In the market of habits that deliver solid return on your investments, very few can compete with cooking and preparing your own food. If you are shopping for habits to take on this month, you should look no further.
Let’s be honest — most new managers don’t feel ready. They’re promoted for being good at their jobs, handed a team, and told to “lead.” But leading people is nothing like managing tasks. Suddenly, the skills that made them great individual contributors — focus, efficiency, control — don’t quite fit anymore.
For years, leadership training focused on technical skill, efficiency, and execution. But today’s most effective leaders are proving something different: emotional intelligence isn’t soft — it’s strategic.
Leadership is often described as rewarding, purposeful, even inspiring — and it is. But what’s rarely talked about is the mental load that comes with it. Leading people means carrying more than just a to-do list — it means carrying the emotional weight of others, too
Every organisation wants a culture of trust. It’s written into values, embedded in strategy documents, and echoed through leadership speeches. But here’s the thing: trust doesn’t live in policies. It lives in the everyday moments between people — the quiet check-ins, the honest feedback, the times a leader says, “I hear you.
It’s what makes people speak up, take ownership, and go the extra mile. But when trust is broken — through poor communication, inconsistent leadership, or unaddressed stress — everything slows down. Engagement drops, collaboration fades, and good people quietly disengage.