by Stefan Lessing | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
I’m currently reading The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg. One section that has stayed with me is what he calls “approval addiction.” It’s not a term I had heard before, but it immediately resonated with me. The more I reflect...
by Stefan Lessing | Apr 28, 2026 | Blog
Why are some individuals more fulfilled than others? Why are some families, teams, departments, companies and even countries, effective, and healthy, whilst others just never experience sustainable success? I believe a whole lot of that can be explained if we study...
by Stefan Lessing | Mar 18, 2026 | Blog
You’re performing well. Targets are met. Meetings are attended. Decisions are made. From the outside, performance looks solid — sometimes exceptional. Most senior leaders I work with are doing fine. But when the door closes, the title is set aside, and trust allows...
by Stefan Lessing | Jan 28, 2026 | Blog
How Leaders Get It Wrong In many of my group leadership coaching sessions, I have come to realise that there is a deep misunderstanding of the word respect. As part of a values exercise, delegates are requested to choose 10 words (ends values) from a long list. Almost...
by Stefan Lessing | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog
I recently lost a 40-year friendship after a disagreement. It shook me — not because disagreements are unusual, but because this relationship had survived so much over the years. I found myself asking: Why do some relationships last a lifetime, while others end...
