CEOs Are Telling Employees to Become AI Experts—or Be Left Behind. The Best Leaders Will Do Something Different
The best CEOs are moving beyond AI ultimatums to model adaptive learning themselves, research shows.
Stop Using AI as a Quick Fix
HBR warns leaders that reflexive AI adoption masks deeper organizational problems they must confront.
$5 billion CEO says he doesn’t just call references—he also secretly hunts down managers you didn’t list to ask about your personality
A CEO reveals he secretly contacts unlisted references to surface personality traits candidates try to hide.
Air Canada Picks Outsider as Next CEO to Rebuild Trust After Video Fallout
Air Canada's choice of an outside CEO after a trust crisis signals how boards use leadership hires to signal accountability.
Tech CEOs Ditch the AI Jobs Apocalypse Narrative
Tech CEOs are softening the AI-kills-jobs narrative, signaling a deliberate shift in how leaders should talk about AI.
The operating model advantage: Why AI winners are rewiring their organizations
McKinsey finds AI winners are rewiring operating models, not just deploying tools — a strategic framing shift for executives.
AI start-ups are snubbing entry-level talent in favor of Silicon Valley men with top degrees, research shows
AI startups are bypassing entry-level hiring, reshaping how executives should plan talent pipelines and workforce entry points.
Leadership’s Blind Spot in the Age of AI
MIT Sloan identifies what senior leaders are systematically missing about AI's organizational implications.
my employee keeps reminding me she used to be the boss
Employee who was previously in charge keeps asserting former authority, testing a manager's credibility.
What it takes to become—and remain—an effective CEO
McKinsey research identifies what separates executives who become effective CEOs and stay that way.
AI Adoption Is Overloading Your Middle Managers
HBR finds AI rollouts are quietly burning out middle managers, the layer executives rely on most to drive change.
This is the feedback mistake that experienced leaders keep making
Experienced leaders repeatedly make one specific feedback error that undermines trust and behavior change.
Every Leader Says They Want Honesty. Few Realize They Punish It.
Leaders who claim to value honesty often unconsciously punish it, undermining trust and candor.
Why your smartest people stop taking risks at work (& how to reverse it)
Smart employees stop taking risks when leaders unknowingly punish initiative — here is how to reverse it.
Employees are staying silent about the issues HR most needs to hear
Employees are withholding critical feedback from HR, leaving leaders blind to their most pressing problems.
What’s causing the widening trust gap between employees and employers?
New data identifies key drivers behind the widening trust gap between employees and employers.
Redefine What ‘Professionalism’ Means
MIT Sloan argues outdated professionalism standards are quietly eroding inclusion and talent retention.
I need to give my employees more positive feedback
A manager's candid struggle with giving positive feedback surfaces a common leadership gap worth examining.
‘Can a machine do this job?’ is the wrong question
Reframing AI job displacement away from task replacement opens more useful strategic conversations for leaders.
Juneteenth becomes America's quiet holiday as DEI goes underground
Organizations quietly scaling back Juneteenth observance signals growing DEI communication risk for leaders.