August 4th, 2025
Bernie Borges
You can measure a lot in business: profit, productivity, growth, and more. But, maybe what you currently measure isn’t always what matters most. Every week, I speak with business owners, HR leaders, and executives who are deeply committed to performance. They have dashboards and KPIs and people strategies. But something is still missing. There’s more […]
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July 30th, 2025
Bernie Borges
Most leadership training doesn’t stick…You know the drill: a two-day workshop filled with slide decks, generic frameworks, and breakout sessions that feel more like theater than transformation. Everyone leaves with good intentions and a workbook destined for the shelf. But here’s the thing, leadership today demands something deeper. More real. More human. That’s why we […]
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June 10th, 2025
Bernie Borges
What’s your competitive advantage? Is it your products or services? Is it technology? A patent or other innovation? A competitive edge no longer belongs solely to those who offer the best products or services, it belongs to organizations that cultivate the most fulfilled employees, because they give their best at work. Yes, fulfilled. At first […]
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June 3rd, 2025
Bernie Borges
Most companies don’t have a culture problem—they have an engagement problem. And at the heart of that engagement problem is something often overlooked: employee fulfillment. Yes, engagement surveys, wellness programs, and ping pong tables are everywhere. But despite these efforts, Gallup reports that 79% of employees worldwide are disengaged at work. That disengagement isn’t just […]
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June 3rd, 2025
Bernie Borges
Most companies don’t have a culture problem—they have an engagement problem. And at the heart of that engagement problem is something often overlooked: employee fulfillment. Yes, engagement surveys, wellness programs, and ping pong tables are everywhere. But despite these efforts, Gallup reports that 79% of employees worldwide are disengaged at work. That disengagement isn’t just […]
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April 15th, 2025
Bernie Borges
A Self-Leadership Map for Midlife Fulfillment Let’s talk about a common question in the minds of people at a very specific crossroads in life: “Is this all there is…or do I just need something to change?” This question is not always voiced out loud. It doesn’t always look dramatic. It may not be these exact […]
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March 23rd, 2025
Bernie Borges
The term midlife crisis often conjures up images of sports cars, career upheaval, a bulging midsection, or existential dread—but what if we’ve been looking at it all wrong? What if the “crisis” isn’t a collapse, but a calling? For many of us over 40, midlife marks a powerful inflection point—not because everything is falling apart, […]
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March 10th, 2025
Bernie Borges
And Why a New Leadership Framework is Needed As my passion for leadership development intensifies, I continue to explore the reasons why employee engagement is at an all time low — 23% globally and 30% in the U.S. As we progress through our midlife seasons, we either become leaders or work for leaders who often […]
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February 23rd, 2025
Bernie Borges
If you’ve ever felt stuck in your career—unsure of your next move, questioning whether your work still fulfills you—you’re not alone. Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of coaching midlife professionals who are grappling with these same feelings. Many of them have impressive careers, yet something feels off. Despite their success, they feel […]
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February 11th, 2025
Bernie Borges
The most accomplished athletes and executives have one thing in common. They had the benefit of coaches in their lives, guiding them to their next level of greatness. I myself, have had several coaches throughout my career, each one helping to shape me in a specific stage of life. What makes coaching so valuable is […]
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