This annual leadership letter reflects on what leaders must nurture in 2026 - dignity, accountability, agency, capability, and capacity - while building cultures of optimism amid accelerating uncertainty.
In an era of volatility and anxiety, hope isn’t enough. This post argues that optimism—grounded in strategic foresight and scenario planning—is the leadership mindset that enables decisive action.
AI has created an obsession with organizations that are synthetic. The future demands cultures that are elastic. Astute leaders need to build elastic and synthetic as their competitive advantage.