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Why the Original CIO-CHRO AI Power Team Was Necessary but Not Sufficient

When generative AI entered the enterprise, many companies correctly identified the chief information officer–chief human resources officer (CIO–CHRO) partnership as the power team for the AI era. The logic made sense. AI was new technology. It would change skills, roles, and how people worked. Surely the leaders of technology and talent, working hand-in-hand, were the right stewards to drive the transformation....

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5 Ways AI Empowers Hybrid Teamship

I’ve spent the past decade inside the guts of elite teams, from Fortune 100 giants to scrappy startups. Here’s the truth: Teamship still rules. But the rules are changing. Co-elevation, my term for teammates lifting each other higher, is still the engine of breakthrough performance. But now we’re building that engine with AI.   Recently, I hosted a dinner in New York City for 70...

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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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How Good Teams Can Shift to Great by Combining Collective Intelligence With Foresight

Our traditional instinct has been to look to our leaders to steer a clear path through uncertain and complex times. But marshaling the foresight to navigate today’s volatility and disruption requires something more than leadership. It requires teamship—the combined talent and insight of peers sharing the leadership load rather than expecting one heroic individual to...

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Red Flag Rules and Replays: Game Changing Practice to Elevate Teamship

In the heat of a high-stakes championship game, a coach throws a red flag onto the football field. Play pauses. The team does not dwell on mistakes or look to place blame; they want to check everyone is aligned and playing by the agreed-upon rules. Now let us imagine that same commitment to shared accountability...

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Don't Be Resigned to Employee Turnover. Do These 5 Things Instead

Don’t Be Resigned to Employee Turnover. Do These 5 Things Instead

During a recent call with a group of presidents from some of the world’s largest companies, the number-one issue keeping them awake at night was attracting and retaining great talent. It’s an issue that companies of every size have been grappling with since the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted first our lives and then the labor market. The executives were...

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How to Use Collaborative Problem-Solving to Get to the Right Answers--Quickly

How to Use Collaborative Problem-Solving to Get to the Right Answers–Quickly

Faced with a tough decision that needs to be made quickly, most leaders’ command-and- control instincts kick in. They are often wrong. In a world changing at an extraordinary pace, expecting a leader under pressure to make the call alone is to overlook the talent in the team. The better answer is quick-fire collaboration. Today’s economy demands that...

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5 Critical Shifts Leaders Must Make to Build Companies That Win

5 Critical Shifts Leaders Must Make to Build Companies That Win

Uncovering the answers to this question has been the driving force of the Socratic business adviser Jim Collins‘s career. But what about now, as we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, in a business landscape that is best summed up by the word disruption? I got on a call recently with Jim to discuss. For more than a quarter...

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Courageous Speech Is a Key Block in the Innovation Stack of a High-Return Team

Courageous Speech Is a Key Block in the Innovation Stack of a High-Return Team

During the pandemic, the crisis gave most workplaces much-needed jolts of urgency to reboot outdated management systems. One brilliant outcome we saw emerge were leaders and teams that began collaborating more intensively. Teammates spoke with greater transparency and authenticity, because frankly, there was no time to waste when it came to innovative solutions. In our...

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5 Steps to Make Your Team Bigger (Without Hiring Anyone)

5 Steps to Make Your Team Bigger (Without Hiring Anyone)

Teaming out is a characteristic behavior of the most effective executive teams, and one that my research institute has decoded as a high-return practice. Through 20 years of coaching, I’ve seen it speed collaboration and accelerate growth. Teaming out also helps mitigate unrecognized risk–in Fortune 500 companies, midmarket brands, and startups. Here’s how it works. Curating Relationships Most of...

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