Turning Points

A Turning Point on The Fifth Turn™ The beginning of a new year has a way of amplifying noise — goals, declarations, intentions, language about transformation and productivity and forward motion. But as 2026 opens its hands, I am finding myself less interested in announcing what comes next, and more drawn to noticing what remains — the threads of self that endured, deepened, or softened over the past year in ways that don’t always translate neatly into milestones or metrics. T

A Turning Point on The Fifth Turn™ A diverging path in the woods can symbolize the moment leaders face a critical choice: the path of their stated values or the path of their lived behaviors. Culture always follows the one they truly walk. Within organizational research, culture is understood not as a communications artifact but as a reflection of collective behavior, shaped by the norms, assumptions, and power dynamics that operate within a system (Schein, 2017). Leaders oft

A Turning Point on The Fifth Turn™ There are seasons in our professional lives when work feels heavier than usual, not because our responsibilities have changed, but because something within us has. These are the periods when the border between personal and professional life becomes thin; when we move through our days carrying layers of worry, fatigue, or transition that others may never see. Many of us understand, at least intellectually, that the people we work beside shoul