In The Bound Man (1952), by Ilse Aichinger, a man wakes up in nature bound head to foot and must find ways to navigate his new reality.

Sound familiar? Our new reality includes artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and machine learning (ML). How will we navigate our new reality?

A division of a $36 billion multinational company was at risk of collapse. The leader assigned to fix it had no buy-in from his U.S. team, and traditional strategy firms had failed to gain traction.

You can find no shortage of thoughtful tips and well-meant advice for managing stress. Many of them help people feel seen and supported. What I’ve noticed, though, is that a lot of advice is broad. And I find that can only go so far, especially since stress often shows up in very personal, specific ways. I wrote an article that looks at stress through that lens.

Ever been so focused on following the map that you miss what’s happening on the road around you? That’s the lesson that stuck with me from an exercise years ago, and it’s one I still see play out in negotiations, change efforts, and tough conversations.
Read the full story here.

Sometimes leadership shows up in unexpected ways. Not in a strategy deck. Not in a bold directive. But in a simple act that says: you belong here. In this High-Performance Insights post, I explore how leaders build commitment not by fixing every problem, but by shaping the conditions that let others do their best work.

I want to challenge AI. I’m looking for someone to help test how these tools perform when the stakes are real. Not just parsing language or recommending offers, but reading the room and adapting.

If your top people are burning out… If your emerging leaders are walking away from promotions… It’s not a people problem.
It’s a structural problem. In this blog post, we look at what high performance requires and why teams miss the mark.