A few weeks before Christmas in the US, HBO bought the rights to a Canadian adaptation of the romance novel Heated Rivalry. They did almost no promotion — there was no time — and yet this show was quickly everywhere. It spread because people talked about it. Viewers were posting clips, imploring their friends to […]
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For years, leadership potential revealed itself in the work; not just in the outcomes but in how someone got there. You could see it in how they framed a messy problem, how they worked through imperfect data, how they stayed steady when things got murky. You could watch their reasoning unfold in real time. You
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Coaching is an investment in individual leaders. That investment may also come into direct conflict with your organizational system. Coaching works best when the organization can support the work it generates – when insight, experimentation, and behavior change are supported rather than quietly absorbed by the individual. Organizational support is what makes coaching usable, visible,
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AI isn’t coming for HR jobs—it’s coming for HR excuses. The familiar refrains of “we don’t have time,” “we don’t have data,” and “we’re still doing this manually” are losing their power. Work that used to consume nights and weekends now takes minutes, and what once required a team can be done with a prompt. The question isn’t whether AI will change HR – it already
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In the early 2000s, leadership development meant a three-day, in-person program. By 2020, we’d gone fully virtual—still classroom-based, just online, with a few learning licenses sprinkled in. Fast-forward to late 2024, when we asked leaders where they most often turned for learning… It was reels, podcasts, and audiobooks—consumed through AirPods and phones, anytime, anywhere. So how
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One of the first questions we ask a new coachee is simple: What constructive feedback have you received recently? When the answer is “none,” that, in itself, is feedback. A lack of input often signals a leadership gap. Getting others to share feedback with you isn’t passive—it’s an active leadership skill. Like any other skill,
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New data suggests Gen X leaders are being leapfrogged in succession plans. That worries us — not just because it’s our generation, but because overlooking this group leaves a critical gap in organizational strength. Gen X often serves as the glue that holds organizations together. They bring institutional memory, operational depth, and adaptive leadership. They’ve
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Last year, we called generative AI the “eager intern”—clever, but unpolished. Fast forward to today, and that intern has quietly settled into a permanent role—working behind the scenes on résumé screening, policy updates, DEI tracking, and pay equity analysis. The demos are no longer the main event. We’re in the long game now: building a
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As leaders, one of the most meaningful actions we can take is to increase our team’s involvement. Making space for team members to represent their team or function in key settings broadens their influence. This not only eases our workload but also accelerates their growth and amplifies the team’s impact—both within and beyond the organization.
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In a recent post we discussed how to assess whether coaching is the right tool to help someone. Let’s assume you’ve read that and have decided to invest in coaching for your colleague. Now the question is: to use an internal resource or an external coach. We’ve put together this cheat sheet to help clarify
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