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When we think about becoming better leaders or developing our talent, we usually focus on building new skills. We attend leadership programs, read books, hire coaches, and work on our communication, emotional intelligence, executive presence, and strategic thinking....

Leadership has never offered certainty. Yet today, we as leaders feel we're expected to have all the answers while navigating AI transformation, economic uncertainty, shifting employee expectations, and constant disruption. Somewhere along the way, we've created an...

Before the investigation starts or worse, the lawsuit lands, there is always the moment where we must decide. Do we pause to actually understand what’s happening? Or do we let pressure, emotions, and assumptions drive the bus? As leaders, we face these exact hurdles...

Organizations are investing billions of dollars into AI, automation, cloud modernization, and digital transformation initiatives.  Technology has never been more powerful and the opportunities have never been greater. Yet many transformations still fail. And it’s...

There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from working hard. Most leaders can handle hard work. We’ve built careers on it. The deeper exhaustion comes from feeling there is no clear boundary between work and life anymore. Your mind never fully shuts...

After watching her father work hard for decades and save responsibly for retirement, Ev Foster completely changed the way she thinks about life. Shortly after retiring, he suffered a massive stroke that left him paralyzed and dramatically altered the future their...

You are being asked to deliver faster results, lead through transformation, integrate AI into your workforce, and develop your team at the same time. You’re doing what you were taught to do, driving outcomes, pushing for performance, holding a high bar, and still...

There is a version of burnout that many high-performing leaders know well, even if they have never called it by that name. You are leading, delivering, solving problems, managing expectations, and caring for your team. You are also carrying responsibilities at work...

Hiring is broken because the best people are not applying.  They are already doing the job somewhere else, and they are doing it well. That insight from my conversation with Ken Eslick is worth sitting with because too many organizations still believe that a full...