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How Leaders Will Use AI as a Strategic Peer in 2026
For the past few years, we’ve treated AI like a high-speed encyclopedia or a glorified intern, useful for answering questions, drafting emails, or summarizing long PDFs. We called it "Prompt Engineering," but in reality, it was just a more sophisticated form of Q&A. In 2026, we predict the end of the 'Ask and Receive' era. Forward-thinking leaders will move beyond AI as a high-speed utility and will instead engage it as a strategic adversary. This shift is a direct response t
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Who’s Really Shaping Your Culture? The Hidden Hand of AI
Company culture has traditionally been shaped by leadership, values, rituals, and human relationships. However, artificial intelligence...
Jul 4, 20254 min read
The CATALYST Encounter: Testing the Edges of AI Self-Awareness
Artificial intelligence is advancing quickly—and unpredictably. While most public conversation focuses on how AI will automate tasks,...
Jul 2, 20254 min read
Coaching vs. Consulting: Why the Questions You Ask Matter More Than the Answers You Give
Across industries, the roles of coach and consultant are becoming increasingly intertwined. As more professionals step into hybrid...
Jun 26, 20253 min read
AI Can’t Replace Executive Thinking—Yet. Here's What MIT’s Neuroscience Study Says About Staying Ahead
Artificial intelligence promises efficiency. But a new study from MIT reveals a cautionary tale: When used prematurely in the cognitive...
Jun 24, 20253 min read
10 Powerful Business Frameworks to Support Strategic Coaching
Executive coaching has become an indispensable lever for leadership effectiveness at the highest levels of the organization. As the...
Jun 19, 20252 min read
The AI Tipping Point: What Comes Next for Jobs and Society
Across digital platforms and professional spaces, a rising tide of unease is swelling. From Reddit forums to C-suite boardrooms, one...
Jun 17, 20254 min read
The New Operating Model: Why CEOs Must Adopt Algorithmic Thinking
For decades, businesses were modeled like machines: linear, process-driven, and built to run with mechanical precision. But in today’s...
Jun 12, 20254 min read
How AI's Hidden Biases Can Skew Your Business Decisions
A critical, yet often overlooked, challenge with AI is emerging: the inherent biases within AI models themselves. For business leaders,...
Jun 12, 20254 min read
The Hire That Makes—Or Breaks—Your Client’s Business
As executive coaches, we’re often asked to help leaders think bigger, move faster, and lead better. But there’s one decision that can...
May 29, 20253 min read
Picasso, AI, and the End of the Billable Hour
“Wait, you used AI for that? Shouldn’t this cost less?” If you’re building, prompting, or advising in the AI space, you’ve likely heard...
May 27, 20255 min read
From Dysfunction to Advantage: 20 Must-Know Patrick Lencioni Quotes
Patrick Lencioni is a renowned author, speaker, and organizational consultant best known for his work on team dynamics and leadership...
May 20, 20253 min read
Building Authentic Leadership through the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model offers an approach to understanding the complexities of the human psyche and facilitating...
May 19, 20255 min read
AI Bots, Agents, and Hybrid Models—Explained
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at breakneck speed, reshaping industries and redefining how businesses operate, compete,...
May 14, 20253 min read
The Most Underrated Leadership Question: “Why Now?”
In boardrooms and team huddles across the globe, leaders are constantly peppered with questions: What’s the strategy? Who’s responsible?...
May 14, 20256 min read
Is Your Client's Leadership Operating System Outdated?
In tech, an outdated operating system isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a liability. It slows performance, limits compatibility, and makes...
May 9, 20253 min read
Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish: The Oldest Warning for the Newest Technologies
"The sting of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten." – Attributed to John Ruskin, Benjamin Franklin,...
May 6, 20255 min read
Redesigning Workflows with AI: From 100 Steps to 10
If you're a CEO or team lead, you've probably encountered this: a process that was supposed to take a day takes two weeks. A simple...
May 2, 20258 min read
From Insight to Influence: 8 Ways Leaders Can Leverage AI to Visualize, Prototype, and Persuade
As generative AI continues to evolve, the way leaders think, communicate, and inspire is evolving with it. This article introduces eight...
Apr 22, 20252 min read
The AI-Literate Leader: What Every CEO Needs to Know (and Say) About AI in the Boardroom
For CEOs, AI is not just a tool; it’s a strategic concern. Investors, employees, and customers are asking tough questions: How is your company leveraging AI? Are you mitigating ethical risks? What’s your data strategy? In this era, CEOs must be more than curious bystanders. They must be AI-literate leaders—fluent navigators who understand the strategic, ethical, and cultural dimensions of artificial intelligence.
Apr 18, 20257 min read
A Crash Course in Terrible Prompts, Strategic Clarity, and Executive Survival
A March 2025 survey by Dataiku revealed that 74% of public company CEOs fear losing their jobs within two years if they fail to deliver meaningful AI-driven gains. Let that sink in and ask yourself: Why only public company CEOs? In reality, no organization is exempt—and at the speed AI is transforming markets, some companies won’t last two years to figure it out.
Apr 17, 20252 min read
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