The Unseen

To: All Staff From: Your Internal Middle Manager Date: December 27, 2025 Good morning Team, If you woke up today feeling like you’re currently attending two very different meetings at the exact same time, you aren’t crazy. I’ve looked at the "Departmental Schedule" (the sky), and frankly, upper management is confused. Meeting Room A: The aggressive "New Year, New Me" Committee One part of the sky is currently acting like that one coworker who wears a suit on casual Friday.

I am guessing that you are reading this while lying on your sofa. You are probably still wearing pajamas at 2:00 PM. You might be regretting that third piece of cake you ate, and you are wondering if "Professional Sleeper" is a real job title on LinkedIn. (Bad news: It is not a real job. Unless you test mattresses, which is very rare). Welcome to the confusing time between Christmas and New Year’s. It is that strange week where nobody knows what day it is. My only goal today

In my thirty something years in HR but also as a reflective human, I noticed a peculiar pattern. It didn't matter the industry or role in which people were. The pattern was always the same. High-potential employees—people who had spent their 20s climbing the ladder, working late, and saying "yes" to every project—would hit the age of 29 and suddenly crash. Some quit with no backup plan. Some went through messy divorces. Some fell into a deep depression despite having just rec

There is a specific type of client who contacts me, well, I will not say I do not like it.They are usually between the ages of 35 and 50. They are well dressed, smell niche perfumes. Their LinkedIn profiles are the envy of their peers: rapid promotions, impressive titles, and a salary bracket that puts them in the top 5-10%. They have achieved everything they set out to achieve. And they are completely miserable. They sit in the chair and whisper the same confession: "I have

Your CV tells the story of your survival. Your Chart tells the story of your soul. Here is why you need to read both. Let me picture a very classic image... It’s an interview for a Senior Project Manager role. The candidate walks in. They are polished. They are prepared. They slide a two-page document across the table: The Resume. I pick it up, and it is a work of art. Spectacular education. Fast-track promotion at a Big 4 firm. Lead on a multi-million dollar merger. impeccab