Most leaders don't notice when their judgement starts to bend.
Most leaders don't notice when their judgement starts to bend. It doesn't happen in a crisis. It happens quietly.
Most leaders don't notice when their judgement starts to bend.
It doesn't happen in a crisis. It happens quietly.
Like a slow drift at depth.
Years ago on a deep 70-metre dive, I felt my thinking change before my body did.
Tiny decisions felt heavier. Simple tasks took more effort. My reactions slowed.
Nothing dramatic. Nothing obvious.
Just a subtle distortion.
I see the same pattern in boardrooms.
Smart leaders. Strong operators. Still performing.
But something feels off.
Not burnout. Not collapse.
Just a quiet loss of clarity that no one else can see.
That's usually when people push harder.
And that's exactly when it costs the most.
Pressure doesn't announce itself. It accumulates.
And eventually, it bends the way you think.
Clarity doesn't disappear suddenly. It erodes when pressure goes unexamined.
If part of you recognises the drift, this may help.
A pressure-tested path for leaders who want their edge sharpened again, not through theory, but through real work under real conditions.