There is no date anyone can point to. No incident. Just a sentence in a review about losing a step. Chris Coulter on what your employee is actually carrying, why the 2 a.m. loop determines your 10 a.m. meeting, and the choice every leader makes by default: have the real conversation now, or pay 50 to 200% of their salary to start over with a stranger in eighteen months.

Most managers can identify the exact moment they missed. A quiet one-on-one. A late message. A Friday afternoon where something felt off. The Manager Signal Check helps you act before the window closes.

According to the Deloitte Family Wellness Survey, 22% of parents have a child who is emotionally struggling. In your company, that’s 1 in 7 employees. They’ve had leadership training, communication training, conflict resolution. Zero hours on parenting a struggling teen. This article makes the case for treating parenting as professional development and shows employers what the gap is costing them.