Michael Blanding

When budgets tighten, programs that promote psychological safety—the freedom to speak up without fear of retribution—are often cut. New research shows that’s a mistake. A study of 27,000 healthcare workers during the pandemic found that feeling psychologically safe significantly reduces burnout and turnover, even when resources are severely constrained. Employees who felt safe enough to voice concerns also proved to be  more resilient and more likely to stay in their jobs. Building this “social resource” before a crisis pays dividends when uncertainty spikes.

Johanna Rothman

I've been working with Stephanie, a senior leader who's trying to nudge her organization to more organizational agility. Not because agility is so “good,” but because they want to quickly launch new products and new versions of existing products. They think these products will allow them to capture new customer segments. And, they want to avoid losing their current revenue streams. All of this effort requires innovation and collaboration, both in teams and across teams.

John Cutler

I’ve been thinking a lot about why some people are wired for concrete solution-thinking while others naturally gravitate toward more abstract, problem-focused, or strategy-level thinking.

Muriel Wilkins

Strategies for steadying yourself, managing reactivity, and keeping conversations constructive even under intense pressure.

Graham Kenny and Ganna Pogrebna

Many of today’s toughest strategic challenges are “wicked problems”—issues shaped by tangled variables, shifting outcomes, and stakeholder complexity that overwhelm traditional analytics. Quantum modelling offers a new way forward. Even without quantum computers, quantum-inspired models running on conventional hardware can evaluate interdependent variables simultaneously, revealing patterns linear, regression-based tools can’t capture.

Chantal Kapani

In the battle over the return to the office between execs and employees, managers lose

Jason Yip

Key practice in effective product development culture.

Jasmine Chan

Reorganizations happen constantly in growing tech companies, and they often leave engineering teams directionless and demoralized.

Rachel Coldicutt

What we learnt in developing the Consequences tool, and an introduction to the deep-dive workshop