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Insights & Thinking
That Reset the System
INSIGHTS FROM INSIDE THE SYSTEM
Observations, patterns, and reflections on how leadership, emotion, and execution actually behave under pressure.
These insights are written for leaders navigating complexity, pressure, and organizational drift.


The Onboarding Hall of Shame - Missing the Critical First Connection
As an EI Strategist working with organizations across industries, I've witnessed a troubling pattern in how companies welcome their new #talent. During my seminars, training and coaching sessions, I conduct surveys asking participants to rate their #onboarding experience from 0 (Hall of Shame) to 10 (Hall of Fame). The results are consistently disappointing, with averages typically ranging from 2.4 to 4.7. For an onboarding process to make an initial positive impact on the

Carlos Raposo
Feb 21, 20253 min read


The Steam Room Revelation: Understanding True Empathy in Leadership
As an EI Strategist, insights often come in unexpected moments. Recently, while exiting a steam room, I joked about having more empathy for lobsters. This lighthearted comment sparked a deeper reflection on the nature of authentic empathy in #leadership. True empathy isn't a checkbox on a manager's daily task list or a #performance metric to be measured. It's an internal transformation that spreads through one's consciousness like contrast dye in a medical scan, illuminating

Carlos Raposo
Feb 11, 20253 min read


A Season of Gratitude: Honoring HR's Silent Warriors
Here at Thanksgiving time, my heart also turns to the unsung heroes in HR and Organizational Excellence who work tirelessly throughout the year, often without recognition or thanks. Every day, you wage silent battles in conference rooms, through policy documents, and in countless conversations - fighting for something greater than metrics and margins. You are the guardians of workplace humanity, standing firm against the tide of toxic leadership and emotionally hijacked decis

Carlos Raposo
Dec 7, 20242 min read


Unlocking Peak Performance - The Hidden Role of Executive Function in Workplace Success -
As an Emotional Intelligence Strategist and Executive Leadership Coach, I continue to observe a critical but often overlooked factor in workplace performance: executive function skills. While companies invest heavily in technical training and leadership development, they frequently miss this fundamental aspect of cognitive performance that affects every level of an organization. Executive function (EF) - our brain's management system - ' helps orchestrate what the brain is

Carlos Raposo
Oct 24, 20243 min read


The Hidden Epidemic: Empathy Deficiency in Leadership
In today's fast-paced corporate world, a silent crisis is unfolding - one that's eroding employee #morale, #productivity , and loyalty at an alarming rate. This crisis is the empathy deficiency among #managers and #leaders , a problem so pervasive that it's often mistaken for "business as usual." But make no mistake, this lack of empathy is far from normal, and its consequences are far-reaching. As an Emotional Intelligence (EI) Strategist, one of my primary roles is to i

Carlos Raposo
Oct 16, 20245 min read
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