https://sakinahajiyeva.com/ Leadership in a real voice. en https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-late-apology/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-late-apology/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0400 There was a moment, after I had finished defending myself, when the only thing left in the room was her face. https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/on-paper/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/on-paper/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0400 Have I ever told you that I have a medical degree I have never used? https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-quiet-room/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-quiet-room/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0400 For years my thing was directness. I said what other people were thinking and would not say. https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/i-got-very-good-at-talking-myself-into-peace/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/i-got-very-good-at-talking-myself-into-peace/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0400 I kept a partnership alive for a year while it quietly ruined that year, and I described it to everyone as a lesson in patience. https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-watching/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-watching/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0400 I gave an instruction in a meeting. Not a request and not a suggestion. An instruction, in an ordinary voice, about something that had to be done by Thursday. https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-people-who-went-quiet/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-people-who-went-quiet/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0400 It is somebody's birthday and the table is full. Someone asks how the work is going, so I answer. Two sentences, nothing long. https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-eleven-minutes/ https://sakinahajiyeva.com/blog/the-eleven-minutes/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0400 I once sat in my car for eleven minutes before walking into a meeting where I had to tell my team something I wasn't sure about myself.