Subject: The Leadership Variable Most Teams Never Measure
The Leadership Variable Most Teams Never Measure
March 12th, 2026 at 9:51 am EDTOver the past few months, I’ve been getting a growing number of questions from leaders about Kolbe and conation and how they impact performance inside organizations. Questions like:Why do two high performers clash when it comes to strategy?What ...
2 Powerful Events You Should Attend
March 9th, 2026 at 5:21 pm EDTI have 2 powerful events I’m participating in this week that I want to invite you to attend. First is a private invitation-only B2B event sponsored by the B2B Business Team. This is a leadership session I’ll be emceeing on March 12 in Plantati ...
Does Decision Authority Collapse Under Pressure?
March 4th, 2026 at 9:00 am EDTLeaders at the top shouldn’t hold all the decision-making power. Some decisions belong in different levels of organizations based on hierarchy that are well-documented. But when real pressure hits, like global tariffs, AI disruption, regulatory s ...
If Business Risk Doubles Tomorrow, Who Decides?
February 25th, 2026 at 9:00 am EDTIf you step away for a week and key decisions slow down, that tells you something. It’s not about loyalty. It’s about design. In my latest video, Article/Blog I introduce the distinction between a Control Hoarder and a Control Alchemist — and ...
The conversation leaders are avoiding about AI
February 18th, 2026 at 9:00 am EDTIf AI were just a technology decision, most organizations would already be seeing returns. But what we’re watching across executive teams right now is something different: tools working, effort increasing, and outcomes… not moving the way they ...
AI Adoption issues Pt. 2
February 11th, 2026 at 4:37 pm EDTLast week we dropped a bit of a bomb with Part 1 of our AI series, sharing the MIT research that revealed 95% of AI adoption efforts are failing inside companies. If you watched that video and quietly wondered whether your organization might be in ...
Why is 95% of AI Rollouts Failing…
February 4th, 2026 at 3:39 pm EDTYes that’s right… Only 5% of AI initiatives are successful. AI is moving fast. Expectations are higher. Boards, investors, and teams are asking the same question in different ways: How quickly can we scale this? But when speed feels necessary, ...
Celebrate Black History Month + An Alarming Report from MIT: 95% of AI Adoption Ends in Failure
February 2nd, 2026 at 3:00 pm EDTIn observation of Black History Month, it’s important to pause and remember something simple and profound: Black history is not separate from American history. It IS American history. The story of this country cannot be told without the contribu ...
Long before open conflict shows up, you’ve lost $$$$$
January 28th, 2026 at 9:00 am EDTYou may not realize this, but by the time most leadership teams experience the outward conflict, they’ve been dealing with the friction for a very long time. The outward expression was the straw that broke the proverbial “camel's back.” You m ...
A leadership cost most teams don’t see (video drops tomorrow)
January 26th, 2026 at 3:00 pm EDTMost leadership teams don’t break because of bad intent, poor strategy, or lack of talent. They break because something invisible goes unaddressed for too long. Tension becomes normal.Decisions slow down.Work starts routing around people instead ...
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