Monique Borst

After attention creativity is probably our most precious asset. Don’t give it away lightly!

@AssalRad Barak Ravid writes for Axios and is nothing more than a spy embedded at the highest levels of US press.

Israel gave the US its “demands” for ending its illegal invasion of a sovereign nation and indiscriminate bombing. It’s actually incredible, you would think it’s Israel that provides the US with billions of dollars in aid and not the other way around.

@ori_goldberg ‘When trauma becomes your identity, that’s a dangerous thing.’ Bessel van der Kolk … from a recent interview in the FT.

9/ Two dryly written sentences. Israel must object to the rehabilitation of Gaza; Israel must prefer unity to face this challenge. This is the consensus at the foundation of Israeli public discourse. We must continue the genocide. We have no other option. We are alone.

Freedom-based business: how to create a virtuous circle of autonomy through responsibility moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s… #leadershipsquared #agileleadership #independentthinking #freedom

Some straightforward tweaks to the (Seed) Enterprise Investment Scheme could really help get equity funding to SMEs. I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save… via @38_degrees #SMEs #investment

Attachment in the workplace. Who makes a good leader? #LeadershipSquared #leadershipdevelopment #attachmenttheory moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s…

Where next on the road to recovery? 'I'm doing OK, but the world around me is not.' I hear versions of this often and I empathise with it deeply. My June newsletter for Leadership Squared is public, so feel free to share it. moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s…

The age taboo in workplaces mean we miss out on talent, institutional memory and experience #diversityandinclusion linkedin.com/posts/moniqueb…

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! When we use our voices in an authentic and graceful way, it has more ripple effects than we can imagine. #MyTwitterAnniversary

In a world of chaos where everyone seems to highjack the narrative, the non-verbal has never been more important. We can all benefit from learning to communicate without words. #LeadershipDebate #LeadershipDevelopment

On my mind. With all that’s been going on in the world these last few years, we seem to have begun to find a way collectively to acknowledge emotions like grief, loss, anxiety, fear and sadness. But it’s made me wonder if we talk enough about anger? #anger moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s…

For many of us there is a growing exhaustion around meeting culture, both online and face to face. Hybrid has come to mean not only splitting the week between different places of work but also being in two places at once: present both in real life and digitally at the same time.

Empathy fatigue is real and it's draining! I unpick how to use it for showing up with more compassion #LeadershipSquared #selfleadership #growthedge moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s…

@SAMGREIS Everything minus the low rise jeans … that’s a hard no.

Britney pregnant, JLO and Ben engaged again, all the cute boys are wearing baggy clothes. The mid 2000s are back baby!

@Peston The sleight of hand which convinces a population it’s more important to restrict their neighbours than the government. It has been interesting and instructive to see what kind of political scandal actually lands with the public.

party with a big majority is simply an elected dictatorship, and the constitution means little or nothing. This is not just a slippery slope. It is the bottom of the slope.

The police have today concluded that the PM, the Chancellor and the PM’s wife all attended illegal parties, that breached Covid laws written by the PM. This is most serious for Boris Johnson of the three of them, because it was he who told MPs on 8 December…

Compassion fatigue is a a misnomer. Herein lies the challenge for most leaders: we tend to get trapped by our empathy, making us unable to shift to compassion. Is empathy weighing you down? #empathyfatigue #leadership #newnormal

This month in Leadership Squared I'm unpicking compassion, 'that slap' plus a few other things #disinformation #misinformation moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s…

VUCA. Volatility. Uncertainty. Complexity. Ambiguity. Our new normal radically different leadership context that can rapidly degrade our brain systems. Interesting read on how supplements and microdosing offer support. ft.com/content/080782…

How would life be different if you brought a beginner’s mind to difficulties?

😡It is INSANE that there is no central govt site for refugees to find english classes that local authorities must provide. It really isn’t hard to have one site where a refugee can enter a postcode & find local options immediately. Anybody out there want to take on this task?

Leadership Squared: being resilient in an uncertain world moniqueborst.substack.com/p/leadership-s… To celebrate my birthday this month, I’ve added a free trial offer to my paywalled posts. Get 7 days free and access to all the archives. My gift to you! #leadership #resilience #growthmindset