by JW | Sep 4, 2026 | News
Jumped on with Sana at BizBlend in July to discuss one of the biggest undiscussables in industry today: when leaders proclaim, “people are our greatest asset,” but don’t really mean it. Here it straight from an insider who has actually been in the strategy room trying...
by JW | Aug 24, 2026 | News
Last month I had an engaging discussion with Michael Peters, author of High Performance Team Leadership, about leadership, strategy, and current workplace conditions. In this 30-min. podcast, we discuss current industry trends, what’s working for my best clients, and...
by JW | Aug 24, 2026 | Articles
Leadership doesn’t require being certain you’re right. It requires enough conviction to act on the best understanding available and enough humility to change when reality gives you a better answer. That’s Epistemic Humility: recognizing the limits of...
by JW | Aug 10, 2026 | Articles
Most leaders believe two heads are better than one—until they have to pay for the second head. When budgets tighten, organizations instinctively eliminate what appears to be redundant. Duplicate reports are consolidated. Parallel efforts are combined. Independent...
by JW | Jul 20, 2026 | Articles
In my Executive Brief introducing Enterprise Cognition, I argued that organizations don’t compete simply by making better decisions. They compete by improving the perceptions that shape those decisions. That’s an interesting idea, but it naturally raises...