This article is part of my series on schema theory and how early “rules for survival” can become default leadership behaviors. Here, I’m focusing on a domain I see repeatedly in executive coaching, ...

Abandonment in leadership is not a theoretical concept—it’s a lived dynamic that quietly drives overreaction, overcontrol and inconsistency in decision-making. Leaders shaped by early experiences of ...

Justin Sung explores how cognitive processes, such as schema theory, can make learning complex concepts more manageable. Schemas are mental frameworks that help the brain organize and interpret ...