[This is a brief overview and some curated highlights of an article published today in “The Atlantic” by Jonathan Haidt and Eric Schmidt.] Haidt and Schmidt remind us that AI has already revolutionized the way we interact with technology, and suggest that social media platforms are no exception. In fact, they contend, with AI, social […]

In Michael Singer’s Living Untethered, readers are invited to let go of their personal preferences and attachments to achieve inner peace and freedom. Singer’s book (and his whole life for that matter) draws heavily from the teachings of Eastern spiritual traditions, such as Buddhism and Taoism. This puts Living Untethered in the company of other

The movie Air, the story of Nike signing Michael Jordan as its premier basketball athlete in 1984, premiered yesterday. The story is well-known: Nike was a long third globally in basketball shoes to Adidas and Converse. Sonny Vaccaro, the Nike point person for basketball athletes, convinced Phil Knight to bet their entire endorsement budget on

Models of human development start at the level of meeting basic needs. If all goes well this is followed by learning, growth, and fulfillment. Sometimes these models are depicted as pyramids, such as the ubiquitous Maslow Hierarchy of Needs, with the base of meeting survival needs, extending upward to the realm of ‘self-actualization.’ Generally speaking,

Pursuing a signature ‘style’ as a leader is a misplaced effort. Effective leaders care about delivering on what is needed in the moment, rather than hoping to hear, “She’s so visionary…” when being discussed among their teams. Being the leader who is required ‘now’–in real-time–distinguishes the great leader from the average. Korn Ferry’s research, drawing

The term ‘transformational leadership’ was introduced by James MacGregor Burns in his 1978 book, “Leadership.” He set a high aspirational bar by defining it as a process where “…leaders and their followers raise one another to higher levels of morality and motivation.” In “Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations,” Bernard M. Bass in 1985 used slightly

As the possibility of automation “replacing” human employment through robotics and artificial intelligence has become a reality, many of us are experiencing a degree of whiplash. The World Economic Forum predicts that by as early as 2025, automation will displace nearly 85 million jobs. On the other hand, according to its analysis, a tech-driven economy

During my career, I was directly led by a dozen or so different leaders. I have led thousands of employees and contractors and have advised and worked with hundreds of leaders directly, and thousands more, indirectly. No matter the trappings or apparent success, across the experiences, there is a single word that always exposes a

It was once thought that reaching ‘enlightenment’ required a lifetime of commitment to daily practices of mindful meditation and study and giving up all manner of the worldly good stuff. And even that wouldn’t assure you’d get to the objective. This, for obvious reasons, is sometimes called “The Long Path.” As is the case with

Leon C. Megginson was a U.S.-born (Alabama) Ph.D. and business school professor. He offered his interpretation of the central ideas contained in Darwin’s On the Origin of Species back in 1963. Megginson’s remarks are frequently attributed to Charles Darwin. However, after an exhaustive search of Darwin’s writings, they were never found there.[1] Megginson wrote, “Yes,