Our thinking, in the open.
What we're learning about leadership, published as we learn it. Research notes, points of view, and tools our own faculty use in the room — no gated fluff, no content-marketing filler.
- NoteJun 2026
The follow-through problem: why great workshops don't stick
The workshop was fine. It's what didn't happen in the six weeks after that killed the outcome.
6 min read - POVMay 2026
AI fluency is not the same thing as AI adoption
The mistake is thinking a two-hour executive briefing on generative AI makes anyone AI-fluent. Fluency looks different.
8 min read - ToolMay 2026
The 90-day leadership contract we use with every coachee
One page, three commitments, four checkpoints. It replaces development plans that nobody reads.
4 min read - NoteApr 2026
First-time managers fail in the same three ways
After a decade of first-time manager academies, three patterns show up in almost every cohort. Naming them helps.
7 min read - POVMar 2026
Simulation over slides: the case for consequence in learning
We stopped teaching finance to executives with case studies. What we do instead — and why they remember it.
6 min read - NoteFeb 2026
Coaching that actually gets measured
'It's confidential' is not a reason to skip stakeholder feedback. Here's how we hold both.
5 min read
One idea on leadership, twice a month.
We keep it short because you're busy and so are we.