The Real Reason You’re Exhausted: Energy Management Beyond Time And To-Do Lists
By Silvia Damiano on 29 July 2025
In a world obsessed with productivity hacks, time-blocking apps and morning routines, there's one essential truth we often overlook:
Transforming Stress Into A Superpower: Mindset, Resilience & Leadership Tools
By Silvia Damiano on 23 July 2025
We often hear “resilience” and think of toughness, hustle or pushing through. But real resilience isn’t brute force; it’s adaptation. It’s having the capacity to bend without breaking, to choose your response when everything else feels out of control.
Love, Family And AI: Bridging The Gap Between Human Connection And Technology
By Silvia Damiano on 16 July 2025
With all these advancements, many unfolding faster than our brains can truly process, I find myself unable to avoid one essential topic: love and human connection.
The Trust Crisis: Why Outsourcing Trust To AI May Be Our Biggest Mistake
By Silvia Damiano on 9 July 2025
Listening to Yuval Noah Harari, the historian, philosopher and bestselling author known for exploring humanity’s future, speak about AI and trust made me pause and reflect. Harari highlights what he calls a paradox at the heart of our relationship with technology today:
Train To Be A Plumber: Future-Proofing Ourselves Through Eclectic Learning
By Silvia Damiano on 2 July 2025
After listening to Geoffrey Hinton on The Diary of a CEO, I was struck not just by his deep concern about AI’s trajectory, but by his pragmatic advice: “Train to be a plumber.” This article aims to explore what this advice really means and why, as a Learning & Development professi …
When Arrogance Works Against You: Leadership Lessons From The Titan Submersible Disaster
By Silvia Damiano on 26 June 2025
I recently watched Titan: The OceanGate Disaster, a powerful and unsettling documentary that left me thinking about the real-world consequences of toxic leadership.
The Cost Of Control In A World That Wants Freedom
By Silvia Damiano on 12 June 2025
The idea of work has evolved dramatically but many of the systems we use to manage people haven’t.
What Leadership Really Means (And What We’re Forgetting)
By Silvia Damiano on 9 April 2025
I could not live with myself if, after decades of studying and teaching leadership, I didn’t take a moment to invite reflection on what has unfolded over the past few days. This is not a political post. It’s a human one. A leadership one. Because beneath the headlines, the tariffs, th …
What’s Really Worth Stressing About? Reclaiming Your Peace In A World That’s Always “On”
By Silvia Damiano on 25 March 2025
After a workshop I ran last week, where almost everyone brought up stress or anxiety, I realised just how many people struggle to differentiate what’s truly worth stressing about… and how to let the rest go. That inspired me to write this post.
Transforming Minds and Organizations with Emily Juricek
By Silvia Damiano on 21 March 2025
Leadership is evolving and those who embrace personal transformation, neuroscience and a growth mindset are shaping the future. As a researcher, author and passionate advocate for leadership development, I have had the privilege of working with professionals worldwide who are dedicate …
The Future Of High Performance: Becoming Biologically Smart With The 3 R’s
By Silvia Damiano on 20 March 2025
If leaders truly understood performance, they would realise that the secret to sustainable success lies in biology, not busyness. For too long, productivity has been equated with being busy all the time; endless meetings, late-night emails and the glorification of exhaustion. But what …