Leading Now: The Identity Shift Required in an A.I. Integrated Organization
From my associate Janice Giannini. A.I. is not just changing how work gets done. It is quietly changing what it means to lead. A widely circulated essay by A.I. entrepreneur Matt Shumer, “Something Big Is Happening,” argues that recent advances in generative A.I. represent a structural inflection point rather than incremental progress (Shumer, 2026). Whether […]
Management Teams as Shock Absorbers in a Fragile Operating Environment
A reflection on structure, stress, and leadership design From my associate Janice Giannini. For much of modern corporate history, optimization drove management team structure. The prevailing assumption was that the operating environment, while occasionally turbulent, remained fundamentally stable enough to reward efficiency, predictability, and scale. The fundamental question today is whether that assumption still holds. […]
Outsmart Your Competitors: Build a Resilient, Efficient, and Sustainable Path Forward
Every year, leaders across industries sit down with their executive teams to set goals, outline initiatives, and discuss where they want the organization to go next. Many of them are seasoned, capable, and hardworking. Yet despite their experience, most unintentionally plan themselves into turbulence—because they skip the process step that matters most: understanding their vulnerabilities […]
Beyond Execution: Building Leaders Who Create Value
From my associate Janice Giannini. Most leadership development efforts today miss the mark. They teach how to manage goals, communicate clearly, delegate efficiently, and deliver results; all important, but insufficient! In a world where strategic threats emerge in real time and opportunities are increasingly transient, delivering outcomes isn’t enough. Leaders must create value: economic, experiential, and organizational […]
Bridging the Hidden Gaps: What Managers Don’t Know and What It’s Costing You
The most dangerous knowledge gap in an organization isn’t likely to be technical. It’s strategic. And it’s hiding in plain sight—within your managers. While technology and markets evolve, one truth remains: organizations stall not from lack of expertise, but from unrecognized leadership gaps. Whether you’re running a small to mid-sized organization or leading a division […]
Earning Trust in the Spotlight: How Great Leaders Shape Emotion and Momentum From Day One
The world often responds when a new leader enters the spotlight—whether in the Vatican, the C-suite, or a national government. Sometimes the reaction is grounded in hope, while in other cases it is marked by wariness, skepticism, or outright resistance. But why? In recent weeks, I’ve observed an outpouring of optimism in response to the […]
Seeing Clearly: The Hidden Power of Self Leadership
From my associate Janice Giannini. In a world defined by constant change and persistent ambiguity, effective leadership doesn’t begin with strategy; it begins with the individual. The ability to lead others starts with the capacity to lead oneself. Self-leadership is understanding, managing, and intentionally guiding our thoughts, actions, and emotions. At the heart of this […]
Is Leadership Dead of Just Asleep at the Wheel
From my associate, Grant Tate. My bookcase is full of leadership books. And I’m one of thousands (if not millions) of leadership coaches. How can it be that in a world saturated with leadership advice, so few true leaders seem to stand tall? Something deeper is broken, something we can’t fix with another flashy seminar […]