that he recently noticed something surprising in conversations with senior executives. “Almost immediately after the conversation begins, my breathing changes. A slight tightness rises in my throat. And without even deciding to, part of me stops being fully in the conversation.” What […]
כשהתגובה לא מתאימה למי שאני רוצה להיות
קורה לא מעט שהרגש מופיע לפני החשיבה, וברגע אחד משהו אחר מתחיל לנהל אותנו. ברוב הפעמים שבהן אנחנו מתבאסים או מאוכזבים מעצמנו, זה לא באמת בגלל מה שעשינו בפועל, אלא בגלל מה שקרה רגע קודם לכן. זה מתחיל באינטואיציה מהירה, כמעט בלתי מורגשת. מבחוץ הכול נראה רגיל, אבל בפנים עולה תחושה חדה של חוסר יציבות: […]
When Pressure Chooses for Us
It often happens that emotion shows up before thinking, and in that moment something else starts running us. In most situations where we feel disappointed in ourselves, it’s not really about what we did, but about what happened just before. It begins with a fast, almost unnoticed intuitive response. From the outside everything looks normal, […]
What happens when we don't say what truly matters
What Happens When We Don’t Say What Truly Matters An insight from working with leaders and executives Over the years, in my work with senior leaders, I keep encountering the same moment. A quiet one, sometimes almost invisible, where something important simply goes unsaid. Not because words, knowledge, or ideas are missing. Quite the opposite.It […]
המילים שלא נאמרו
המילים שלא נאמרו…. מה קורה כשאנחנו לא אומרים את מה שבאמת חשוב לנו? תובנה מתוך תהליכי ליווי עם מנהלים ומנהלות לאורך השנים, בעבודה עם מנהלים ומנהלות בכירים, אני פוגשת שוב ושוב רגע אחד שחוזר על עצמו. רגע שקט, לפעמים כמעט בלתי נראה, שבו משהו חשוב פשוט לא נאמר. לא בגלל שחסרות מילים, ידע או רעיונות. […]
