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Leadership Coaching

When willpower wears thin: Ego depletion, the pressure to perform, and what the latest research reveals

Have you ever felt too tired to be kind? This reflective essay explores the psychology of ego depletion—why emotional exhaustion can lead us to withdraw, lash out, or feel disconnected. Drawing on recent research by Tripathi & Miraglia (2025), Olbie (2025), and Inzlicht et al. (2014), the article examines how self-regulation is taxed in the workplace and why the performance of authenticity may be as draining as hiding. It offers a gentle lens on why we “snap” and what it means to come back to ourselves.

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Dr Lorenzo Todorow
Leadership Coaching

How peer influence shapes leadership identity: lessons from emerging student leaders

A 2025 study reveals that peer influence—not just formal training—is key to leadership identity development in emerging Gen Z leaders. This article explores the role of socialization agents in shaping how students become leaders through empathy, motivation, and shared experiences.

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Dr Lorenzo Todorow
Leadership Coaching

Online Team Coaching vs. In-Person Team Coaching: Advantages and Disadvantages

Compare online team coaching to in-person sessions. Find out which coaching method best fits your team's dynamics and goals. Contact The Growing Seed Today!

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The Growing Seed

Videos

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Atul Gawande: want to get great at something? Get a coach

How do we improve in the face of complexity? Atul Gawande has studied this question with a surgeon's precision. He shares what he's found to be the key: having a good coach to provide a more accurate picture of our reality, to instill positive habits of thinking, and to break our actions down and then help us build them back up again. "It's not how good you are now; it's how good you're going to be that really matters," Gawande says.

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Ted Talks

Brené Brown: the power of vulnerability

Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

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Ted Talks

Dr. Marilee Adams Distinguishing Judger Mindset

Are you reactive and automatic? Do you care more about the answer than the question? You could have a Judger mindset. "Wearing blinders that do not admit into evidence anything I do not already know or agree with."

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Inquiry Institute

Coaching Tools

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Uncovering Your Organizational Metaphor- A Coaching Tool for Leadership Self-Awareness

A 15-minute evidence-based coaching exercise to uncover your organisational metaphor and examine how it shapes your leadership behaviour and career.

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The Best Possible Self

The Best Possible Self (BPS) exercise can be used to change the mindset and increase optimism. The BPS exercise requires people to envision themselves in an imaginary future in which everything has turned out in the most optimal way.

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