by Florin Lungu | Jan 9, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Foundational Leadership, Leadership Strategies
Happy New Year! Many leaders tell me the same thing. “My team is smart, capable, experienced… but they don’t take initiative.” They wait for instructions. They wait for permission. They wait while problems stay unresolved. And eventually, the...
by Florin Lungu | Dec 27, 2025 | Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Self-leadership
Personal Note I’ve been thinking about 2026 for a while now, and one question keeps resurfacing for me. It came up earlier this year at Live2Lead Sweden, when John Maxwell shared something deceptively simple. He said that most leaders spend their time asking,...
by Florin Lungu | Nov 27, 2025 | Bridging Leadership Gaps
A few weeks ago, I joined the People People Meetup in Copenhagen. The topic on the agenda was ownership. A simple word, but one that carries a lot of weight in leadership. As I listened to the conversation, a quiet thought kept forming in my mind. We keep asking...
by Florin Lungu | Oct 14, 2025 | Leadership, Team Dynamics & Culture, Teamwork & Collaboration
Can you picture this? You’re sitting around a polished conference table. Everyone is polite. Smiles all around. The agenda moves smoothly. People nod in agreement. No one challenges. No one stretches. On paper, it looks like collaboration. But in reality, it’s just...
by Florin Lungu | Oct 13, 2025 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership Development, Team Dynamics & Culture
Imagine you walk into a room where the air feels alive with ideas. Not a boardroom filled with stiff chairs and long presentations. But a table – round, inviting, filled with coffee cups, notebooks, and people leaning in. The energy is different here. People...