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Do Founders Need a Coach? What a Founder Coach Actually Does
Not every founder needs a coach. But almost every founder needs someone who will disagree with them. An honest look at what founder coaching is for.
Gizem Şahan
7 days ago5 min read


I Feel Stuck in My Career: What's Really Going On and What to Do Next
You feel stuck in your career, but nothing is technically wrong. Here is what is often really going on, and how to move without blowing everything up.
Gizem Şahan
7 days ago5 min read


Expat Burnout and Loneliness: The Quiet Cost of a Successful Life Abroad
From the outside your life abroad looks like a success story. From the inside it can feel strangely quiet. On expat burnout, loneliness and what helps.
Gizem Şahan
7 days ago6 min read


Reverse Culture Shock: Why Going Home Can Feel Harder Than Leaving
You expected relief. You got disorientation. Why coming home after years abroad can hurt more than leaving did, and what re-entry research says about preparing for it.
Gizem Şahan
7 days ago6 min read


Expat Identity Crisis: Who Are You When You Belong to Two Places?
Too foreign at home, too local abroad? What bicultural identity research, third culture kids and the idea of ambiguous loss reveal about belonging to two places.
Gizem Şahan
7 days ago6 min read


Should I Move Back Home? How to Decide When You're Torn Between Two Countries
Torn between the country you live in and the one you came from? What regret research, sunk cost psychology and a famous coin flip study can teach you about the decision.
Gizem Şahan
7 days ago6 min read


Human Intelligence in the Age of AI: The Skills Machines Can't Replace
The machine gives answers. The human chooses the question. A look at the skills AI can't replace, and how to train them before you need them.
Gizem Şahan
Oct 126 min read


The Unopposed Mind: Why Leaders Need People Who Disagree with Them
The higher you climb, the quieter the disagreement gets. Here is why leaders need dissent, and how to keep a mind from becoming unopposed.
Gizem Şahan
Oct 127 min read


Decision Fatigue at Work: Why Your Best Decisions Happen Before Noon
The story says your willpower is a battery that drains by noon. The science is messier, and more useful. Here is what decision fatigue at work really looks like.
Gizem Şahan
Oct 127 min read


Strategy Consultant vs. Performance Coach: Which Do You Actually Need?
A consultant brings answers. A coach sharpens the person who has to live with them. Here is how to tell which one your problem is asking for, and why sometimes the honest answer is both.
Gizem Şahan
Oct 127 min read
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