June 16, 2026

The promise of AI for leaders shouldn’t be, “Now you can do more.” Most leaders are already doing too much. That’s why I get a little concerned when so much of the conversation around AI focuses on time savings. The assumption seems to be that if AI saves leaders a few hours, the next logical

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May 20, 2026

AI is helping people move faster, draft messages, analyze data, and accomplish more. In some workplaces, it’s monitoring workflows and completing tasks that used to sit squarely on someone’s desk. That’s genuinely useful. It’s also where things can quietly go sideways. Moving faster and producing more doesn’t mean teams are getting stronger. If anything, unchecked

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April 29, 2026

We all have a familiar picture of the kind of leader people tend to respect and look to for direction. They’re decisive, they create a clear roadmap, and they help their teams understand where they’re headed and what it will take to get there. And yes, those qualities still matter. But they also come from a

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January 27, 2026

Here’s my guess. If you’re a team leader, you’ve probably heard at least one of these in the past six months: “Will AI replace my job?” “What exactly am I supposed to be doing with AI?” “Isn’t this just another shiny object?” And if you’re honest, you’ve probably asked some version of them yourself. Most

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January 13, 2026

January puts leaders on stage. Sales kickoffs. New goals. Strategy roll-outs. Fresh starts everywhere you turn. And this year, many teams are walking into those meetings tired, skeptical, and quietly wondering what’s actually going to be different. That reality doesn’t make leadership communication harder. It makes it more important. For years, I’ve encouraged leaders to

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November 19, 2025

I’m knee-deep in AI from three perspectives right now. You might be in a similar spot, experimenting with AI to lighten your workload or sitting at the table where decisions are made about how to integrate it across the enterprise. Wherever you are on that spectrum, one thing’s clear: Leading in this new era calls

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