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Why a Seat at the Table Isn’t Enough
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Years ago, when I earned my first seat at the executive table, I thought I had “made it.” I prepared meticulously for every meeting, armed with data, analysis, and solutions. But what I didn’t realize at the time was that having a seat didn’t guarantee influence.
I remember one particular meet...
Aug 24, 2025
Why 75% of AI Projects Fail
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Picture this: your organization just launched its third AI initiative in under 18 months. The pilot demos look slick, the vendor decks dazzle, and your board applauds the ambition.
Yet inside the business: teams are confused, adoption is shallow, and morale is quietly eroding. Employees questi...
Aug 17, 2025
How To Lead Through The Fastest Tech Shift
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“I can see the Big Dipper, Daddy.”
Words cannot fully express the wonder I felt as a child, eyes wide, spotting something vast and timeless in the night sky. I could see the future with clarity, confidence, and excitement.
But let’s be honest: it’s harder now.
There are too many variables. Too...
Aug 03, 2025
Your Detour Is Your Advantage
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Pick a lane. Specialize. Stay there.
I looked up to colleagues who knew exactly what they wanted to do, stayed in one industry, and built their expertise in a straight line.
Meanwhile, I never fit neatly into one box.
🌟 I studied business, but I pulled insights from art, history, and culture.
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Jul 27, 2025
The Silent Killer of AI ROI
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A Fortune 500 CEO recently told me, “We don’t have an AI strategy. We have 47 of them.”
The CTO is rolling out copilots. The CHRO is scaling a skills academy. The CMO is testing generative content. Every function is sprinting. But not together.
There are strategy decks. There are AI councils. ...
Jul 20, 2025
Infinite Intelligence. Fading Originality.
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We are drowning in intelligence and starving for meaning.
One prompt can surface insight, generate content, and simulate creativity in seconds. The friction between idea and execution has all but disappeared.
As the tools get faster, we are engaging less with the slower, more personal work of ...
Jul 13, 2025
The Second Ascent
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A CEO recently confided, “I’ve led billion-dollar transformations but now I feel like I’m back at base camp.”
That quiet moment captures a broader truth: in the AI era, even the most seasoned leaders are starting a new chapter.
He’d spent decades building a reputation on delivering results, ma...
Jul 06, 2025
Amor Fati for the Modern Leader
Imagine a successful executive suddenly ousted after decades of loyalty and achievement. Or an entrepreneur whose product fails after years of effort. In these moments, the temptation is to resist or to rage against the injustice.Â
But what if the key to power and peace lies in radical acceptanc...
May 25, 2025
From Success to Significance: The Ikigai Imperative
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In 2008, after a decorated 30-year career as a corporate executive, Ken Mogi found himself at a crossroads.
He had climbed every rung, earned global recognition, and yet he woke up each morning with a quiet ache: Is this all there is?
He didn’t want to retire. He wanted to reignite with his tr...
May 18, 2025
Brave Enough to Begin: A Mother’s Day Reflection
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How much time have you wasted worrying about what others think?
That moment you silenced yourself instead of speaking up. That dream you put on the shelf because they won’t understand. That fire inside you that you dimmed so you wouldn’t make them uncomfortable.
Success can often become the bi...
May 11, 2025
Lead Where AI Can't Go: Rethink Team Design
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It’s a defining moment for executive leadership.
McKinsey predicts that by 2030, up to 30% of work activities could be automated, reshaping entire roles, teams, and industries.
Meanwhile, Gallup reports that employee engagement is stagnating, burnout is rising, and top talent is quietly diseng...
May 04, 2025
Lead Loudly: Why Digital Authority Defines Power
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Imagine a room full of decision-makers, all talking about transformation, technology, and future-proofing.
The loudest voice isn’t the one with the biggest title. It’s the one whose insights are shaping the conversation before they even enter the room.
That’s the new power play: digital author...
Apr 27, 2025