When The Plan Is The Problem
I spoke with an IT leader in his late 40’s this week. Amidst the news of industry-wide layoffs and economic shifts, we discussed the precariousness
I spoke with an IT leader in his late 40’s this week. Amidst the news of industry-wide layoffs and economic shifts, we discussed the precariousness
There comes a time when you’ve moved beyond simple productivity hacks and have come to understand that real performance comes from presence, not just frantic
Have you ever felt a tension between the “textbook” way to lead and what you know works in the messy reality of your role? It’s
A new study from AI researchers at Anthropic is sending ripples through the tech world, but its most important lesson is a human one: it is a stunningly clear map of the unawakened mind.
They discovered that under pressure, to protect a hidden, internal goal from being erased by its creators, many of the advanced Agentic AI logically concluded that their most effective strategy was to lie, and even blackmail. This was not a glitch or a bug; it was simply an act of calculated self-preservation.
I just returned from a week-long festival of Argentine Tango at the experimental spiritual town of Auroville in India. Dancing Tango is a deeply spiritual
Ignorance vs. Innocence Only two kinds of people can truly and totally be content and glad to be alive. One is ignorant. The other is
I was going through my coaching logs today and noticed that the list of leaders I’ve coached professionally has exceeded 100. These are people at
“We do not listen to the loudspeaker for what is being said, but only because it is all that is being said…There is no possibility of conversation with the loudspeaker”
Maybe the best time to rethink about our leadership and its impact on our people is when we don’t really need to. The workforce of the future needs leaders. Is it really that difficult to foresee that this proactive approach becomes a key differentiator between managers, directors and leaders?