You’ve heard of ghosting in dating.
But you know what doesn’t get talked about enough?

Ghosting at work.

Not the kind where someone vanishes from the company.
I’m talking about emotional ghosting:

If you’ve ever worked with someone wildly creative—visionary, emotionally tuned-in, a wellspring of new ideas—you know how much magic they bring.

But here’s the flip side:

When misunderstood, they shut down.

People often ask me how I raised grounded, driven kids.

Here’s the answer they don’t expect:
I didn’t give them lectures. I gave them rhythms.

Let’s talk about a workplace dynamic that wrecks trust, demoralizes teams, and keeps leaders up at night:

The person who’s too good to fire… and too toxic to ignore.

Most people treat relationships like plumbing: ignore the signs, pray the duct tape holds, and only call for help when there’s a full-blown flood.

I’m here to tell you—that’s backwards.

Let’s get honest.

Most arguments aren’t about what was said.
They’re about what we made it mean.

I’ve coached hundreds of people—parents, leaders, teams—and I always come back to the same principle:

Behavior that gets rewarded gets repeated. Behavior that gets ignored or inconsistently punished gets calculated.

If I had to pinpoint the #1 thing that derails relationships—not just romantic ones, but professional, parental, even friendships—it’s not money, time, or even communication styles.

It’s misaligned expectations.