When AI Fails, Accountability Still Belongs to Us
When AI Fails, Accountability Still Belongs to Us The new AI Safety Report from RAIDS AI Limited, shared with me by Nikolas Kairinos, analyzed more than forty real cases where artificial intelligence systems caused measurable harm. The total damage exceeds one hundred billion dollars. These are not theoretical risks or futuristic scenarios. They are happening now in hospitals, financial markets, and customer service operations where AI is already making decisions that shape economies and lives. What stood out to me was that in every one of these failures, the machine performed exactly as instructed. It did not rebel. It did not make a random mistake. It optimized the goal it was given,...
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That’s Not What I Meant
That’s Not What I Meant This week’s This Week in Culture is about one of the toughest lessons in leadership: you are not judged by your intention,...
You Can’t Lead It Until You Live It
You Can’t Lead It Until You Live It This week’s This Week in Culture is about a truth I have seen play out in every successful culture...
How to Make Purpose Actually Work
How to Make Purpose Actually Work Conscious Capitalism redefined success for modern business, showing us that doing good and doing well aren’t...
The Gig Economy Has Reached the Corner Office
The Gig Economy Has Reached the Corner Office A third of new CEO appointments this year are interim or short-term. That is not a blip—it’s a shift....
Pretty Uneventful Week for CEOs, Right?
Pretty Uneventful Week for CEOs, Right? A viral video of Astronomer’s CEO and CHRO at a Coldplay concert ignited more than just online gossip. It...
Fear and Faith Are Both a Belief in the Unknown
Fear and Faith Are Both a Belief in the Unknown Fear and faith are not opposites—they are two sides of the same coin. Both are rooted in...
You Can’t Collaborate With a Negotiator
You Can’t Collaborate With a Negotiator In every relationship—personal or professional—we eventually face friction. And when we do, we tend to show...
Your Culture Is Measured in Silence
Your Culture Is Measured in Silence One of the most dangerous signals in any organization isn’t conflict. It’s silence. Leaders often chase...
Culture Captures the Cost Savings
Culture Captures the Cost Savings In this week’s CEO Daily Brief, I spoke with labor strategy expert John Frehse about the growing pressure leaders...
What Becoming a Death Doula Has Taught Me About Change Management
What Becoming a Death Doula Has Taught Me About Change Management After five years volunteering in UC Davis’s No One Dies Alone program, I recently...
A Culture for All Generations
Disrupting the way we think about generations to attract, engage, and retain all employees
There’s a real benefit in dismantling the perceptions behind Gen Z or X, or whatever the next trendy label is! Citing extensive academic research from her book, Unfairly Labeled, Jessica provides a refreshingly enlightening and data-driven perspective on how multi-generational organizations can strip away stereotypes and and biases that hinder performance and prevent progress toward a common purpose.

