Image by Chat GPT Many leaders I work with tell me some version of the same story. They like their people. They care about culture. They invest in engagement surveys, development plans, and purpose statements. And yet, something still feels flat. People show up. They perform. But the energy is missing. Marcus Buckingham challenged why this occurs in his Harvard Business Review article (June-July 2022).  He assumes that people disengage because they do not believe in the missi

Image By Freepik As the year comes to a close, many people feel a strange mix of things at once. Relief that it is ending. Pressure to make 2026 better. And a quiet sense that something needs to change, even if they cannot fully name what it is. For some, the year was objectively hard. For others, it looked fine on the outside but felt heavier than expected. Effort did not translate into progress. Connection did not come as easily. And despite doing many things right, somethi