Leadership & Management (20 Issues)
Quiet Quitting Isn't About Laziness
Why your best employees are disengaging—and what to do about it.
Your Leadership Pipeline is Broken
Why promoting your best ICs creates your worst managers.
The Promotion Problem
Best performer ≠ Best manager. The career ladder lie.
Human Skills Are the New Technical Skills
Why EQ is eating IQ for breakfast in leadership.
The Dark Side of AI Leadership
What happens when we optimize humans like algorithms.
Leadership Bench Strength
Why you need leaders who can lead leaders.
The Promotion Ceiling
Mentors give advice. Sponsors give access. The difference matters.
The First-Time VP Trap
70% of first-time VPs struggle. The VP Buddy System.
When Founders Can't Let Go
The skills that built the company now strangle it.
Building Leadership Trust
Trust takes 18 months to build, 18 seconds to destroy.
Succession Planning Gap
65% lack plans. The Bus Test framework.
The Toxic High Performer
One toxic star costs 2X what they contribute.
AI Strategy & Skills (15 Issues)
The AI Productivity Paradox
Why AI tools aren't making your team more productive.
Your Team Is Secretly Resisting AI
Fear, not skill, is the real adoption blocker.
The AI Skills Gap Isn't What You Think
It's not about AI tools—it's about judgment.
AI Strategy Without The Hype
Real talk about what AI can and can't do.
AI Transformation That Actually Sticks
Why 70% of AI projects fail and how to be the 30%.
AI Prompt Engineering
The 5-part framework for effective prompts.
When AI Makes Bad Recommendations
The Red Team Framework for AI governance.
The Data Literacy Gap
3 questions to ask before trusting any data.
AI Vendors Are Selling Snake Oil
70% of claims are inflated. The Vendor Scorecard.
When AI Ignores Accessibility
85% of AI tools lack accessibility. The checklist.
The AI Compliance Nightmare
GDPR fines: up to 4% of revenue. The audit checklist.
Culture & Team Building (15 Issues)
Psychological Safety Isn't Being Nice
Why "nice" cultures often hide the biggest problems.
Breaking Organizational Silos
The hidden cost of departmental walls.
Day One Matters More Than You Think
22% leave in first 45 days. Fix your onboarding.
Onboarding That Actually Sticks
The 6-month onboarding framework.
Employee Well-Being
Beyond pizza parties. The holistic framework.
Unified Teams
Connecting distributed teams that feel fractured.
Conflict to Collaboration
Productive disagreement, not false harmony.
The Learning Organization
Build cultures that learn, not just train.
When Transparency Backfires
The Contextual Transparency Framework.
Values on Wall vs. Values in Action
80% have values, 15% live them. The audit.
Operations & Strategy (12 Issues)
Performance Reviews Are Dead
Replace annual reviews with continuous conversations.
The Hybrid Trap Nobody Talks About
The three hybrid work traps to avoid.
Your Meetings Are Costing You Millions
The Meeting Audit Framework + Magic Question.
Your Compensation Strategy Is Backwards
Impact-based pay, not role-based pay.
The Exit Interview Lie
Stay Interviews work. Exit interviews don't.
When Your Best Mentors Are Leaving
The Modern Apprenticeship Framework.
The Remote Onboarding Gap
The Buddy Program that actually works.
Tool Sprawl Nightmare
137 apps average, 30% underutilized. The audit.
The Process Documentation Gap
70% undocumented. The 80/20 Rule.
The Budget Theater
60% obsolete by Q2. Outcome-based budgeting.
When Growth Stalls
87% hit stalls—70% internal. The diagnosis.
Post-Mortems That Actually Improve
80% don't lead to action. Blameless framework.