We spot toxic behavior at work daily. We say nothing.
Neuroscience explains why — and why the punishment is never as bad as your brain predicts.
Are you on the right side of history?
👇 www.ivanpalomino.net/post/the-cos...
Executive burnout isn't caused by your calendar. It’s caused by your mask. 🎭
Playing a "professional persona" 10 hours a day creates a massive cognitive load that drains your brain and kills your presence.
Former RAF pilot Will Steel on how to drop the act
www.linkedin.com/pulse/leader...
The "AI Layoff" is the new corporate smoke screen.
It’s the ultimate form of AI-washing.
Companies are firing thousands of people and blaming "AI integration" to trigger a stock bump.
It's often just a cover for poor management or a desperate grab for short-term valuation.
Our brain believes that the situation is unique. BUT IT ISN’T. It has happened. We call it cycles... where humanity is lost, greed surges, and then we forget... Try that this time we don’t forget.
Is AI making us lazy? 🧠 Andy Sitison explores "Cognitive Atrophy" and how to use AI for "Associative Activation". Stop delegating the thinking; use AI as a neural upgrade to spark true human-led innovation.
youtu.be/Xi7Okz_otVk
Education is not just about what we know. It is about who we are.
I recently sat down with nxteraedu to talk about reimagining the way we learn, work, and live.
We moved past the "theories" of culture and dived into the "science" of human behavior.
youtu.be/76dRJp51GU8?...
At 50, I’ve realized something the 25-year-olds can't see:
Experience isn't a liability.
It’s the ultimate filter for noise.
So I wrote about flipping the script.
In this week’s 'simply human' newsletter:
simplyhuman.substack.com/p/reaching-y...
"Culture Fit" is a productivity killer.
Neuroscience shows that when we "mask" to fit in, our brain shuts down its logic center. Shifting to Belonging can boost performance by 56%.
Full interview w Andrea Carter: youtu.be/UnWa99TUtSI
For too long, corporate education has been treated as a checkbox exercise. My mission has always been to challenge that status quo by applying behavioral science to the way we learn.
I am honored to be part of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Education 2026 by Thinkers360
If you're the bottleneck, you’re a babysitter, not a CEO.
Talent caps at 40% when "The Why" is missing. Science: No purpose = shut down execution.
Stop managing KPIs (downstream). Go upstream. Linda M. Perry shows how to fix the Meaning Gap to scale.
Watch it >> youtu.be/ze-kuwFvcyo
Culture isn't an art.
It is a science of micro-habits.
I spoke with CanvasRebel about making the workplace more human and why traditional training fails our brains.
Reflecting on the journey so far.
Full interview here: canvasrebel.com/meet-ivan-pa...
I went from fixing code to "fixing" people.
The truth? You can’t debug a human.
I felt like a failure until I changed my framework. I sat down with Dalmo Cirne to discuss how to lead without losing your mind.
If you’re a new manager, read this:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyt...
The brain science is clear: when competition becomes internal, the amygdala triggers a threat response. Your team isn't being "competitive"—they are being defensive.
And defensive people don't innovate; they survive.
Is your team winning, or just survival of the fittest?
Most managers think they are fostering "healthy competition." In reality, they are presiding over a slow-motion collapse of psychological safety.
Trust takes decades to build but 1ms to destroy via AI slop. Don’t let unmonitored bots hijack your narrative. The future is Bionic: Machine speed + human judgment. Scale your tech without losing your soul.
Read my discussion with Gal Borenstein: www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-ai...
The ROI of this risk isn't a promotion. It is psychological safety.
When a team knows their leader is a shield they stop working out of fear and start working out of loyalty.
In the long run the trust of your people is the only currency that matters.
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Standing in the gap is terrifying. When you protect your team from a toxic environment you essentially paint a target on your own back.
I chose to take the hit. I dealt with the fallout behind closed doors so my team could keep building without fear.
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I remember sitting in a leadership meeting three years ago. The room wanted a scapegoat for a delayed project. My project lead was the target.
I had a choice. Pass the blame or stand in the gap.
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Alpha School proves that AI can teach core subjects in 2 hours.
Why waste the other 6?
Let the machines handle the rote facts.
Free up the humans to focus on leadership, logic, and life.
It is time to stop teaching kids to be robots.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
The factory-style school is dead.
We’ve spent centuries forcing kids to be human hard drives.
Memorizing dates isn't learning. It’s a memory test.
The real world needs critical thinkers, not people who can recite a textbook.
We are failing our students by ignoring this.
Le harcèlement institutionnel: quand l'entreprise vous broie sans un mot. 🤯
Ce n'est pas un incident, c'est un système. Objectifs irréels, réorgas sans fin... Ton cerveau est en mode survie. Ton énergie s'épuise.
Que vas-tu décider de faire pour te protéger ?
Stop calling it a "promotion" if the only thing that goes up is the workload.
"It’s a great opportunity for your growth".
"This title will look amazing on your resume".
The "Dry Promotion" (a title bump with zero pay increase) has become a "best practice" at work. Say just No.
When organizational "fog" hits, most leaders make a fatal mistake: they go silent.
They wait for "all the facts" but science proves that uncertainty is more stressful to the brain than a guaranteed negative outcome.
From my discussion with Salvatore Manzi
www.linkedin.com/pulse/fog-le...
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→ Mais dès qu'il s'agit d'embaucher après 60 ans, ils ne sont plus que 14% à répondre présent.
→ Résultat : 33% des entreprises n'emploient plus un seul collaborateur entre 60 et 65 ans.
Plus dans mon dernier article pour Experts Suisses www.experts-suisses.ch/blog-experts...
En Suisse romande, passer 50 ans en PME, c'est devenir un monument historique : tout le monde admire la façade (votre expertise) mais personne ne sait comment financer la rénovation
Le constat est piquant:
87% des patrons vous voient comme les gardiens du temple de l'expertise
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Stop treating your brain like a disobedient dog.
Willpower is a finite battery, not a skill. Research shows "discipline" is a failing strategy for long-term change.
Small, consistent acts thicken your neural pathways until the new behavior becomes the "easy" route.
Buying AI tools for a team stuck in bureaucracy is like putting a Ferrari engine in a lawnmower. It's noisy but goes nowhere.
To lead at Formula 1 speed:
Trade "Army" hierarchies for SEAL teams
Set Guardrails to allow sprinting
Manage outcomes over tasks
More:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-spe...
We’re asking leaders to fly through digital storms with zero instruments. I sat down with Ben Perreau @perreau.bsky.social to discuss the solution: The Empathy Mirror.
AI as a bionic boost for leadership.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/leader...
Why do we weep for Avatar but scroll past real wars?
Our brains shut down analytical filters for fiction.
But in reality, "In-group" bias blocks our empathy.
James Cameron hacked your amygdala.
We don’t need more news.
We need to bypass our own mental borders.
If you're an individual contributor or engineer who transitioned to management, you won’t want to miss this conversation between Ivan Palomino (@ivanpalomino.bsky.social) and me. This "Growth Hacking Culture" episode is going to be a hit.
