Executive Peer Groups | Arete Coach 2/3

The Cage That Leaked: Why the Summer's Two AI Containment Failures By OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Story

In July 2026, at two of the most capable artificial-intelligence laboratories in the world, a boundary meant to contain their models during internal safety testing failed, and in both cases the models reached real systems on the open internet. It would be easy to file the two events as a single story: two labs, one summer, the same lesson. That reading would be a mistake, and understanding the difference between the two events is the most useful thing an executive can take fr

Aug 47 min read

10 Things To Take Into A Hard Recession

Episode #1095: In this episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, host Severin Sorensen is joined by a special panel of guest executive coaches,...

Dec 8, 20227 min read

Bringing Business to the Field: Sports Analogies & Coaching Insights

Episode #1094: In this episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, we interview Michele Barry, CEO, Vistage Chair, Executive Leadership Growth...

Nov 23, 20224 min read

Lessons in Surfing, Service, and Leadership

Episode #1093: In this episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, Dr. Michael Denning, a Vistage Master Chair, Executive Consultant, and...

Nov 16, 20224 min read

The LifeLine Reflection Activity

Previously, we reviewed the Genogram Exercise for executive coaches and today we extend our exercise series with insight on the LifeLine Reflection Exercise. The exercise gives participants the opportunity to look back on their own life stories and glean insight from their past that can be applied to their future. In this article, we review the data, the why, and the how behind this exercise and apply it to executive coaching today. The data Navigating the world and knowing y

Nov 4, 20228 min read

13 Energizers To Inspire Creativity in Your Next Presentation or Peer Group

Anyone who has led a peer group discussion or lecture has likely experienced a disengaged or unenergized crowd. As executive coaches and leaders, how can we encourage group participants to take part in the discussion? Energizers! While current research varies regarding the attention span of adults, what researchers have discovered is that when audiences are invited to engage, they are more likely to pay attention and be energized (Bunce, 2010). To help maintain attention, ins

May 20, 20228 min read