If we can systematize swimming, isn’t leadership as important?
One of the author’s little nuggets, demonstrating the glow of a system that works. I was at my eight-year-old’s swim lesson when it struck…
Posts: Leadership Development
Your Reputation Starts Before You Realize It: 5 Things Recent Grads Should Know
(Left to right) Chris, Heather, Patch, and I share insights with first-year Orr Fellows. The transition from college to your first role can feel like a…
In Giving Feedback, Stick to the Facts and Stress Impact
Originally published in the Indianapolis Business Journal on July 3, 2026. If someone else took control over your life tomorrow, what would be the…
The Cost of Unclear Leadership (and How to Fix It)
Relationships aren’t soft. They’re structural. My first role lived at the intersection of two things that many organizations still treat as opposites — business growth and results on…
AI is forcing leadership to improve, not just go faster
AI won’t take your job, someone who knows how to use it will Forty-two percent of chief human resource officers say they’re prioritizing investments…
ADVISA launches AI leadership training program “Leading with AI”
Carmel-based leadership consultancy ADVISA has launched Leading with AI, a leadership training program designed to help managers and executives use artificial intelligence as a…
We are asking the wrong questions when implementing AI
The organizations that prosper do not ask, “What can we automate?” They ask, “Where does human judgment matter most?” Most AI conversations focus on…
The Leadership Question Behind the AI Boom
AI has quickly gone from an emerging technology to a daily leadership conversation. Leaders are experimenting with new tools, reading headlines about rapid advances,…
Coaching isn’t telling people what to do. That’s why it works.
We broke the word “coach.” Indiana Football may have brought it back. But before we get into football, let’s look back to the origin…
The Power of Partnerships in Creating Future-Ready Leaders
Start with the people you know. Like many great collaborations, the ADVISA / Next Gen Talent partnership started with people. I have known ADVISA’s…
Gen Z Is Ushering in the New Workplace Norms We All Want
Who were you at 23? Perhaps you were freshly graduated from college and working your first career position in the field you studied. Or…
The Human in the Data
I’d read the books. Done the assessments. I’d been in leadership development for 20 years, so I’d had a lot of exposure to amazing…