Leadership Strategies

Satya Nadella’s Leadership at Microsoft: A GLIMMERS Approach to Head, Heart, and Gut Leadership

By Sylvia Lafair | March 18, 2026 |

Summary: When Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, the company was already one of the world’s most powerful technology organizations. Yet internally, many employees described a culture marked by competition, silos, and a constant need to prove who was smartest in the room. More than a decade later, Microsoft is widely recognized not…

Revenge Quitting: The Workplace Warning Sign Leaders Are Ignoring

By Sylvia Lafair | March 17, 2026 |

Summary: Did someone just quit your company today? Not quietly, but with determination? Consider the fact that they quit to make a point. Welcome to the new workplace phenomenon known as “revenge quitting.” It’s when employees resign in anger or frustration to send a message to leadership about a workplace culture that has stopped listening.…

When Companies (and Nations) Are Divided: How the GLIMMERS Process Can Help Us Talk Again

By Sylvia Lafair | March 10, 2026 |

Summary: The World feels more divided than ever. Here are ways to think about healing the divide. Not easy, yet possible. The GLIMMERS Process needs us all to rethink our basic conflict strategies. Dear Dr. Sylvia, I am sad and curious at the same time. It is a time of so much dissension and chaos.…

Leadership Does Not Wait for Permission: The Glimmers José Andrés Brings into the Darkest Places

By Sylvia Lafair | March 5, 2026 |

Leadership does not wait for perfect conditions. Inspired by José Andrés and World Central Kitchen, this article explores how aligned leadership begins with gut instinct, supported by head and heart, to take meaningful action in moments that matter most.

When the World Feels Unsafe, People Look for One Thing from Their Leaders

By Sylvia Lafair | March 3, 2026 |

When the world feels unsafe, leaders set the emotional tone. Discover how calm presence, nervous system regulation, and steady communication support teams and families during chaotic times.

How to Talk to a Micromanager: Turn Control into Trust at Work

By Sylvia Lafair | February 24, 2026 |

Learn how to talk with clarity and confidence to reduce control patterns, build trust, and improve team performance.

The Courage to Be Seen: Where Real Connection at Work Begins

By Sylvia Lafair | February 17, 2026 |

Discover how the courage to be seen transforms leadership and workplace culture when leaders finally address the elephant in the room.

Stress Isn’t the Problem: How Unfinished Emotional Patterns Are Quietly Running Your Workplace in 2026

By Sylvia Lafair | January 27, 2026 |

Stress isn’t the problem. It reveals old patterns that hijack leadership under pressure. Learn how regulated leaders stabilize themselves, shift culture, and lead with clarity, heart, and impact.

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.

You 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.