At Leading Elephants, we see these moments not as failure, but as opportunity in disguise, and we can make a pretty strong case for why you should reimagine them too. If Quiet Cracking marks the slow erosion of energy, confidence, trust, clarity, and connection, then its opposite — what we might call Intentional Rebuilding — is the process of weaving them back in.

How managers are building awareness, strength, and support before burnout begins.

One of the greatest tolls on leaders is the cost of leading in moments of high stakes ambiguity.

Managing overwhelm requires patience, grace, and intentionality.

Michelle takes the pen today on a phenomenon affecting us all in American culture. Some days, I end a Zoom meeting marathon and think...