Leadership today requires more than authority. It calls for courage, authenticity, and heart.

Reinvesting Energy: Freud’s Cathexis and the Elastic Self: When Doc Shauna Springer, Ph.D. and I sat down over coffee, our conversation, as they often do, stretched from leadership to human behavior, from the tactical to the deeply personal.We found ourselves talking about Freud’s idea of cathexis, how we invest emotional energy into people, ideas, or missions. But what happens when that energy stays locked in the wrong place?

In the mid-20th century, psychologist Erik Erikson described eight stages of psychosocial development. From infancy to late adulthood, each stage presents a challenge: trust versus mistrust, identity versus role confusion, integrity versus despair.

Magnus ONE — September Edition

One of the most persistent myths I’ve heard in public safety is this:

MAGNUS MONDAY | Week 5: Emotional - The Ring of Emotional Intelligence

MAGNUS Monday | With CEO Jeff Kingsfield Week 4: Mental – The Ring of Toughness Without the Armor of Cynicism

You didn’t sign up for more noise. You signed up for growth. And that’s exactly what you’ll find here.

Leadership doesn’t begin at the podium. It starts at the dinner table, in the quiet tension after a long shift, in the moments where presence matters more than words.

Rustic Marriage / Weathered Couples

MAGNUS Monday | Week 1: Relationships – The First Ring of Leadership