They come from unscheduled conversations and chats that happen away from the office – the moments someone feels safe enough to say what they’re really thinking.

What if the most productive thing you do this week is cancel three meetings and have two real conversations instead?

Twenty minutes in, she said something that reframed my day, and with it the realisation that true connections rarely come from meetings scheduled on the calendar.

I focused on understanding which experiences bring me joy and fulfillment, and which create only tension or disappointment.

Why did I do this?

I believe in continuously striving to become a better person, especially for the people around me.

2/2. What question has challenged your leadership the most this year?

Here’s how I try to change the narrative going on in my head: brnw.ch/21wXqmq

As I wrote in my blog Fortune Favors the Brave, bravery isn’t about grand gestures – it’s about the daily discipline of showing up with intention, practising what matters most, and letting those habits define your leadership: brnw.ch/21wXgdO

In fact, some of the most effective decisions I’ve witnessed weren’t the result of sharp analysis, but of leaders who created enough space to hear the truth beneath the words.