Teamwork, friendly rivalry, and the hidden strengths that show up when the stakes are sweet. If you’ve ever watched a gingerbread house competition unfold, you know the stakes get very real, very fast. Suddenly, people who were quiet in meetings are engineering load-bearing gumdrop roofs… and the “non-creative” folks are designing architectural masterpieces out of pretzels and icing. But here’s what we love most about these moments: Friendly competition reveals hidden strengt

When the pressure rises, listening steadies the team. A colleague once told me, “September is when the noise gets loud—deadlines, goals,...

95% of leaders believe they are. Only 10–15% actually are. Harvard Business Review found that most leaders think they’re self-aware… but...