Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the hearts controls. Aeschylus M ANY people view fear as a negative, crippling emotion. However, it can act as a potent stimulus that enhances performance if we take the time to understand and modulate its power. The Sweet Spot of Fear Table tennis Olympian Amy Wang has had plenty of practice performing in the face of fear.
Next Level Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Back in the early days of the COVID pandemic, I wrote a post on how to lead under volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous conditions. You may know those four words by their common acronym VUCA. To be honest, I didnt think that things could get any more VUCA than they were during the pandemic. Im beginning to think I was wrong about that. Practically every week over the past year theres been a new breakthrough or application in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Lead from Within
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The harsh reality facing today’s executives isn’t whether AI will transform leadershipit’s whether you’ll be relevant when it does. In my work with C-suite leaders across major corporations, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: while 82% acknowledge AI’s impact, most resist the fundamental changes required to thrive in this new era.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Its easier to fail casually than to give your best and fall short. Only the humble learn from responsible failure. Those who hide failure fail again. Those who never fail reach too low. The sooner you address what isnt working, the sooner trajectory changes. How to fail like a pro.
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Frank Sonnenberg Online
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
We all have dreams and ambitions, but ambition alone isnt enough what are you prepared to sacrifice to achieve yours? Will you push through exhaustion, forgo momentary satisfaction for lasting success, and forge ahead when every fiber of your being urges you to stop and give up? Its easy to say yes now, but will your actions align with your promises?
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Even if the term “rockets and feathers” is new to you, the idea behind it is probably familiar. When companies face higher production costs, they quickly raise priceslike a rocket shooting up. But when those costs go down, prices tend to drop slowly, like a feather floating to the ground. Economists have tried to explain this pattern, but their answers havent been fully convincing.
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The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Failure has historically been viewed as a negative thing, but in recent times it’s taken on a much more benign hue, as entrepreneurs have taken to regarding failure as an inevitable part of pushing the limits of what is achievable. For instance, Finnish research found that the ability to learn from failure is crucial for startups to grow, but that for failure to have these benefits requires a conscious process whereby the lessons from each failure are processed and learned from.
Sales Wolf Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Leaders understand the line and balance between consensus and productive conflict to enhance decision-making and foster innovation in leadership teams.
CEO Insider
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Asahi Beverages has announced a major leadership restructuring, consolidating its three CEO positionspreviously overseeing Asahi Lifestyle Beverages (ALB), Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), and Asahi Beverages NZinto a single chief commercial officer (CCO) role. Group CEO Amanda Sellers explained that the decision aimed to streamline the companys multi-beverage operations, bringing together its Australian commercial and […] The post Asahi Beverages Consolidates CEO Roles and Restructur
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Fewer Rules and Better Results GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Consider this question: If workers are hobbled by 1,000 rules, does it make a meaningful difference to reduce them to only 900? The answer is No.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Rather than understanding DeepSeeks R1 as a watershed moment, leaders should think of it as a signal of where the AI landscape is right now and a harbinger of whats to come. They should consider five lessons: 1) were moving from models that recognize patterns to those that can reason, 2) the economics of AI are at an inflection point, 3) the current moment shows how propriety and open source models can coexist, 4) silicon scarcity drives innovation, and 5) in spite of the splash DeepSeek made w
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Recent research from the University of Bath reveals that when lenders use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make loan decisions, discrimination against women can worsen. However, the study also suggests that ethical lenders can tweak AI algorithms to reduce this bias while still boosting profits and enhancing their brand reputation. The study focused on how AI influences loan decisions at car dealerships in Canada.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Interruptions, both external and self-inflicted, are no longer the exception; theyve become our default mode. How can you strengthen your attention and stay on track? Here are seven simple techniques to help you cut down on interruptions and increase your focus: 1) Lay the groundwork; 2) Train your brains attention; 3) Direct your emotions; 4) Interrupt your autopilot; 5) Tune into your energy patterns; 6) Practice active listening; 7) Replenish your attention reserves.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
CEOs are seldom dismissed when the company they lead underperforms, in part because they wield considerable power over the board. So how can boards more effectively enforce CEO accountability in the face of poor performance? The authors recently analyzed boards of 865 U.S.-listed manufacturing firms between 2010 and 2020 and identified an often-overlooked source of accountability principles: the military.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A conversation with WSJ journalist Mike Colias on disruption and competition.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Research challenges the Trump administration’s assertion that they are a “public waste.
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