Maybe we never really left middle school. The mechanical pencil, the overstuffed backpack, the pristine box of Crayolas: turns out, our school supplies may have been tiny previews of how weโd someday handle stress, uncertainty, and leadership. Take a nostalgic trip back to the classroom and meet the six Leadership Archetypes hiding in your backpack. ๐โ๏ธ
Every Fourth of July, we celebrate freedom.
Freedom from rule. Freedom to choose. Freedom to build something new.
But there’s another kind of independence that’s a little quieter.
The freedom to pause before reacting. To question old survival strategies. To recognize when your nervous system is driving the car instead of your values.
In this article, we explore what each FSDI Leadership Archetype is really trying to be free from, and why the greatest declaration of independence might happen inside your own mind.
Elise + Anna = Excellent Adventures It recently occurred to us that if we wanted an example of โHow to utilize the...
Airports are compressed life: uncertainty, time pressure, and other humans with loud luggage. Which leadership archetype shows up when turbulence hits?
Youโre not a bad manager. Youโre just Kevin McCallister in Q4.
Some leaders are built for endurance. Some for speed. Some for precision. The question isnโt whether youโre โgoodโโitโs what kind of engine youโre running.
You know that moment when something stressful happens and suddenly thereโsโฆa meeting in your head? No agenda.No...
Every year, right around now, something subtle shifts. Calendars tighten. Email sign-offs get warmer. Slack messages...
We are officially residents of the brand NEW Bamboo Coworking space in downtown Grand Rapids! ๐ A new building...
Thanksgiving season tends to pull on the quieter threads of usโthe ones that want to pause, take stock, and feel...
๐ฟ Leaf It Alone: The Management Personalities Thriving (or Dying) on Your Desk There comes a moment in every...
๐ Yearbook Awards for Your Archetype In the Class of 2003, I was voted Most Likely to Have a Dozen Kids. (Not...
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