Frederik de Lang

Responsibility without direction

  Responsibility without direction Leaders are used to taking responsibility.But what if you no longer know what for? You make decisions. You bear the consequences. You maintain an overview.But inside, there is a question that keeps getting louder: Why am…

The transition curve

  The transition curve Transition has its own pace.You cannot force it. But you can understand where you are. Every transition has phases: First, there is resistance. You keep doing what you did, even though it no longer works.Then comes…

Patterns that hold you back

  Patterns that hold you back What made you successful can hold you back.Not because it is bad, but because the context has changed. Your qualities are context-dependent.What is a strength in one situation can become a limitation in another.…

Inner turmoil vs. Outer stability

  Inner turmoil vs. Outer stability From the outside, everything looks fine.A great job. A stable income. Respect.But inside, it’s different. There’s a restlessness you can’t quite place.A feeling of loss you can’t quite put your finger on.A sense that…

The pattern of continuing onward

  The pattern of continuing onward You know it’s not working anymore.Yet you keep going. Because stopping feels like giving up.Because change feels like failure.Because what you’ve always done must work if you just try harder. This is one of…

Empty success

  Empty success I have spoken to leaders who achieved everything they set out to do.And yet they said, “Is this it?” They had the job. The salary. The recognition.But inside, it was quiet. Or worse: empty. This is not…