We are educated and trained to think that what differentiates us from other animals is our rational capacity. We are rational beings, they say. But will it be so?

I don’t say this lightly, but I had the opportunity to attend firsthand some meetings in which the participants, supposed leaders of departments, screamed and insulted each other.

If we are primarily rational beings, why are there times when we have reactions or actions that are not easily explained?

The explanation is found when we study the Cycle of Stress and its ways and doings.

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Much has been said about what started to happen last year.

We saw voices raised against the new generations – Millennials and GenZ. But there has always been a clash of generations because they differ in who is occupying leadership positions. Should we finger-point them for it?

Others say the culprit was the pandemic that we went through.

If the former was ever present, the latter was indeed the disruptor.

However, an investigation published by Harvard Business Review showed that the real reason is the managers. And I agree.

Everybody knows the motto – “employees don’t leave companies. They leave managers”.

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Quiet Quitting Is About Bad Bosses, Not Bad Employees

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New Year’s Eve.

People are looking tired after a long, long year. Some people need help verbalising where all the stress came from.

While others are ready to point and shoot at their work, they are like smoking guns, but truth be told, they probably don’t know for sure either.

This year, during the new year’s eve party, we were chatting about resolutions, and we had a good laugh when a friend joked, “after midnight, life will be different”.

This idea kept me thinking for more than a couple of days.

Why do people wait for the new year to have a fresh start?

Why do people expect to switch their lives inside-out after midnight?

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I have picked one that I know for a fact that many people see as THE characteristic – Self-Management.

However, in today's World, people live in a rush, always thinking about the next bill, the next meeting, the next meal, the next paycheck, the subsequent performance evaluation, the following weekend, the following holidays, the next…the next...

With such speed and tons of things on our heads to juggle, we must remember to think about ourselves. How can we regulate emotions and thoughts if we live through the motions?

The first and primary trait of a leader is Self-Awareness.

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Luft, J.; Ingham, H. (1955). "The Johari window, a graphic model of interpersonal awareness". Proceedings of the Western Training Laboratory in Group Development.

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In the previous episode, we talked about “Impostor Syndrome”. The Dunning-Kruger effect is the other side of the coin when people have more confidence than awareness of their true capabilities.

Every person is faced with this situation in one way or another. It is inevitable. But most probably you didn't have a conscience about it.

Having “Dunning-Krugers” on our teams is something we can not avoid. It will be a tough challenge but one that is not impossible to undertake.

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Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments - David Dunning & Justin Kruger

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Ever wondered why there are people so focused on the quality of their work, and even in the face of superb quality, they always consider it a failure? 

And other people used to get things easily. When they face some hard times, they perceive themselves as being less capable of?

And what about those whose primary concern is knowing everything and having all the answers? Yet they consider themselves a fraud?

In today’s topic, we will be talking about an old friend, the “Impostor Syndrome”. I will share my story with the intention to trigger your story. I will tell you about the two moments of truth, that made me take a hard turn on the events and design a game plan for the win. And I will share with you the game plan I designed.

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The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It by Dr. Valerie Young

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