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Most professionals don’t struggle at work because they lack skill. They struggle because they were never taught how to read people, culture, and unspoken expectations. When communication breaks down, trust erodes. When trust erodes, performance follows. Why Work Feels Harder Than It Should You’ve probably experienced one of these A meeting where everything felt tense, but no one said why A colleague who seems “difficult” but you can’t explain it Silence that feels like reject

Every year, teams gather for end-of-year retreats… and every year, "most of them focus on the wrong things.” “Retreats shouldn’t be about long speeches, endless slides, or pretending everything went well.  Retreats are not celebrations.  They are resets.” You see, there is nothing as interesting as waking up on January 1st to a resignation letter from a team member who was the life of the party during the end-of-the-year retreat, and everyone is cool about it. There are meant

Watching Nigeria win their last match for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the United States brought back something deeper for me, a mix of nostalgia and possibility. You see, a few weeks ago, I stumbled on an old pitch deck I had sent to a client for the 2022 World Cup the one where we drew Ghana in the playoffs. Looking at it again hit me differently. It wasn’t just a reminder of a missed ticket to Qatar. It was a reminder of all the   missed opportunities   that ripple thr