Essays on the psychology of senior leadership, from a board-certified psychiatrist and executive coach. Written for the executives who carry weight they rarely get to set down.
What executive burnout looks like beneath the surface, and why the earliest signs are physiological and cognitive long before they become behavioral.
Read the essay →Why the isolation that comes with the top job is not a personality issue but a structural and clinical risk with real consequences for judgment and health.
An honest account of how executive coaching and therapy differ, where they overlap, and how to tell which one your situation actually calls for.
The neuroscience of why a leader's tenth good decision is harder than their first, and what senior leaders can do to protect the quality of their judgment.
Why the sleep most executives treat as expendable is, clinically, the single most reliable lever for sharper judgment and steadier leadership.
Resilience is not the ability to absorb unlimited strain without complaint. The leaders who treat it that way are the ones most likely to break.
Imposter feelings rarely disappear with success; they often sharpen. A clinician's guide to understanding and working with them at the highest levels.
The first 90 days of an executive role reward structured observation over early action, and a clinical lens shows leaders how to read the system before changing it.
High-functioning anxiety drives the behaviors organizations reward, which is exactly why it goes unrecognized and unaddressed in senior leaders.
A framework for senior leaders evaluating executive coaches, covering credentials, clinical depth, confidentiality, and the questions that reveal real competence.
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