MY REFLECTIONS AND ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
THE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT KNOW IT IS ALIVE
When an organization ignores that it is a living system, it does not weaken slowly — it collapses from within. Discover why human entanglement is the only real strategy. – By Marcello de Souza Imagine waking up…
BEFORE YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR: WHAT AN EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW REVEALS ABOUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE
Leadership interviews reveal more than rehearsed answers. Discover what is truly being evaluated — and how presence, substance, and self-awareness make the difference. By Marcello de Souza Think about the last time you had to introduce yourself…
WHAT ARE YOU WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOUR JOB?
Career cushioning and the identity we build in the shadows. Career cushioning is not about having a plan B. It’s about the question no one asks: do you know who you are when the job disappears? This…
CAREER CUSHIONING ISN’T ABOUT CAREER.
Career cushioning isn’t a career strategy. It’s the symptom of an era when institutions stopped manufacturing identity — and humans had to learn to build themselves alone. The phenomenon the market named, domesticated — and still doesn’t…
YOU ARE NOT AFRAID OF THE NEW. YOU ARE AFRAID OF WHAT YOU CANNOT YET SEE.
What paralyzes leaders isn’t change—it’s the opacity of the new. Discover why adaptability begins where clarity does not yet exist. – By Marcello de Souza Think for a moment. When was the last time you hesitated before…
WHEN DID WE DECIDE THAT UNDERSTANDING HUMANS WAS OPTIONAL?
When simplifying the human becomes a trend on social media, the entire organization loses. Why demanding results without understanding people is just managerial laziness disguised as pragmatism. By Marcello de Souza You’ve read that type of post…
YOU DO THE TASK, BUT THE DAMAGE GOES FAR BEYOND
When the manager does the team’s work, the damage goes far beyond the task. Understand the real impact — on the person, the company, and the career of those who haven’t yet become true leaders. By Marcello…
YOU TRAINED THE LEADER. WHY DO THEY KEEP BREAKING?
Discover why leaders with all the competencies still fail — and what no training program wants to admit about the true development of leadership. – By Marcello de Souza Think about the last leader you saw fail.…
YOU WIN THE DEAL AND LOSE THE NEGOTIATION: WHAT NO ONE CALCULATES BEFORE SITTING AT THE TABLE
Winning a deal and losing the negotiation is more common than it seems. Discover the hidden subjective value that determines what happens after the ink dries. – Marcello de Souza You closed. The contract is signed. The…
WHAT WE BECOME WHEN WE STOP THINKING
What happens when an entire civilization outsources thinking? Discover how technology reveals—and accelerates—the greatest cognitive crisis in human history. – Marcello de Souza ________________________________________ In the early hours of an ordinary Tuesday in February 2026, an artificial…
