Tag Archives: Leadership

Nobody Beats You At Being You: LinkedIn’s Bet On Humans Over AI(Forbes)

Aneesh Raman has had the kind of career that sounds like it was invented in a script-writing room. He covered wars for CNN, wrote speeches for President Barack Obama, worked his way through startups, and now serves as Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn, where a dataset drawn from more than 1.2 billion members gives […]
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Why women leaders are ditching the old workplace rulebook—and winning because of it(FC)

For many years, women have been told that they needed to “step-up” to lead. You know the narrative—speak more assertively, be less emotional, less sensitive and toughen up. In essence, to “fit the mold.” The trouble is, that mold was never created with them in mind. It was built in an era where leadership equalled […]
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3 things to learn from the attention economy in 2026(FC)

How consumers allocate attention doesn’t stop at the storefront. The same behavioral shifts that define what audiences watch, buy, and care about are reshaping what employees expect, how teams build culture, and what leaders can no longer afford to ignore. Heading into 2026, three forces are defining the attention economy—a market where the scarce resource […]
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9 leaders on what they’d change about managing staff(FC)

Leadership and management lessons aren’t always figured out off the bat. Making some mistakes and realizing that what works for you doesn’t work for everyone else is valuable. It’s impossible to go back and change the past, but you can think through how you manage now and see if it’s still effective. We asked our Fast […]
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When Senior Leaders Lack People Skills, Transformations Fail(HBR)

Mindy,” a chief transformation officer at a growth biotech firm, was six weeks into a transformation when the data told her what her senior team couldn’t see: Engagement scores had dropped 40%. Turnover had doubled. And no one at the executive table had seen it coming. Mindy’s CEO reached out to engage me as a coach for […]
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Systems Thinking: Career Coaches’ Expert Tips To Get ‘Unstuck’(Forbes)

When professionals feel “stuck” at work, they’re often focused on a singular problem, such as a difficult manager, a stalled promotion or a project that won’t gain traction. Shifting from examining events like these in isolation to a systems thinking approach, where the patterns shaping daily work life are identified, can help fuel one’s career […]
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How To Navigate Trends Impacting Company Culture In 2026(Forbes)

Company cultures continue to evolve as new technologies, shifting expectations and ongoing uncertainty change how people work together. From AI adoption and hybrid models to burnout, trust strain and changing views of leadership, many organizations are feeling pressure on multiple fronts. Navigating these shifts requires leaders to be more deliberate about how culture—the collective values, […]
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How Developing Transcendence Underpins Purposive Leadership

The character dimension of transcendence underpins purposive leadership by supplying the steady, renewable energy that allows leaders to act with intention rather than impulse. It is more than vision; it is a disciplined, everyday practice that strengthens the mental and moral capacities required to rise above immediate pressures and stay connected to a broader sense […]
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AI literacy is now a leadership mandate(FC)

Leaders are being asked to adopt AI at the same pace that teams once adopted cloud tools, project software, and analytics dashboards. Licenses are purchased, access is granted, a short training is offered, and success is measured by usage. Many organizations then discover a confusing reality: Some teams avoid AI entirely, others use it constantly, and the […]
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4 key principles of an AI governance and ethics framework(FT)

In the 2025 McKinsey Global Survey on AI, 78% of respondents reported that their organizations now use AI for at least one business function, a 55% jump from the previous year’s survey. As AI’s influence expands, so does the need for leaders to implement robust AI governance and ethics guidelines. CEO oversight of AI governance is […]
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