by Stephanie Barros | Aug 14, 2025 | Book Reviews
Workplace fear may be invisible, but its impact isn’t. In The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, Amy C. Edmondson offers a compelling blueprint for what it takes to create workplaces where people... 
by Stephanie Barros | Aug 12, 2025 | High Performance
There’s a lot of noise out there about “finding your passion.” It’s painted as the ultimate solution to career dissatisfaction, self-doubt, and that nagging question, “Is this really it?” But let’s be honest. Passion can be both a blessing and a curse. It can light... 
by Stephanie Barros | Aug 7, 2025 | Book Reviews
First published in 1997 by Doubleday, The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch introduces a compelling way to view time, effort, and results that challenges the status quo of modern productivity thinking. The principle is simple but powerful: 80 percent of results often... 
by Stephanie Barros | Aug 5, 2025 | High Performance
We just spent the weekend in the Hunter Valley (beautiful… and wet!) And on the drive down, we listened to an episode of Diary of a CEO where a panel of AI experts bluntly declared: “These jobs won’t exist in 24 months.” And let me tell you, those weren’t roles stuck... 
by Stephanie Barros | Jul 29, 2025 | High Performance
You’ve finally carved out time to focus, maybe on a report, your vision for the next quarter, or simply dinner with your family. But… your phone lights up. That familiar buzz. Group chat. Slack notification. A random breaking news alert. Now you’re off down a rabbit...