Post by Motshedisi - Silindane

In the work that I do with individuals, both men and women leaders, I keep encountering a central theme. Different stories. Different roles. Different pressures. But the same human pattern underneath it all. Two Sesotho sayings often come to mind: Mosali o tšoara thipa Ka bohaleng. A woman holds the knife by the blade. Monna ke nku ha a lle. A man is a sheep; he does not cry. On the surface, they sound different. But when I sit with leaders, what I often see is this: One instruction teaches endurance. The other teaches silence. One says: keep holding, no matter the pain. The other says: don’t show the pain, no matter what you feel, and somewhere in between those instructions, something very human begins to disappear. Not strength. Not capability. But the person beneath the role. The human being behind the title of leader, mother, father, husband, wife, partner, professional. I am beginning to wonder if many of the challenges we see in leadership, wellbeing, relationships, and even mental health are not only about pressure. But about what happens when human beings are expected to consistently override their own inner experience in order to fulfil a role. Perhaps the real question is not: How do we become stronger in our roles? But rather: Who is the human being beneath the role? We need to consider what begins to heal when we make space for them again? #Leadership #MentalHealth #MensMentalHealth #WomensMonth #Wellbeing #OrganisationalCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #TheHumanBeneathTheRole #SaffronConscious Mthunzi Mdwaba Sechaba Motsieloa CM(SA) Abey Mokgwatsane Abey Mokgwatsane Dr. Mamello Masia (PhD) Matsela Matubatuba Dr (PhD) Northwest University Rudi Matjokana Mapitso D. Zipporah Maubane Madifutso Njoko Ntšili Motsieloa Makhaola Ndebele Rehana Moosajee Kalnisha Singh Vusi Maupa francy makepe Denis Kadito Sally Arkell-Boles Jacqui Kimmel Vicki J. O'Grady- Longo Tumi Mthembu Health Matters Dineo Moledi Tshireletso Ramongalo