Category: Mindful marketing

From AI Experiments to Business Impact: A Growth Leader’s Playbook
From AI Experiments to Business Impact: A Growth Leader’s Playbook

Most organizations have plenty of AI activity — and not enough AI results. This fireside chat with Charlene Li and Lisa Nirell cuts through the noise.

Now that I’m approaching my 25th year in business, the wisdom gods have gifted me a special superpower: I hereby give you permission to ignore the goal-setting missives and mantras flooding your inbox. At least for a few days. 

Optimism, a passion for communication, and a strong work ethic have served me well in this life. But 2025 ushered in a more somber “senior superlative” moment. Thankfully, I listened.

As we enter the season of giving and receiving, I’m taking a break from the normal news messages and cheery holiday chatter.

Move from fear to flow in 2026. This keynote will help you start.

How to Lead High Performing Teams Without a Strategy. As the final weeks of summer unfold, two trends bug me…

I never set out to reach 42,700 people in two days. I was simply fed up with the news feed and shared my frustration on LinkedIn last Saturday. The post went viral. I hope my experience gives you a new perspective—it has for me. Here’s what unfolded.

We’re witness to forces toppling old ways of working and leading. Generative AI, geopolitical turmoil, media misinformation, and hybrid work are fueling concern and confusion about the future.

Based on the 170+ clients I have advised over the past two decades, I’m seeing how our old definition of transformation, coupled with the speed of change, is no longer serving us. And our stakeholders suffer.

AI frenzy is fostering awful intelligence and fuzzy math. And less than ten percent of our clients and followers are actively using AI at work. Here’s my contrarian view. The FOMO mindset is no way to live—and it stifles innovative thinking.