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The keys to experimentation

Apathy shifted to alchemy.
Apathy shifted to alchemy.

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.

The Midlife Innovator cohort (our 9th) will harness corporate and personal wisdom to fuel reinvention and long-term growth.

You can have the best product, the best tech stacks, and the best brand. But if your teams live on the brink of burnout, you’re operating in an unprofitable echo chamber.

When 1,382 people registered last week, I realized we had struck a nerve.
One of my long-time clients asked me to lead a webinar entitled “From Burnout to Balance: Three Priority Principles for Executive Success.”
Here’s why this topic matters right now—and why so many participated.

Join us for CLIC ’25 – C-Suite Leading Innovation Conference — May 8-9, 2025. Our theme: “The Art of Experimentation.”
You will meet peers from AARP, CoStar Group, First Heritage Mortgage, Junior Achievement, Harvard University, and more.

Still sitting on the sidelines with your generative AI policy and strategy? If so, your business might just be headed for “limited engagement” status, too.

Today’s issue summarizes what I’m hearing. This insight will help you make the most of your 19 productive days. It will also help you compare your priorities with peers.

To move forward together, we need a moment to pause, name the emotions, and acknowledge them.

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.