(It Will Make Them Bigger, Harder, and More Valuable) Every major technological shift arrives with a familiar anxiety: this time, work is over. Steam engines were supposed to end craftsmanship.Computers were supposed to eliminate office workers.The internet was supposed to hollow out professional careers. Now it’s AI’s turn. The fear is understandable. When machines can…
Getting Succession Right: Building Leadership That Endures
Succession planning is one of those leadership responsibilities that everyone agrees is important — yet few organizations get right. Too often, succession is treated as a static exercise: a list of names in a drawer, a once-a-year HR process, or a reactive move triggered by an unexpected departure. In today’s environment—defined by volatility, talent mobility,…
Why Employees Are Stepping Away From Leadership Roles
For decades, leadership was positioned as the ultimate career destination. You worked hard, climbed the ladder, managed bigger teams, carried a bigger title — and supposedly found greater fulfillment on the other side. That narrative is breaking down. Across industries and geographies, capable, ambitious professionals are increasingly declining promotions, stepping down from managerial roles, or…
Why the Future of Leadership Depends on Fairness
Succession planning has always been essential for organizational continuity. But in today’s environment, equitable succession planning is no longer optional. It is a strategic imperative. As companies navigate talent shortages, digital disruption, and rapidly shifting customer expectations, leaders must ensure that the next generation of decision-makers reflects not only competence and capability, but fairness, inclusion,…
Carrying Yesterday’s Lessons, Designing Tomorrow’s Possibilities
The arrival of a new year is always symbolic — but 2026 feels different. It arrives not as a clean break from the past, but as a moment of reckoning and renewal. The world has just come through another year of contradictions: astonishing technological progress alongside persistent fragility; moments of deep personal gratitude mixed with…
Why Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys Stock Buy Matters
When Nvidia begins a month by dropping $2 billion on Synopsys stock, developers should pay attention — especially those building the next generation of sensor-driven, AI-enabled products. While headlines focus on strategic bets, financial positioning, or the partnership’s impact on the semiconductor ecosystem, the real story for developers is simple: This move accelerates how fast…
How an AI Named Aristotle Just Embarrassed Every Math PhD
There are moments in history when everything quietly changes. When Newton saw the apple.When Einstein scribbled on a notepad in a Swiss patent office.And now — when an AI system named Aristotle solved a 30-year-old math problem in six hours, then verified its own proof in sixty seconds. Six. Hours.Sixty. Seconds. A problem that sat…
Hot Take: You Can’t Fake Your Way Into Great Leadership
Change has always been a defining force in leadership, but today it’s no longer an occasional disruption — it’s the constant backdrop of organizational life. Technology cycles move faster than strategic planning cycles. Teams are asked to deliver more with fewer resources. And leaders are now expected to adapt not only their skills but their…
Why Who We Are Shapes How We Lead
Personality has always fascinated humanity. From ancient philosophies to modern psychology labs, people have tried to understand why individuals think, act, and respond so differently. Today, personality science has evolved into one of the most powerful tools for leadership development, team performance, and organizational success. Some of the world’s leading experts in personality psychology have…
World AIDS Day 2025: Why It Still Matters
Each year on December 1, the world comes together to observe World AIDS Day — a moment to reflect, remember, and recommit to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Established in 1988, this day has long stood as a beacon of hope and a reminder of the ongoing fight against a virus that has taken millions of…