Axis Becoming Blog Archive | Insights & Reflections

Here's the uncomfortable truth: most leadership coaching is built on a foundation of polite lies. The industry sells surface-level fixes wrapped in fancy frameworks, but real transformation? That's a different beast entirely. After working with hundreds of leaders, I've seen the same pattern repeat over and over. Traditional coaching approaches create temporary highs followed by […]

Here's a question that's been buzzing around boardrooms and leadership circles: Should you focus on developing your emotional intelligence or cultural intelligence first? And more importantly, which one will actually transform your leadership faster? The short answer? It depends on your environment, but cultural intelligence is increasingly becoming the game-changer in today's diverse workplace landscape.

Your grandmother's silence about her pain. Your father's inability to express emotion. Your mother's anxious need to control everything. These aren't just personality quirks, they're survival strategies that got passed down like family heirlooms nobody wanted but everyone received. Generational trauma doesn't announce itself with fanfare. It whispers through unexplained anxiety, speaks through patterns you

Last month, I had three different clients ask me the same question: "Am I burning out, or is something deeper happening to me?" Each one described eerily similar experiences, bone-deep exhaustion, feeling disconnected from their work, relationships that suddenly felt shallow, and an inexplicable urge to change everything about their lives. Sound familiar? Here's the

Overwhelm isn't just a modern epidemic: it's a spiritual crisis. When your energy scatters in a thousand directions, when every decision feels monumental, when the weight of endless possibilities crushes your capacity for clear action, you've entered a sacred threshold. This is where ancient wisdom meets contemporary necessity. The most successful spiritual practitioners and wellness

The modern workplace looks dramatically different than it did just a few years ago. With five generations now working side by side: from Silent Generation to Gen Alpha: and remote work becoming mainstream, leaders face a complex challenge: how do you effectively manage a multi-generational team when everyone has different expectations about leadership style, communication,

The wounds we carry aren't always our own. They echo through family lines like whispered secrets, shaping how we move through the world long before we understand their origin. When you find yourself repeating patterns that feel foreign to your conscious choices: reacting with your grandmother's rage or your father's withdrawal: you're witnessing the living

Your body has been speaking to you for months, maybe years. The fatigue that doesn't lift with rest. The pain that migrates like a ghost through your system. The symptoms that make doctors furrow their brows and order more tests that come back "inconclusive." What if I told you that your chronic illness might be

Here's the thing about leadership development that most executive coaches won't tell you upfront: the question isn't whether spiritual intelligence or emotional intelligence is better for your growth. It's about understanding how these two powerhouse capabilities work together to create the kind of leadership that actually transforms organizations: and transforms you. If you're a high-achieving

Ever feel like you're just going through the motions at work? Like there's a disconnect between what drives you personally and what your company is trying to achieve? You're not alone. Research shows that companies with clearly articulated visions are 29% more likely to engage employees effectively, leading to a 20% increase in productivity. But