Many leadership discussions still focus on familiar topics: strategy, talent, technology, and execution. However, two of the most powerful resources available to leaders today remain consistently underutilized—not because they are rare, but because they are misunderstood. The first already exists within every organization: the influence of peers. Your employees act as the informal, lateral force that shapes […]

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Organizations don’t suffer from a lack of initiatives. They suffer from an excess of them.  New programs aimed at boosting engagement, collaboration, learning, accountability, or performance are introduced all too often. Many are well-meaning and thoughtfully planned. However, over time, most fade away. They add another layer to an already busy environment, becoming just one more task people are asked to manage alongside their […]

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As organizations move into 2026, leaders are navigating a complex reality. Expectations for performance continue to rise, yet engagement remains stubbornly low across many industries. According to Gallup, only about 23 percent of employees globally report being engaged at work. At the same time, stress and anxiety remain common, with a majority of employees saying they experience stress […]

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For years, Harvard Business School Professor and best-selling author Amy Edmondson’s research on psychological safety has given leaders a powerful lens for understanding team performance. Edmondson’s well-known 2×2 model, which shows psychological safety and accountability not as opposing forces, but as necessary partners, clearly illustrates where high performance lives: the Learning Zone. She characterizes it as the optimal environment where teams have both high […]

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More than a decade ago, when I first began writing books about the power of peers, I started with a simple truth people intuitively understand because they’ve lived it their entire lives: who we surround ourselves with matters. Our language proves the point: birds of a feather flock together, we’re known by the company we keep, a rising tide lifts all boats. Peers shape our behavior long […]

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There’s something universally energizing about attending an impressive workshop or team-building session. The room feels alive. People lean forward, contribute more openly, and scribble notes purposefully. Ideas burst like fireworks, friendships ignite, and trust deepens. For a moment, everyone sees what could be. Three weeks later, the notebooks gathering dust are the only remaining proof that anything happened. The team remembers their experience fondly, maybe even with a breakthrough idea or two, but their […]

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We celebrate collaboration in theory. We put it on posters, print it in value statements, applaud it in leadership speeches, and promise it in strategic plans. Yet the lived experience is often quite different. Even in organizations filled with smart, well-intentioned people, collaboration too often gives way to competing priorities, individual agendas, or “the way we’ve […]

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In the race to lead companies, build teams, and outperform competitors, we spend extraordinary time optimizing processes, tightening systems, and measuring output. It’s no surprise, then, that creative pursuits (writing, painting, designing, podcasting, even something as simple as sketching on a whiteboard) are often placed in a category we mentally label ‘optional’. Something for “when things slow down.” But after reading Your […]

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In a world where leaders are pressed for time, overloaded with information, and often isolated at the top, the CEO Forum remains one of the few places where they can think clearly, speak honestly, and grow intentionally. The world’s highest-performing CEO Forums don’t succeed by accident. They thrive because their members operate from a deeply shared set of values. These values are […]

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As we approach 2026, CEOs face a landscape that is both exciting and challenging. Rapid technological progress, geopolitical uncertainties, demographic changes, and unpredictable markets continue to challenge long-held beliefs about how companies grow and how leaders lead. AI is transforming decision-making. Hybrid work is reshaping workplace culture. Stakeholders now demand transparency, humanity, and resilience in […]

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