Six days. That’s how far away we are from the Surrender to Lead Summit, and I keep coming back to the same thought. This started as a book, but it quickly became a...

Last year, my New Year’s resolution was simple. I wanted to raise the stakes. I wanted to stretch myself, take bigger risks, and stop playing at the edges of my own...

As organizations look toward 2026, many leaders are asking what it will take to play offense in an increasingly uneven environment. The answer shows up less in new...

Two weeks ago I released the first half of my predictions for 2026 and today I have part two for you. Leaders wrote in with concerns, questions, and stories about the...

Last week Business Insider ran a hit piece on SHRM, and they got it all wrong. The reaction to SHRM says more about the state of HR than anything SHRM actually...

It’s that time of year again. Time to look into our crystal ball and figure out what is to come. Through conversations with CEOs, research and client...

Last week we explored the quiet ways uncertainty shapes leadership behavior and culture. There is another pattern that appears in the same conditions. Instead of moving...

In this session, our VP of Global Delivery & Channel Partnerships, Mattson Newell, will explore the how to prepare for change by leading with clarity, alignment, and accountability.

I have been on vacation this week, reading Miracles of Love by Ram Dass on the beach. The ocean behind the pages made one theme stand out more clearly. He was...

This week, Jessica sat down with Calvin Crosslin, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Lenovo. to discuss how listening—at scale and with intention—became central to Lenovo’s culture-building efforts, and how the company’s commitment to people-first values has shaped everything from employee resource groups to executive accountability.

In this session, our Chief Culture Strategist, Dr. Jessica Kriegel, will explore the leadership and culture trends that are reshaping the modern workplace, and what it will take to succeed in the years ahead.

Last week we talked about what happens when everything goes dark. When AWS, CrowdStrike, or another global system collapses, companies rush to explain that it was out...

This week, Jessica sat down with Stacy Martinet, Chief Communications Officer of Adobe, to discuss how her early newsroom experiences shaped her communication style and why trust, transparency, and empathy are essential for modern leaders.

Last time it was CrowdStrike. This time it is Amazon Web Services. Every time it happens, the story feels the same. A major outage occurs, millions are affected, and...

HR needs saving.  The CHRO is struggling today the same way the CIO once did. For years, CIOs were seen as back-office support, focused on systems and infrastructure,...