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Coaching for professional narratives can be a very useful technique when you are at that point in your career where your communication no longer conveys who you are today. This typically happens after years on a career path, in moments of reconversion, reinvention, or when searching for a new work project. You open your CV
For decades, the curriculum vitae has served as the undisputed passport to securing a selection interview. However, in today’s talent landscape, organisations have recognised its major limitations: a CV does not accurately predict future performance and remains susceptible to cognitive bias and inflated claims. In 2026, hiring processes are shifting towards more quantitative, inclusive, and
The Busy Manager Syndrome: Why You Feel You Aren’t Making Headway on What Matters It is six o’clock on a Friday evening. You have spent over forty hours responding to immediate queries, resolving operational glitches, approving urgent documents, and sitting through back-to-back meetings. You have worked with fierce intensity. Yet, as you shut your laptop,
In today’s corporate environment, middle managers and executives frequently make a common mistake: assuming that assembling professionals with brilliant technical profiles guarantees success. The reality of day-to-day management is quite different. Having experienced specialists is of little use if the group does not know how to resolve conflicts, lacks autonomy, or relies on a leader
When Everyone Says Yes, But Something Inside You Says No Aylin is a senior manager at an international bank in Istanbul. She has been with the company for eight years, delivered consistent results, and a few weeks ago was presented with an opportunity that, in theory, was the natural next step: a role with greater
Eleven years of a career without once asking what he really wanted This is the story of a brilliant professional who came to my session. He had an eleven-year career behind him and did not know where he was going, professionally speaking. Let’s call him Lorenzo. Lorenzo had a CV that anyone would envy. He
Large corporate transformations rarely fail due to a lack of strategy. Nor are they consolidated solely within executive boardrooms. The real challenge of strategic change begins when the vision must reach the day-to-day operations of the teams, the routine decisions of managers, the way work is done, the relationship with the client, and how the
The day-to-day life of a middle manager during an organizational change management process often feels like being stuck in a corporate sandwich. On one side, executive leadership pushes for digital transformation strategies and the adoption of new technologies. On the other, the team fiercely defends familiar territory, often raising an invisible barrier with the classic
Classical international management theory teaches that when choosing your international market entry strategies, you must balance a rigid trade-off: if you want low financial risk, you choose exporting but sacrifice market control; if you want full control, you accept the significant costs of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). However, when you are a middle manager or
Growing a business in the domestic market has a natural ceiling. When customer acquisition rates begin to plateau and market saturation sets in, international expansion becomes the logical next step for sustaining growth. Yet for middle managers and operational leaders, this decision often raises immediate concerns. Why? Traditionally, expanding across borders meant multiplying workloads, navigating
Being a manager today is not just about making decisions; it’s about holding constant tension. On one side, senior leadership, the CTO or shareholders, still operating under a clear paradigm: total commitment, constant availability, and deep personal involvement. On the other, newer generations—especially Generation Z—who set firm boundaries: laptops close at 6pm, roles are clearly
The best way to understand the difference between accountability and responsibility is to picture one of the most common scenes in boardrooms around the world. A project is launched. Tasks are assigned. Everyone works hard. Weeks go by and, when the deadline arrives, the result simply isn’t there. The client hasn’t signed, the product has