Critical Thinking

Celebrating Thoughtful Leadership

Celebrating Thoughtful Leadership: A Shout-Out to Tim Cook

By Sylvia Lafair | January 29, 2026 |

Celebrating thoughtful leadership in times of division, this post highlights how empathy, calm communication, and respect shape stronger workplaces, with Tim Cook’s response serving as a powerful example of leadership that unites rather than divides.

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from time-outs to performance plans

From Time-Outs to Performance Plans: How Family Patterns Quietly Run the Workplace

By Sylvia Lafair | January 23, 2026 |

From Time-Outs to Performance Plans reveals why workplace stress often has little to do with work and everything to do with childhood patterns. When bosses feel like parents and feedback feels personal, the office becomes a family system in business casual—and awareness is the first step to change.

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What’s Really Undermining

What’s Really Undermining Productivity and Trust at Work?

By Sylvia Lafair | January 19, 2026 |

What’s really undermining team trust and performance at work? Learn how invisible stress patterns quietly sabotage leadership and culture.

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You Don’t Need More Willpower. You Need a New Operating SystemYou Don’t Need More WillpowerYou Don’t Need More Willpower. You Need a New Operating System

By Sylvia Lafair | January 15, 2026 |

You dont need more willpower to lead better. Discover how outdated emotional patterns run your leadership on autopilot and why upgrading your inner operating system changes everything.

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the split inside

The Split Inside Every Leader That Can Be Healed

By Sylvia Lafair | January 8, 2026 |

Explore the split inside that drives polarized decisions, internal disconnection, and leadership exhaustion, and learn how integrating head, heart, and gut restores clarity and coherence.

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Taylor Swift and Leadership

Taylor Swift and Leadership: What GLIMMERS and Behavioral Patterns Reveal About Power and Presence

By Sylvia Lafair | January 5, 2026 |

Taylor Swift and leadership meet GLIMMERS, stress mastery, and decision-making for executives leading with clarity under pressure.

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before new year's

Before New Year’s Resolutions: The Leadership Reset That Prevents Burnout and Builds Engagement

By Sylvia Lafair | December 29, 2025 |

Before New Year’s arrives, use this quiet in-between time to recalibrate, break burnout patterns, and lead with clarity from head, heart, and gut.

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glimmers on christmas

GLIMMERS on Christmas Day: When the Light Shows Up Anyway

By Sylvia Lafair | December 25, 2025 |

Glimmers on Christmas are small signals of safety, warmth, and meaning. Learn how noticing them supports resilience and emotional presence.

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The Leadership Blind Spot

The Leadership Blind Spot: Fear of Finding Out, and What It Costs You

By Sylvia Lafair | December 15, 2025 |

FOFO, or fear of finding out, keeps us stuck in avoidance, denial, and distraction—making small issues grow bigger. Learn how to recognize the subtle signals, regulate your nervous system, and take brave, manageable steps to face the truth and reclaim your agency.

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Next Big Shift in Leadership

The Next Big Shift in Leadership Development: Stop Guessing and Start Leading with Confidence

By Sylvia Lafair | November 20, 2025 |

Summary: Let’s get one thing straight: you, as a leader, don’t need more theories. Or frameworks. Or another shiny workbook that sits gathering digital dust. You need integration. That elusive moment when the light bulb goes on, and it stays on long enough for behavior to actually change. You can do it as long as…

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