by JW | Mar 2, 2026 | Perspective
The debate over hybrid work has produced an impressive amount of certainty. Some leaders insist organizations function best when employees return to the office. Others argue fully remote work is the inevitable future of knowledge work. Both views capture part of the...
by JW | Mar 2, 2026 | Briefing
As we enter March, I’m noticing an unsettling pattern across several leadership teams I’m working with: in many cases, key contributors are already showing early signs of burnout — and we are only two months into the year. For senior leaders, this is more than a...
by JW | Feb 24, 2026 | Perspective
Many companies say their people are their greatest asset.Few design their strategy as if that were actually true. Every organization must decide where its competitive advantage will come from. Some build their strategy around the products they offer. Others focus on...
by JW | Feb 16, 2026 | Perspective
Why Innovation Is Hard for Most Organizations Imagining something that has never been imagined is one of humanity’s rarest talents. Yet the environments required for that kind of thinking are surprisingly fragile. Even the most thoughtfully designed organizations face...
by JW | Feb 16, 2026 | Briefing
By now, most leaders have moved beyond annual planning and are back in the gravitational pull of day-to-day execution. Recently, I began working with a senior leader at a major pharmaceutical company who is struggling to focus on strategy because she is deeply...
