Who’s Taking Care of the Boss?
My team at Willingness and I took on an open question for years—a question that’s stuck around the boardroom or HR office or clinic for years: Who is taking care of the boss? As therapists, psychologists, business leaders and human beings, we’ve experienced the price leadership extracts, especially in the private sector of Malta. So, we decided to dig deeper. Rather, what followed was a study that combined data collection with lived experience. The results were eye-opening. Let’s begin by investigating the type of person who generally becomes a leader. Our data and psychological profiles painted a pattern: leaders
How Becoming Malta’s First Sex Therapist Changed Me as a Man
When I started this journey, I decided to bring in something Malta desperately needed: honest, open, and professional discussion about sex, relationships, and intimacy. I never knew how much this work would shape me as a man, change my relationships, and challenge my conception of love, even myself. It wasn’t enough to be Malta’s first sex therapist: One would simply have to challenge cultural taboos. It made me doubt my beliefs, to sort of build my emotional boundaries and, at times, to kind of get by in some very unexpected ways in my life. It Changed the Way I
Lessons Learned from Being Malta’s First Sex Therapist
When I first entered the world of sex therapy, I wasn’t merely starting a clinic, I was coming into the midst of issues around sex in Malta. I was starting a conversation that others simply didn’t want to have, confronting silence with honesty and discomfort with truth. So I knew that it wouldn’t be easy. Resistance was expected. What I didn’t expect was the level of pushback, not just from the public but also from institutions, educators and my professional circles. Some experience has been beautiful, some painful, and others priceless, but not all lessons are easy. Not a
How I Work Hard and Live Well: Staying Productive Without Burning Out
People ask me all the time how do I stay motivated and prevent burnout from working long hours and having multiple projects coming together for a period. And I have devised this system over the years that works for me and allows me to lead productive and successful lives at the same time. Here’s an inside look at how I solve the problem when it seems too easy. I realise most people think 4:30 am is absurdly early, but it’s been life-changing for me. I used to get rushed when I woke up, behind on emails, and as though
Understanding various personality types will help you lead when “surrounded by idiots”
When you are a leader, you have experienced the feeling of being in a room full of foolheads. Managers and employers usually respond with dissatisfaction but the reality is different. Accepting and integrating in a complex team, and the different personalities of team members are what help leaders to be effective in difficult times. This blog explores the four personality types articulated by Thomas Erikson in his book *Surrounded by Idiots: Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue*, along with practical tactics for leading each of them. It relies on the concepts in the book to do so. Four personality types
