What prompts us to move from a rigid, structured journey and on to something powerfully new? Something with flow.​

I often take people, places or companies or even departments, places where they didn't think they needed to go or wanted to go.

I was driving into a small town recently... Just as I made the turn into town, there was a “Your Speed” sign. Looking down at my speedometer, I realized that while I thought I was driving appropriately, I was going too fast.

A board can spend an hour debating solutions without ever agreeing on the problem. That is not just inefficient. It can send the organization in the wrong direction with greater confidence.

Every challenge has two sides: the people involved and the situation around them. Good leadership work starts by understanding both.

As AI becomes part of more decisions, leaders have to stay clear about what the technology can support, what it may miss, and what still requires human judgment, accountability, and context.

Scenarios really speak to me. They let you Bring the Future Forward.

I’ve been paying attention to how we’re talking about change, especially when it comes to AI. Not just what’s happening, but how we explain it… how we justify decisions and make sense of change.

There's nothing like someone seeing a new avenue or what a business could be…

In The Bound Man (1952), by Ilse Aichinger, a man wakes up in nature bound head to foot and must find ways to navigate his new reality.

Sound familiar? Our new reality includes artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and machine learning (ML). How will we navigate our new reality?

You can find no shortage of thoughtful tips and well-meant advice for managing stress. Many of them help people feel seen and supported. What I’ve noticed, though, is that a lot of advice is broad. And I find that can only go so far, especially since stress often shows up in very personal, specific ways. I wrote an article that looks at stress through that lens.