Or you have undiagnosed or untreated adhd.

What do I bring to the table? My expertise as an advisor with 30+ years of tech industry experience across all levels, specialized knowledge coaching high-level leaders with ADHD, and practical application of Behavior Design principles.

Please point folks in my direction and/or reshare. Thank you!

Emotional regulation struggles are at the core of all of these.

Have you seen a different way to show up as a leader?

What makes emotional regulation especially important is that it's most visible exactly when it's most difficult. A leader can build executive presence over time with competence and communication, but can lose it in an instant with a single emotional outburst.

- Project confidence even when facing uncertainty (Do you agree with this one?)

- Display appropriate emotional expression (Funny story: I was once told that I don't seem to care enough when I remained completely stoic during a serious production outage. The appropriate expression is somewhere between completely stoic and overly emotional. But probably much closer to stoic.)

When we see someone who exudes executive presence, what stands out is their ability to:

- Respond thoughtfully instead of reacting impulsively

- Remain calm under pressure rather than showing anxiety or frustration

You absolutely should do what you must to protect yourself (eg I won’t travel to my native Russia right now). I just don’t like the world we’re seemingly headed for. And I hope this shrinking and contracting and isolating trend reverses soon.

I totally understand the sentiment, believe me! But I also can’t help but think of this quote:

“Let us build bridges rather than barriers, openness rather than walls.” – MLK

I’d be happy to take a peek and offer advice.

You sound like you’re pretty unfamiliar with mental illness.

That sounds like a trauma response. You’re talking to a therapist about this, I’m assuming?

Do you know who owns the media you’re consuming?

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” — Malcolm X