Late February is when leadership presence matters most By the end of February, winter feels personal. The novelty is gone. The holidays are a memory. March break is close enough to see — but still far enough to feel unreal. And somehow, March always stretches longer than it should. In many households, this is also when unspoken roles kick in. Someone always ends up shoveling the driveway. Again. Usually the same person. No ceremony. No applause. Just responsibility. Workplace

The space between stimulus and response When something goes wrong on site or pressure spikes in the boardroom, the most important moment isn’t the decision — it’s the pause before it. Self-regulation gives leaders access to that pause. It allows them to recognize stress, urgency, or frustration — and respond intentionally instead of reflexively. That pause enables leaders to: ·         Stay focused rather than emotionally hijacked ·         Think systemically instead of react