In this episode, I will talk about something that may seem unpopular to you, especially when most people are talking about automation, efficiency, and artificial intelligence.

I will discuss the millions of employees who hide their illnesses, disabilities, and struggles from their colleagues and bosses every day because revealing the truth about their challenges seems too risky for them.

As many as 60% of employees with chronic illnesses never inform their employer about them, and the B-HERO-S study shows how dramatic the consequences can be—88% of people with hemophilia experienced negative reactions after disclosure.

As a CEO who hid his own illness in business for years, I want to show how leaders can change this and create places where people are no longer afraid to be themselves. I will show you practical tools that don't cost a fortune and can save the careers and health (including mental health) of your team.

You will learn what questions to ask and how to respond when someone finally opens up to you, and why flexibility at work is not a privilege but the basis of effective management.

If you are an employee considering disclosing your illness, I will show you how to prepare for this conversation and what to look out for.

Who it's for: Leaders, managers, HR professionals, anyone who wants to build more humane workplaces.

Warning: This episode is not a substitute for medical or therapeutic advice.

How do you stop looking back and move forward? In this episode, we unpack negativity bias — why the brain clings to negatives — and turn it into practical tools for leaders and beyond. From the “pillar of salt” metaphor and Adler vs. Freud, to simple CBT‑based techniques, you’ll learn how to turn hard moments into data and decisions. I also share a personal perspective of living with haemophilia and the everyday tactics that actually work.

You’ll learn how to:

• understand negativity bias and tame the brain’s “Velcro for negatives”,

• use thought‑challenging and a thought journal (CBT),

• set a daily “worry window” to end endless over‑analysis,

• run a weekly Progress Inventory (The Gap and The Gain),

• build your own “growth museum” to counter impostor syndrome,

• change your relationship with thoughts — observe instead of fight,

• apply quick reset tools: movement, 5‑4‑3‑2‑1 grounding, and a simple bedtime word game.

This isn’t therapy — it’s a set of tried‑and‑tested practices and reflections to help you reclaim agency and calm.

Great for: leaders and managers, founders, HR, and anyone who wants less rumination and more action.

Topics in this episode: leadership, management, rumination, negativity bias, CBT, psychology at work, self‑awareness, mental resilience, productivity, stress, wellbeing, Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud, Rick Hanson, retrospective, team trust, growth mindset, mental health, haemophilia, personal development, work‑life balance.

Have you ever agreed to a solution knowing deep down that it was a bad idea? Have you watched your team unanimously adopt a strategy, only to have everyone admit later over coffee that they never supported it?

In this episode, I'm going to show you one of the most destructive yet underrated organizational mechanisms: the Abilene Paradox. It's a phenomenon that causes intelligent teams to make decisions that contradict their members' knowledge and intuition, leading to spectacular failures of multimillion-dollar projects.

Key takeaways:

1. The anatomy of false consensus - how 85% of employees fail to voice important concerns to their managers
2. The difference between destructive and constructive conflict - why avoiding conflict kills innovation
3. Psychological safety in IT teams - how to create a culture where truth is more important than apparent harmony
4. The Organizational Transformation Model - a five-step system for building authentic communication

I share real-life examples from my twenty years of experience working with teams, research, and strategies that transform organizational silence into constructive debate.

Thought-provoking statistics: 98% of managers do not use effective decision-making practices, and teams that are encouraged to debate produce significantly more creative solutions than those that avoid conflict.

Who it is for: Team leaders, project managers, IT specialists, anyone who wants to understand why smart organizations sometimes make stupid decisions - and how to change that.