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Short essays from a clinician's chair — on leadership, the nervous system, ADHD, grief, and what it actually takes to integrate veterans into corporate life. New pieces every few weeks.
Military Appreciation Month: Beyond 'Thank You for Your Service'
Appreciation is a beginning, not a finish line. What it actually takes to honor the women and men who served — and the families who served alongside them.
May 9, 2026For Everyone Mother's Day Doesn't Fit Neatly Around
Mother's Day is beautiful for many — and quietly painful for just as many more. A note for the ones it doesn't fit neatly around.
Madhuri Govindu1 min#grief#mental-health#motherhood
May 1, 2026From Boardrooms to Battlefields: Why I Became a Performance Architect
I sat with CEOs and saw the same quiet struggle. Then a veteran cracked me open with one question — and the work I do now was born.
Madhuri Govindu2 min#personal#veterans#leadership
April 22, 2026Trauma-Informed Leadership Isn't Soft. It's Strategic.
Why the most effective leaders treat psychological safety as a performance lever, not a perk.
Madhuri Govindu1 min#leadership#neuroscience
March 10, 2026ADHD at Work: Stop Managing the Person, Redesign the Environment
Most workplace ADHD interventions fail because they target the wrong layer.
Madhuri Govindu1 min#adhd#workplace
February 4, 2026Why Veteran Integration Programs Stall — and What Works Instead
Hiring veterans is the easy part. Keeping them — and letting them lead — is where most companies break down.
Madhuri Govindu1 min#veterans#culture
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