Since November, I’ve been hearing the same refrain whispered like a tired prayer: “I’m exhausted.” “I can’t wait for December so I can disappear.” “It’s been a hard year.” Some people have already shut down. The doors are closed. The lights are dimmed. They will...
Just this Saturday evening, at a friend’s dinner party, it happened again.I turned into a ghost. I was mid-sentence — telling someone something mildly interesting — when a woman slipped into the space between us and began a fresh conversation with him. No apology. No...
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 52/365 There’s been a narrative going around for as long as I can remember that employees leave bosses not companies. The blame is placed squarely on the leaders’ shoulders. A 2019 DDI study...
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 51/365You’ve probably heard the expression, ‘think outside the box’. That’s a bit of a stretch for most of us because we can’t even think inside the box, and when there’s no...
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 50/365 Imagine that you’re a contender in a game called life and that the world is your gymnasium. We’ve been taught that our job is to play the game to win. I don’t know about you, but I haven’t...
