@lauren.degolia: Last week Harvard Business Review told us Agency Thinking as the future of leadership, and this week they’re reporting that agency is eroding in the workplace (articles linked below). If that feels confusing it’s because it is. You’re being told to take initiative, speak up, and own your work while internally navigating pressure, uncertainty, and the very real risk of getting it wrong, and that mismatch doesn’t just live in your head, it shows up in your body. Tight chest, second-guessing, overthinking, pulling back when you would normally lean in… that’s not a motivation issue, that’s a dysregulated nervous system trying to keep you safe in an environment that doesn’t always feel safe. So no, you’re not broken, and it’s not that you suddenly lost your edge, it’s that your internal system is prioritizing safety over expansion. Here’s the hot take: understanding your agency isn’t disappearing, it’s being overridden. The real work isn’t forcing yourself to “show up bigger,” it’s learning how to recognize when you’ve shifted into protection mode so you can decide, with intention, how you want to respond instead of defaulting to it. https://hbr.org/2026/03/how-leaders-can-build-a-high-agency-culture https://hbr.org/2026/03/leaders-feel-their-agency-eroding-and-theyre-starting-to-withdraw), #CorporateFuckery #AgencyThinking #LeadershipTruth #SelfLeadership #FutureOfWork

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