by Florin Lungu | May 4, 2025 | Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership, The Flabby Middle
Imagine yourself leading a critical Monday morning meeting. You stand at the front of the room, feeling energized, confident, and clear. Your vision is exciting. The strategy is bold. You passionately outline the next ambitious goal. You pause, looking around the...
by Florin Lungu | May 4, 2025 | Leadership, Team Dynamics & Culture, Trust
Imagine this vividly: You sit at your desk, stunned by the resignation email from your top performer — the brilliant team member you’ve always counted on. This wasn’t just anyone; this was your “go-to” person, someone you’d invested in...
by Florin Lungu | Apr 24, 2025 | Communication, Leadership, Team Dynamics & Culture, Trust
A few years ago, I was working with a senior leader in a tech company. Smart. Driven. Respected. But his team? Disengaged. Defensive. Constantly playing it safe. During one of our coaching sessions, I asked him: “What happens when someone misses a deadline on your...
by Florin Lungu | Jan 13, 2025 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership, The Flabby Middle
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 | Sep 16, 2024 | Leadership, Personal Development, Self-leadership
Last week, I found myself standing in front of a small building in a quiet Romanian village—Barasti de Vede. It was the same place where I spent summers as a child, in a kindergarten with peeling paint and worn-out playground equipment. Thirty-five years ago, the...
