Culture grows between the roots and the canopy. These insights examine the behaviours, expectations and shared values that influence how individuals experience the workplace.
Another promising hire arrives in the team. They have held similar roles and the level of responsibility appears to be the same. For a while, things seem to be going steady. Then gradually the gaps appear as the reoccurring follow ups for tasks, the inconsistency and reduced initiative. What if it’s Not Them? Work assumed
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Something goes wrong and those are the moments when a business founder is able to reflect. The deal that needed a little more attention, a sale that did not close, a cost of saving the contract that now cuts into the margins. A founder finds themselves in silence with no choice but to see the
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Founders talk about self-starters, creative thinkers and culture add as if these qualities exist in isolation. As if spotting them in an interview is enough to guarantee alignment once someone enters the business ecosystem. Why Hiring for Culture Feels Right, Then Fails Quietly What’s rarely spoken about is what happens when it doesn’t work. When
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“Leaders are responsible for expanding the Circle of Safety — the space where people feel secure, supported, and able to do their best work.” That line from Leaders Eat Last sits at the heart of this week’s Insight, because a Circle of Safety cannot exist without trust in leadership structure. When leaders operate from separate
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When recognition becomes competition The penultimate week in this series turns to leadership serotonin conflict, a different chemical that doesn’t shout, but shapes everything. Serotonin is neither the chemical of adrenaline or survival as explored in the previous weeks. This is the chemical of leadership identity. It’s the stabiliser that rewards us when others see
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The Painkiller Policy is Part of the Mini Hover series, exploring the hidden chemicals shaping an ethical business ecosystem. Read the introduction: The Chemicals of Business When endurance becomes identity Endorphins are the body’s natural painkillers. They are chemical messengers released by the nervous system to reduce the perception of pain and create a sense
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