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From Skepticism to Practice: My First Encounter with Designing Your Life Some time after I read yet another debate about whether design thinking is dead or just another business buzzword, I came across a book titled Designing Your Life  by Stanford professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. My first reaction was: Seriously? Design… your LIFE? I was first trained in design thinking at INSEAD in 2016, as part of a strategy execution program. That experience shifted how leaders in

These days, all major consulting firms and business authorities are publishing their predictions about business trends they are anticipating for 2026. Across different reports and perspectives, one theme is present, although with variations in terminology: change and transformation. Change resistance cycle And regarding change, a vicious cycle keeps showing up in organizations. People get exhausted by constant change. That exhaustion reduces their willingness to experiment wi

For many companies, the time for big-picture result reviews  is approaching. You're preparing to look at strategy, OKRs, KPIs, and other critical metrics. One of the key People & Culture areas that must be reviewed is the progress made on the employee engagement action plan. This review is urgent for those who run their annual or bi-annual surveys early in the year. If you survey later (which is usually May-June or September-October), you have a bit more time for the final co

The State of Leadership: Role Models and Reality Leadership is in crisis. Everyone knows who Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, or Elon Musk are. When we discuss the type of leaders we are exposed to, or who serves as an example, these are the names that often surface during training sessions. They are mentioned in a negative context. Yet, rarely has anyone heard of Jacinda Ardern. This is a shame, because there is so much to learn from her style of leadership, even in busines

At Physis People, the name says it all. Physis  stands for growth, and I deeply believe that people have an innate need to keep growing,...