Thought Prompts

• Your upcoming Forbes article is titled Strategy Is Not an Annual Event: Why High-Performing Leaders Treat It as a Daily Discipline. Why do you believe so many leaders still approach strategy as a once-a-year exercise instead of an ongoing leadership responsibility?

• What moment this past month impacted the way you think about leadership the most, and why did it stay with you?

• You’ve built your career in environments where performance and results matter. What have you learned about the difference between being respected because of your title versus being trusted because of how you lead?

• With so many teams navigating economic uncertainty, restructuring, and growing anxiety around AI, what do you believe people need most from leaders right now?

• As more organizations push employees back into the office and reduce flexibility, what do you think many leaders misunderstand about what those decisions communicate to their teams?

• Tell me about a recent speaking opportunity you participated in. What was the topic, what was the room and audience like, and what was the biggest takeaway you left w

• Consideration: We could use your post  "The Power of Fun/Laughing" for this round

Article Topic:

• Why High-Performing Teams Need More Than Resilience: The Leadership Power of Joy, Humor, and Human Connection

Angle: Exploring how transformational leadership is not just about driving performance through change, but about sustaining human connection, energy, and morale during high-pressure periods. The piece would position laughter, joy, and moments of fun not as distractions from serious work, but as critical leadership tools that help teams build trust, resilience, creativity, and engagement through uncertainty, restructuring, and transformation.

• Topic: Why Transformational Leaders Must Break Down Internal Silos to Improve Customer Experience

Angle: Exploring how transformational leaders break down silos by forcing organizations to see the business through the customer’s experience rather than individual departmental goals. The piece would focus on how high-performing organizations often become internally optimized but externally disconnected, and why leaders must challenge teams to align around enterprise-wide outcomes, customer impact, and shared accountability instead of protecting isolated workflows and metrics.

News & Updates

• What book(s) or article(s) did you read this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What event(s), talks or experiences did you attend this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What podcast(s) did you listen to this past month that stayed with you?