Paul Zarou — Writing https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/ Notes on leadership, culture and resilience. en Optimism is not the same as pretending https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/optimism-is-not-pretending https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/optimism-is-not-pretending Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Forced positivity asks people to lie about how bad it is. Real optimism starts by admitting it, then looks for what can still be done. You can be right, or you can be listened to https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/right-or-effective https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/right-or-effective Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Being correct is not the same as being persuasive. The gap between them is where a lot of good ideas quietly die. What you walk past is what you've agreed to https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/what-you-walk-past https://coaching.grcsac.com/blog/what-you-walk-past Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Culture is not built in the offsite. It is built in the small moments a leader decides to say nothing.