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October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

Succession Planning Takes More Than Naming Successors

A succession plan identifies who could step into a critical role. It cannot, on its own, ensure that person will be ready and available when the vacancy occurs. Even a plan that is reviewed regularly throughout the year can be weakened when a leading successor leaves, either for a better opportunity elsewhere or after working under a toxic or misaligned leader who did not value their abilities.

The further an organization has to go down its succession plan, the more risk it is taking on. It is a little like replacing a .375 hitter with a .250 hitter. The team keeps functioning, but it loses something real.

August 4, 2026August 6, 2026

Why Leadership Development Is Not Leadership Management

Many organizations say they are investing in leadership. But when you look closer, they usually mean leadership development: training, coaching, workshops, and other ways to build the skills of individual managers or high-potential employees.

That matters. But it is not enough.

July 9, 2026July 24, 2026

The 3 Leadership Management Numbers You Shouldn’t Ignore

Leadership management may be one of the most important strategic priorities an organization can undertake. It goes beyond leadership development, which focuses on helping individuals become better leaders, whereas leadership management focuses on how an organization identifies, deploys, and retains leadership talent more effectively.

June 18, 2026June 19, 2026

Stop Creating and Contributing to Your Toxic and Misaligned Leader Problems!

Many organizations create toxic and misaligned leader problems without realizing it. Sometimes the problem is intentional, but more often it grows because the organization creates the conditions that allow it to persist.

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

The Costly Leaks in Your Leadership Pipeline

It’s nighttime. Everyone in the house is asleep, but you hear a faint sound somewhere nearby. It’s easy to ignore at first, especially if the TV has been on or the day has been noisy. You get up to check and discover a dripping faucet. You make a mental note to call the plumber in the morning.

May 1, 2026June 18, 2026

The Overlooked Option for Managing Toxic Leaders

Despite the research showing the cultural and financial damage caused by toxic leaders, many organizations still move too slowly to address the behavior. Toxic leadership can show up as micromanaging, hoarding information, taking credit for others’ work, or belittling staff and peers. The result is disengagement, higher turnover, especially among high performers and high-potential employees, lower productivity, and more mental health claims.

March 3, 2026March 18, 2026

Reducing Leadership Misalignment With AI

By now, you’ve seen how the 3 Rs of Leadership Resources Management – revealing toxic leaders, reducing leadership misalignment, and retaining high‑value leaders, determine whether your organization accelerates or stalls. Many executives will quietly admit they have toxic leaders and that their best people keep leaving, but very few have a reliable, repeatable way to fix the root causes. Leadership misalignment is often the most damaging due to its organization pervasiveness and the least understood of the three.

February 23, 2026March 18, 2026

The Costly Domino Effect of Toxic and Misaligned Leaders – Seminar

In-Person Seminar in San Diego

Join us for this valuable lunchtime in-person seminar focused on the costly impact of toxic and misaligned leaders on March 26, 2026 at the North San Diego Business Chamber.

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

When Leadership Alignment Became the Breakthrough

TALES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONT
At first, Ethan thought the problem was technical. As CEO of a fast-scaling software development firm with 1,000 employees, he assumed sluggish innovation came from poor systems or process bottlenecks. But after three quarters of declining engagement scores and higher-than-expected turnover among emerging managers, he realized something deeper was at play – leadership misalignment.

January 28, 2026February 3, 2026

From One Off Promotions to a Leadership System

Promotions, lateral moves, and succession decisions are some of the most consequential choices a senior executive makes. Yet in many organizations, those decisions are made in one‑off meetings with incomplete data, heavy reliance on opinions, and limited visibility across the whole leadership bench. The result is a pattern of “surprises” – unexpected failures, stalled initiatives, and regrettable turnover – after the fact.