Your org may feel aligned until pressure hits. This issue looks at coherence, megamanagers, mentorship, and the wisdom of water.

As 2026 begins, outdated operating models, rising risk, and AI speed are testing how prepared leaders really are.

Transformation sticks when people choose it. This week’s On Culture explores why meaning drives adoption and how leaders design change that earns belief.

Fear isn’t the enemy—unexamined fear is. We all carry private worries: losing purpose, not being heard, missing our moment, being misunderstood. Organizations fear, too—loss of control, broken trust, stalled voice. The real work is slowing down our reactions, naming what’s underneath, and choosing clarity instead of defensiveness. Trust is built in those moments. When we acknowledge fear, we regain agency.

Driving a 38-foot camper down a dark highway became a metaphor for leadership—fear and focus coexisting on the road to growth. Myste Wylde reflects on change as a series of seasons—growth, transition, recovery, and reset—each demanding its own pace. Research from HBR, MIT Sloan, and Forbes shows that adaptable leaders who balance exploration and execution sustain engagement, innovation, and trust. The only way out, in work and life, is through.

Coherence is the organizing principle of intelligent work—aligning purpose, systems, and behavior so organizations can adapt without losing clarity or trust. The piece examines how AI, autonomy, and culture converge to sustain meaning and human connection in complex systems.

Leaders are learning to hold tension at speed—advancing AI, trust, and transformation without losing clarity, care, or the human core.

A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. This week’s issue explores how leaders can protect focus and spark renewal.

AI is speeding up low-value work. Here’s how to strip noise, rewire incentives, and make the work that matters unavoidable.

Stories shape people and organizations. This week’s On Culture shows how narrative drives strategy, collaboration, and care in an AI era.

AI isn’t a mind; use it as a tool. Build psychological closeness, curb clock botching, and rethink value →

Courage isn’t about heroics. It’s about clarity, humility, and consistent action—especially when the pressure’s on.

Why people stay: work that matters, leaders we trust, skills that grow, thinking that wins. Unpack it in this week’s On Culture

Leadership courage, mental health, trust, skills-first hiring, energy—build cultures that outlast the noise.

When uncertainty hits, it’s tempting to tighten control—but that kills trust and creativity. Discover why agency + hope matter >

Forget 'right' answers. In uncertain times, real leadership is courage to face tough questions—together. Ready to adapt?

Discover how clarity, psych safety, and the “connection-trust loop” transform leadership, spark innovation, and strengthen culture.

Culture is what you create—and what you tolerate. Are unspoken norms fueling burnout or trust? Explore more in our latest On Culture.

Labor crunch, stalled AI, data gaps: Is leadership the real bottleneck? Rethink structures, harness new skills—read on to future-proof 2025.

What endures beyond milestones & headlines? Discover how ikigai—a reason for being—can transform leadership & culture in 2025. Read more.