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How to Turn Fractional Leadership Into Full Teamship

Fractional executives aren’t just a trend. They are now essential to the modern startup toolset. However, if bringing one part-time leader on board is a challenge, hiring several at once is a whole new management game, and most founders aren’t fully prepared. As more CEOs tap into a “portfolio” C-suite, the struggle shifts from simply getting the talent to actually...

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The Smart CIO’s Guide To Choosing The Right AI Tech Stack

AI is the new electricity, but for CIOs, the real power lies not just in plugging into it, but in understanding the grid. Vendors will say they’re “powered by AI.” But ask a few deeper questions, and you’ll uncover a wide range of capabilities. Some built for lightweight automation, others trained to solve complex industry-specific...

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Reindeer Says AI Isn’t One-And-Done. It’s A Living System.

Over the past several months, I’ve been chasing a question that feels central to our time: What does it really mean to be an AI-first company? Not the buzzword version, but the lived reality. What do these organizations see that others don’t? How do they operate differently? Not simply because they use AI, but because AI...

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Are The Next Great CEOs Today’s CTOs And CIOs?

When I look at the leaders best equipped to guide companies through the turbulence of AI transformation, one question keeps surfacing: Could tomorrow’s most successful CEOs come from today’s CTO and CIO ranks? Certainly not every future CEO will come directly from the CTO or CIO’s chair. But every successful CEO will need the qualities of...

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Turning 80,000 Employees Into AI-Driven Innovators

In the race to turn artificial intelligence from buzzword to bottom-line impact, Cisco has built one of the most comprehensive internal enablement programs in the corporate world. Its mission: to make 80,000 employees confident, capable, and eager to apply AI in their daily work. “AI is a team sport,” says Gianpaolo Barozzi, Cisco’s 3P Chief...

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The AI revolution will separate winners and losers in every industry. The winners won't be those with the most advanced tools or biggest budgets. They'll be organizations that master these four leadership shifts—building movements, reimagining workflows, assembling the right teams, and creating collective resilience. getty

From Adoption To Transformation: Four Critical Shifts For AI Success

“Most companies are failing at AI—not because of weak tech, but because they’re stuck in old-school leadership.”
The winners aren’t just buying tools, they’re re-engineering workflows, unleashing peer-led super users, and building team resilience. The real AI revolution isn’t about machines—it’s about how humans work together....

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When the Bear Appears: Why Every Worker Needs to Become an AI Movement Leader Now. getty

When The Bear Appears: Why You Need To Become An AI Movement Leader Now

“The bear is out of the woods.”
AI is coming for 30–50% of today’s jobs—and survival won’t come from waiting on a pink slip. The winners won’t just adapt; they’ll lead the change. Start by automating one task, then mentor others. Redesign your role with AI as your teammate. Rally peers to reinvent workflows together. Don’t wait for permission—be the movement leader inside your company. The bear is here. Will you freeze, or sprint?...

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What’s your Project 2030? And what’s the first bold move you’re making next week to build it? getty

Why Your Company’s Future Depends On Thinking Like A Disruptor Today

Don’t plan 2026 from today—start from 2030. The future belongs to leaders who reverse-engineer bold visions, make asymmetric bets, and disrupt themselves before someone else does.
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No one can lead alone—nor should they try in today's environment. The future belongs to organizations that recognize the power of Teamship to transform good teams into truly extraordinary ones. getty

How Elite Organizations Transform Good Teams Into Extraordinary Ones

“Most organizations don’t fail from lack of talent or strategy—they fail because they’re stuck in outdated leadership models.”
Teamship flips the script: shifting from hierarchical leadership to peer-to-peer co-elevation where teams share the load, challenge with candor, and build trust through deliberate practices. The result? Faster decisions, higher accountability, and breakthrough performance that traditional leadership simply can’t deliver....

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Sarah Bond's approach leverages her team's full capabilities across all domains, including those where she has no personal expertise. The result is both stunning outcomes and extraordinary team engagement. Courtesy of Microsoft

The Secret Driver Behind Xbox’s Transformation

“Sarah Bond didn’t climb to the top of Xbox by following the old leadership playbook—she rewrote it.”
Her secret? Teamship—a peer-to-peer model where interdependent talent is unleashed, vulnerability builds trust, and shared leadership delivers impossible wins, from record growth to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal....

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AI transformation: 4 ways to build human-centered movements that deliver results

Organizations are bleeding capital on investments in artificial intelligence (AI), with often little to show for it. As executives throw cash at expensive tools and chaotic pilot projects, the promise of AI-driven transformation remains elusive. The problem isn’t the technology. Too many leaders rely on traditional change management thinking and old-school training methodologies. Plus, many...

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Talent Reimagined: How AI Will Elevate Human Potential

AI is often cast as a villain in the workplace—an unstoppable force of automation, poised to replace jobs and disrupt industries. But what if we flipped the script? What if, instead of replacing human potential, AI became the most powerful force for elevating it? Imagine a world where every employee has a hyper-personalized career coach—an...

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