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How to lead when you’re not the expert: Part 2 – Team doubts

August 4, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Diagnose team doubts and turn uncertainty into trust. A practical guide for new leaders to identify causes and win buy-in with calm, strategic steps....

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Are you a corporate shock absorber?

July 30, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Middle managers shield teams from brutal leadership. Learn to stop buffering, translate conflict, and steer strategy with clear trade-offs....

So, you think you’ve built an ecosystem…

July 28, 2026 in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Many organizations think they have created an ecosystem, but fall well short. Answer the questions below to check whether your “ecosystem” is sustainable in the long term....

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Why are bad habits hard to break, and what can I do about it?

July 23, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Habits form in the basal ganglia and can resist effort - discover substitution strategies that replace old routines with productive ones at work....

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How to maximize your unique strengths in five simple steps

July 14, 2026 • by Andrea Wojnicki in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Could your confidence use a boost? Identifying your ‘superpowers’ will help you develop a personal brand and flourish as a leader. Here’s how to do it....

Are you unintentionally creating a toxic workplace?

July 8, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Toxicity often starts when talk diverges from action. Learn diagnostic questions to reconcile lived experience with strategy and improve outcomes...

Is your legitimacy being questioned? Here’s how to respond

July 7, 2026 • by Fiorella Erni, Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Having your legitimacy questioned can happen to anyone, particularly in novel, tense, or challenging circumstances. Here are three tools to deal with it....

Don’t just do something – sit there!

July 3, 2026 • by Alan Rousso in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Leaders are conditioned to leap into action to meet challenges. But what if remaining calm and simply listening is what the people around you need in such moments?...

A trust test for leaders

July 1, 2026 • by Ben Bryant in Leadership (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read

Trust is foundational in leadership, yet is more of a science than an art. Answer the questions below to assess whether an absence of trust is affecting your leadership. ...