The Double Gaze: What Janus, the Roman God of thresholds, teaches us about leadership and growth.
Growth gets celebrated, but it also asks leaders to let go of roles, habits and identities they worked hard for. Drawing on Janus, the Roman god of the threshold, this piece explores why insight alone rarely creates change, and how shifting from fear to desire helps leaders move forward.
The quiet power of not having all the answers.
When I started out leading teams, I thought being in charge meant always needing to have the answers. I felt the pressure to project confidence, to be the one with the plan, to know what to do. But over time, I realised that being silent, or simply asking questions, was often far more powerful.