"Emotional intelligence doesn’t just live in individuals. It lives in the space between us." After years of working with groups, I’ve come to see emotional intelligence as a kind of quiet force. When it’s present, things open. Trust builds. People give more of themselves and the work deepens. This week’s article explores what happens when a team brings that kind of emotional awareness into the room. How it creates the conditions for collaboration, clarity, and creativity. And how, when it’s...

"The thing people are protecting is the very thing that most needs to be seen, met, and cared for." We often interpret guardedness as disinterest or ego. But beneath the surface, it’s usually something else: fear. A quiet, embodied strategy that says “don’t let too much in.” In this week’s article, we explore what happens when we start to see guardedness not as a fixed part of our character, but as a creative adjustment, a once-useful protection that may now be keeping connection at bay. And...

"A conscious leader is not one who knows more. It’s one who feels more." In this week’s article, Leadership in the Age of AI, we’re reminded that true leadership doesn’t begin with logic, it begins with feeling. Inspired by Mark Solms’ The Hidden Spring, the article invites us to return to our bodies, where consciousness lives in emotion, not just analysis. As AI grows ever faster and seemingly wiser, it’s tempting to equate intelligence with insight. But Solms shows us that wisdom isn’t...