Most leadership development assumes that the way leaders think is a given. We design programs as if the thinking instrument itself is a fixed asset. We teach strategy, communication, emotional intelligence, and decision frameworks. We refine competencies and behaviors. We optimize calendars and workflows. But we rarely turn and look directly at the thing underneath all of it, the cognitive architecture of the leader’s brain. In our former low‑complexity world, that blind spot was survivable....

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Happy Holidays. I hope this season gives you time to rest, reset, and reconnect. This December, I’m preparing some big things for the year ahead. In the spirit of reflection, here is a popular piece from earlier this year that many readers found valuable. Your AI Output Is Useless Until You Do This If you’ve been using ChatGPT for any length of time, you’ve probably had this experience: You ask a question. You get a beautifully written answer. You nod in approval… and then move on to the next...