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Ever find yourself cleaning up chaos you didn’t create? Perhaps you’re considering a job or a promotion that will require you to clean up someone else’s mess in a department or a company. Or maybe you own your own company and you hired someone who made a royal mess and now you have to clean […]

History often remembers Dag Hammarskjöld as the austere, enigmatic Secretary-General of the United Nations—a man carved from ice and intellect. Journalists of his time described him as aloof, reserved, even unreachable. Those who met him in diplomatic corridors mistook his quiet for distance and his formality for emotional detachment. But those who truly knew him—his

—And Somehow Stayed Calm! In the annals of history, certain moments reveal the essence of a person more clearly than any résumé or title ever could. For Dag Hammarskjöld, one such moment came not in the marble halls of diplomacy—but thousands of feet above the ground, with the German Luftwaffe in pursuit. A Flight Interrupted:

Ever wonder what happens after you walk away from the job matrix? When the title, the paycheck, and the tidy calendar disappear—and you’re left staring at the open sky thinking, “Now what?” In this episode, I’ll dive into the price of nonconformity and what it’s really like to navigate the liminal space—that raw, in-between season where the

In an age of curated image-making, spin doctors, and “alternative facts,” honesty feels like a relic. Leaders tie themselves into knots to project a version of themselves that polls well or provokes outrage clicks. Against this backdrop, Dag Hammarskjöld—United Nations Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961—stands out as something almost radical: a leader who could be

Is gossip really harmless? Or is it one of the most destructive forces in how we remember—and forget—people? In this episode, I explore how gossip, even about historical figures like John F. Kennedy or Dag Hammarskjöld, is not just idle chit-chat. It corrodes truth, dehumanizes its subjects, and conveniently protects those in power. Gossip doesn’t

Brace yourselves. An important revelation is coming. Dag Hammarskjöld was a human, not a marble statue.   Yes, I know. The nerve of me to say so. Tsk, tsk. In the rush to beatify Dag and turn him into an icon, his humanity gets thrown to the wayside. And frankly, I think that’s a shame,

Are you stuck in a job that drains you, wondering if there’s something more? ➡️ Why work isn’t the same as a calling. ➡️ If you’re “job hugging,” can you take some time to consider what you feel meant to do? ➡️ As Wayne Dyer always said, “Don’t die with your music still inside.” Sara’s

Throughout his life, Dag Hammarskjöld loved to read. As a child, his father, Hjalmar, allowed Dag to access the well-stocked library at Uppsala Castle, and he took full advantage. Of all the buildings that could be dedicated to Dag, a library seems the most appropriate. Here are three reasons why the Dag Hammarskjöld Library is