Picture the healthiest team you've ever been part of. Did everyone always agree? Probably not. In fact, the healthiest teams tend to disagree quite often. They challenge ideas, ask thoughtful questions and look at problems from different perspectives. They respectfully debate different approaches before making decisions. What makes those teams healthy isn't the absence of disagreement. It's the presence of respect. Somewhere along the way, many organizations started confu

We’ve all been there. You get a piece of feedback in a meeting or a one-on-one… and suddenly your brain goes into overdrive. Did I mess up? Are they upset with me? Is this a bigger issue than they’re saying? Are they questioning my abilities? Your body tightens. Your thoughts start racing. You replay the conversation over and over. And in that moment, it can feel uncomfortable… sometimes even threatening. But in reality, feeling defensive when you receive feedback doesn’t aut

No one sets out to create a toxic workplace. But sometimes, culture erodes not because of major scandals or dramatic failures… it erodes quietly. One overlooked, morale-crushing culprit? Favouritism. Not the obvious, outrageous kind. The subtle kind. The kind that slowly chips away at trust. What Favouritism Actually Looks Like at Work Favouritism doesn’t always look like promotions handed to unqualified friends. More often, it shows up as: The same person alw