Leaders…Press Pause

Leaders…Press Pause This week, I have been reading Miracles of Love by Ram Dass while on vacation, and one idea keeps returning. He writes about what it means to lead when familiar reference points begin to shift. He calls it cultural drift, those moments when...

The Death of the Culture Committee

The Death of the Culture Committee Culture committees came from a sincere place. They gave people a voice. They helped leaders show that listening mattered. And for many organizations, they created connection that did not exist before. But intention does not guarantee...

When AI Fails, Accountability Still Belongs to Us 

When AI Fails, Accountability Still Belongs to Us  The new AI Safety Report from RAIDS AI Limited, shared with me by Nikolas Kairinos, analyzed more than forty real cases where artificial intelligence systems caused measurable harm. The total damage exceeds one...

The Accountability Dilemma of Global Outages

The Accountability Dilemma of Global Outages When major outages such as those from CrowdStrike or Amazon Web Services occur, companies often respond by assigning blame instead of taking ownership. These moments reveal how interconnected systems can create dependency,...

Make HR Great… Not Again, But For The First Time

Make HR Great… Not Again, But For The First Time HR needs saving. The CHRO is struggling today the same way the CIO once did. For years, CIOs were seen as back office support, necessary but not strategic. Then Y2K happened, and suddenly, technology became the engine...

“At Their Most Vulnerable”

“At Their Most Vulnerable” This week I’m speaking to hundreds of healthcare leaders about one of their toughest challenges: the rise of workplace violence. One leader said something that stayed with me — that the people attacking their workers are often...