For a long time, I believed growth had one clear formula: push harder, do more, stay busy, and never slow down. Hustle was glorified, pauses were questioned, and rest often came with guilt. 2025 quietly challenged that belief. It taught me that growth doesn’t always arrive through constant effort or louder ambition. Sometimes, it comes…

I often get called into organisations when something feels off.  The founder can’t quite put a finger on it. Attrition feels higher than usual. Hiring takes longer. People seem disengaged. Managers are stretched. And almost always, one question quietly sits at the centre of it all: “We don’t really have an HR head right now… could that be the…