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A Broader Sense of Belonging

Middle managers often share with me a feeling of not fully belonging in their organizations, and the sense of isolation that can follow.Not quite belonging upward, where decisions are shaped in a circle that can feel slightly exclusive.Not belonging with peers, where...

A Sense of Missing

When much has been achieved and a sense of missing remains,something deeper within calls to be recognized. BACK TO BLOG PAGE

From Recognition to Self-Recognition

We often seek recognition from others.Through tokens of visibility, validation, appreciation, and trust.It's natural, and it matters.Yet this reaches beyond roles and performance.True recognition lives inside.It is meeting yourself fully,in all that has been carried...

Doubt as a Sign of Maturity

You’re already a highly capable decision-maker. What doubt now reveals goes deeper. It appears when decisions carry weight and impact not just strategically, but existentially – touching values, meaning, and direction. 🌿 This doubt is not a weakness, but a sign of...

Responsibility Can Become a Solitary Experience

Responsibility can become a solitary experience.Few others can truly stand where you stand. When awareness and wisdom mature,what feels solitary becomes a place from whichunsuspected inner resources and renewed vision can emerge– with an impact few can shape and hold....

Loneliness as a Gateway

Moments of doubt, when the stakes are high and critical decisions must be made, and there’s no one alongside you.The weight of accountability, juggling multiple perspectives and expectations that few can truly measure or value.Not seen as fully part of your team, nor...

Burning from Within

Burnout is not merely about working too hard.It’s also about holding pulling demands and inner conflicts for too long:accountability without authority, responsibility without real control, caring without being given space to care.The prolonged misalignment is...

Listening to the Early Signals Before Burnout

Middle managers are asked to absorb pressure from above and implement often uncomfortable change below– sometimes at the cost of their team’s trust and their own alignment.Inside, it feels harder to sustain.Responsibility follows you into your personal life.Thoughts...