Leadership alignment in 2026 depends less on goals and more on two questions: how we want work to feel, and whether we’re willing to close the gaps that slows teams down.

This post, which is part 1 of a series, was coauthored with Amber Tsai, Toby Newstead, and Joseph Crawford. I was recently on a panel, sponsored by colleagues at the University of Tasmania, that held a sort of “Dear Abby” for leaders, where workplace ...

Leaders have strong opinions and are used to sharing them. Earlier in my career, I viewed brainstorming sessions as an opportunity for a little healthy competition – to get everyone excited and motivated to take on new ideas and tasks. As I have grown ...

Leaders are mastering AI prompts while asking fewer questions of their teams, often without realizing how that shift erodes engagement, curiosity and long-term retention.

With organizations of all sizes investing significant resources in leadership training programs, workshops, and coaching sessions, there’s never been more interest in developing leaders. However, amid the flurry of frameworks, theories, and models, I ...

Rob Lyons has been in rubber goods distribution for decades, but you won't find him living in the past. The Tipco Technologies Inc. name goes all the way back to 1888, and his parents took ownership in 1982. Rob and his sister, Terri Lyons, took over the ...

Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan. “The majors, working with their assistant chiefs, went over the comments that were pertinent to their command or district, unit or element. Based off of that, there were conversations with the ACs (assistant ...

This column is part of The First 90 Days, a series about how to make 2025 a year of breakout growth for your business. Spoiler alert: I didn’t. Not listening or bothering to get curious about what others had to offer led to disengagement, turnover, and ...

Andreas Gerstenberger has been with Continental A.G. for almost three decades and has worked in a number of leadership roles. He was on the tire side of Conti until late 2015, when he moved over to ContiTech as executive vice president overseeing the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. Venezuela operation on "Meet the Press," and argued that congressional approval wasn't needed for the precise mission that captured Nicolás Maduro.