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…

Experimentation is no longer an exclusive benefit for IT, R&D, or product teams. Failure is part of the journey.

I remember the 2015 conference call like it was yesterday: “You should cancel CLIC. DC traffic is going to be a mess.”

Dusty, fixed mindsets and planning models? They have gone the way of green eye shades. Experimentation and flexibility are de rigeur.

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.

Each year, we select a senior growth leader for our CLIC Beacon Award. We honor and recognize their commitment to promoting shared knowledge, inspiration, and experiences. The recipient  models the traits of a strategic leader: open, real, and respectful.

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

What I recommend is contrary to Western work norms: stop plate-spinning. In my recent LinkedIn newsletter, I have outlined the case to embrace the power of the pause.

Why does this topic matter? Because I am witnessing how generative AI and efficiency pressures are plunging CEOs, CMOs and market leaders into a pile of misaligned teams, missed deadlines, and competing priorities.