It's early February, and if you're like 80% of Americans, that shiny New Year's resolution you made three weeks ago is gathering dust somewhere between "I'll start Monday" and "Maybe next year." Perhaps you resolved to be more positive, adopt a growth mindset, or finally become that unflappable leader who sees every setback as an opportunity. Noble goals, all of them.
Here's the uncomfortable truth: mindset work isn't a resolution. It's a renovation.
Read MoreTwo concerns tend to dominate our conversations with leaders: skepticism that AI is not all that powerful and the hype is overblown, or fear that AI is dangerous and perhaps best avoided altogether. However, these perspectives are distractions, slowing leaders down, narrowing imagination, and prevent experimenting with what is possible.
Read MoreWhile most leaders are busy either panicking about AI replacing them or breathlessly evangelizing its capabilities, they're missing the most important truth of our time: artificial intelligence doesn't diminish the value of human judgment—it makes it exponentially more valuable. But only if you understand why.
Read MoreIn a recent interview with Harvard Business Review, IBM CEO Virginia “Ginny” Rometty discussed her concerted efforts to ensure the company stays relevant. It’s not difficult to see one clear theme emerge, seemingly a six-word lynchpin of her strategy in this transformation: “Don’t try to protect the past.” Rometty’s tack is a unique lesson in innovative thinking, efforts that otherwise could easily have gone awry.
Read MoreWe’re in the home stretch of our seven-part series investigating the tension between the NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio. We began this series by conducting a thorough diagnosis to identify the systemic challenge that we believe is the root cause behind the turmoil in New York. We responded to our diagnosis by developing a comprehensive strategy to address this challenge.
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