• Tell me about a time you got it wrong—where you misread a situation or a person. What happened, and what did you learn?

• Who taught you the most about leadership, and what did they show you that stuck?

• What are you building toward in 2026? What does success look like for you personally and professionally?

• What's broken in how most organizations think about developing their people?

 Article Topics:

• Article 1: "Why Your Best People Are Leaving (And It's Not About Money)"

Core Angle: Challenge the default assumption that retention issues are compensation-driven. Reveal how organizations lose talent through unclear growth paths, inconsistent feedback, and misaligned role-person fit—all fixable with intentional systems.

• Article 2: "The Manager's Trap: When Your Star Performer Is in the Wrong Seat"

Core Angle: Tackle the uncomfortable reality that sometimes great people are in roles where they can't succeed—and how to fix the situation with dignity intact. This is about individual-environment fit, not performance management.

 News and 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?