• Before hiring externally, should organizations be doing more to identify employees who could grow into open roles? What prevents companies from seeing the talent they already have?

• Tell me about the Chief AI Officer (or another service) training offered through Princeton Academy. Can you share a success story that shows how someone has applied what they learned and the impact it had on their organization?

• As AI takes over more junior-level tasks, how should companies rethink entry-level roles so younger employees still have opportunities to learn and develop?

• As organizations take on more initiatives, how can leaders determine which projects truly deserve resources—and have the discipline to pause or kill projects that no longer support the strategy? What happens when everything is treated as a priority?

• You talk about making “trial moves” before making permanent role changes. What does that process look like, and what should leaders pay attention to during those 60–90 days?

• Middle managers are being asked to execute strategy, manage performance, support employee wellbeing, and navigate constant change. Have we overloaded the manager role, and what should organizations take off their plates?

Article:
Option 1: Why Your Leadership Program Isn’t Changing Leadership Behavior
Option 2: The Manager Problem Behind Most Engagement Problems
Option 3: Why Most Business Transformations Fail Before They Begin

 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?