by Florin Lungu | Mar 30, 2025 | Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development
You give feedback. You think you’ve been clear. You even follow up. But still… Nothing changes. The same issues repeat. Performance stalls. And you start to wonder, “What’s not working here?” Most leaders I coach aren’t short on insight. What they’re short on is...
by Florin Lungu | Mar 20, 2025 | Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Self-leadership
Imagine this. It’s Tuesday afternoon, and sunlight gently filters through your office window. You glance at the clock. It’s time for your feedback meeting with a team member who is talented but incredibly sensitive. Your stomach tightens slightly at the...
by Florin Lungu | Jan 13, 2025 | Bridging Leadership Gaps, Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership
Let me tell you about a conversation I had with a senior leader not too long ago. We were sitting in a bright, glass-walled conference room overlooking the city skyline. The room was quiet, except for the hum of the air conditioning and the faint tapping of a pen...
by Florin Lungu | Dec 17, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leading for Performance
Performance management is often perceived as a rigid process: setting goals, checking boxes, and moving on. But the reality is far more dynamic. At its core, performance management is about fostering alignment, driving growth, and unlocking potential—not just for the...
by Florin Lungu | Dec 3, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Employee Engagement, Trust
When I started my career, I expected my 1:1 meetings with my manager to be insightful, growth-focused, and engaging. But what I got instead was far from that vision. We didn’t meet often—weeks, sometimes months, would pass without a conversation. And when we did sit...
by Florin Lungu | Nov 20, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Team Dynamics & Culture
I remember coaching a team leader who was struggling to get results from one of his engineers. Let’s call him Marcus. Marcus led a small, high-performing team in a fast-paced tech startup, but one team member wasn’t pulling his weight. Let’s call him...
