Leadership in the Age of AI: Rethinking Mindsets and Redesigning Systems
Leadership direction and practical principles to help managers rethink their approach, redesign systems, and develop teams in the AI era. Investment in AI does not automatically create value. The gap between technology deployment and business outcomes often stems from leadership, accountability, and the way work is organized. When AI processes information faster but decision rights, […]
What Is Driving Employee Detachment?
Employee engagement is more than a metric in human resources reports. It is the result of what employees experience every day at work — from how leaders communicate and whether employees feel heard, to opportunities for development and whether they have sufficient resources to perform their work. According to Gallup’s latest research at midyear 2025, […]
The Human Side of Strategy
Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing strategic decision-making. However, when decisions become complex and ambiguous, human judgment remains essential. In strategic management simulations, human factors have always been an important part of the learning experience. Teams need to understand how to delegate, define roles, collaborate, resolve conflict and make decisions together. A recent simulation workshop highlighted […]
Team Readiness for New Strategy
Most leadership teams are genuinely good at strategy. However, research from McKinsey and BCG shows that only about 30% of large-scale transformations successfully capture expected value and sustain those improvements over time. According to author Steven Morris, the challenge almost never lies in what was decided, but whether three necessary conditions for effective execution have […]
5 Ways Technology Is Transforming Compliance Training
Technology is rapidly transforming the learning and development (L&D) landscape. Given the modern, generationally diverse workforce and the prevalence of hybrid work, companies must rethink their approach to compliance: moving away from long, static programs toward training that is short, focused and highly applicable. 5 WAYS TO ENHANCE COMPLIANCE TRAINING WITH TECHNOLOGY 1. Use AI […]
Negotiating When There Is No Plan B
In a perfect world, negotiators always have a BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement). However, many high-stakes business negotiations often feel as if there is no Plan B. Experience shows that dealmakers are rarely as constrained as they believe. By expanding their perspective on “walk-away” alternatives and power dynamics, negotiators can find leverage through […]
Should You Develop Your Strengths—or Fix Your Weaknesses?
To be more effective as a leader, should a person focus on building their strengths or fixing their weaknesses? This question confronts everyone who is serious about accelerating their development. The answer shapes whether a leader thrives in new roles, derails at critical transitions, or plateaus despite their potential. Yet most leaders lack a systematic […]
GAME THEORY: CHANGING THE GAME
In a volatile business landscape, many executives still cling to the “business is war” mentality. However, according to strategy experts Adam M. Brandenburger (Harvard) and Barry J. Nalebuff (Yale), an exclusive focus on competition can be a fatal flaw. Drawing on the principles of Game Theory, this article explores how to reshape your strategic foundation […]
Three Value Disciplines to Market Leadership
In many industries, market leaders do not succeed simply by selling products. They create an advantage by changing what customers value and how it is delivered. When this happens, rivals selling similar goods are left behind—not for lack of effort, but because they can no longer keep pace with new expectations. The three cores that […]
3 Lessons for the L&D Leader in 2026
General Context: A Turbulent 2025 2025 closed with many challenges: budgets are tight, L&D teams are shrinking, and economic and business conditions change almost by the minute. Meanwhile, the need for training to help our people gain future-ready skills and develop the resilience to weather constant change is only mounting. To face this reality, many […]
