# leader need (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover leader need. Page: Feed: --- ## [CEO GUEST ARTICLE: The 3 Pillars of AI Transformation](https://akajake.substack.com/p/guest-article-the-3-pillars-of-ai) _2026-08-19 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Steve Taplin: CEO, Sonatafy Technology ## [Who’s Influencing Your Shopping Agents?](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/agentic-advertising-to-influence-ai-shopping-agents) _2026-08-18 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ Evolving (Agentic) Advertising to Non-Human Commerce Actors ## [Thinkers50 Announces New Coaches50](https://thinkers50.com/blog/thinkers50-announces-new-coaches50/) _2026-08-17 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ LONDON 17 AUGUST – Thinkers50, the global authority on management thinking, has unveiled its 2026 Coaches50, supported by Coaching.com. Announced every two years, the Coaches50 list identifies and celebrates 50 executive \[…\] ## [The Proximity Problem](https://releader.substack.com/p/the-passion-gap) _2026-08-14 · Dr. Jon Chasteen · ReLeader_ What I Learned About Passion, Presence and Proximity ## [Mike Wade: Why AI Is a Leadership Challenge, Not Just a Technology Challenge](https://thinkers50.com/blog/mike-wade-why-ai-is-a-leadership-challenge-not-just-a-technology-challenge/) _2026-08-11 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ Digital transformation has been on the leadership agenda for years, but generative AI has raised the stakes dramatically. IMD Professor Mike Wade argues that the biggest challenge facing organisations is \[…\] ## [The Vibecoding Mistakes Costing You More Than You Think](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/avoid-common-vibecoding-mistakes-in-lovable) _2026-08-11 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ Three Lessons for Anyone Going Past Their First Prototype in Lovable ## [A Novel About Work Where Nobody Says the Thing](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/a-novel-about-work-where-nobody-says) _2026-08-09 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ Anna wrote it. There are more people in the room than you think. ## [The Guilt of Rest](https://releader.substack.com/p/the-guilt-of-rest) _2026-08-06 · Dr. Jon Chasteen · ReLeader_ What Two Months of Not Writing Revealed About My Leadership ## [My AI Agents Created An Online Course End-to-End (And I Approved Every Step)](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/how-to-use-ai-agents-for-online-course-creation) _2026-08-04 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ Creating "Leading AI-Ready Teams with a HUMAN Agentic AI Edge" by Combining AI Scale and Human Judgment ## [Yoshi Fujikawa: How to Thrive in a New Era of Co-creation](https://thinkers50.com/blog/yoshi-fujikawa-how-to-thrive-in-a-new-era-of-co-creation/) _2026-08-04 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ Artificial intelligence is not just reshaping technology but also how organisations create value. IMD professor Yoshi Fujikawa argues that leaders need to move beyond traditional value chains and embrace a \[…\] ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3HcQ701QfSxD) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [AI Is Putting a Price Tag on Bureaucracy](https://thinkers50.com/blog/ai-is-putting-a-price-tag-on-bureaucracy/) _2026-07-29 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ How AI Changed What the Cost of Failure Really Measures By Dan Toma Artificial intelligence has fundamentally changed the economics of product development. According to Cursor’s latest Developer Habits Report, \[…\] ## [What Will Company Culture Look Like Over the Next 5 Years?](https://akajake.substack.com/p/what-will-company-culture-look-like) _2026-07-28 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ It’s Monday morning and Elena sits at her kitchen table with a cup of coffee and her laptop. ## [The Architecture of Connection: Marissa King on Building Better Networks](https://thinkers50.com/blog/the-architecture-of-connection-marissa-king-on-building-better-networks/) _2026-07-28 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ Human connection has never mattered more. As organisations grapple with uncertainty, polarisation, and unprecedented technological change, IMD professor Marissa King, argues that leaders need to think differently about the relationships \[…\] ## [Your AI Agent Just Agreed to Something. Did You?](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/your-ai-agent-just-agreed-to-something) _2026-07-28 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ What Business Leaders Must Know About IEEE 7012 MyTerms Before Agentic Commerce Reaches Their Customers ## [When Trust is Broken](https://akajake.substack.com/p/when-trust-is-broken-e2c) _2026-07-21 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ The disconnection between what you say and what you do ## [Leading Through Uncertainty: David Bach on Values, AI, and the Future of Leadership](https://thinkers50.com/blog/leading-through-uncertainty-david-bach/) _2026-07-21 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ David Bach is the president of IMD, Nestle Professor of Strategy and Political Economy, and a globally recognised innovator and expert on management education. In this conversation with Thinkers50 co-founder \[…\] ## [A Day In The Life Of A Chief AI Officer—Four Simulations You Can Play Now](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/four-business-simulations-to-practice-key-chief-ai-officer-skills) _2026-07-21 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ What a Workshop Can't Teach You About the Hottest Seat in the Enterprise ## [The Provocateurs Episode 45 | Spencer Glendon: What’s Not in the Model](https://thinkers50.com/blog/the-provocateurs-episode-45-spencer-glendon-whats-not-in-the-model/) _2026-07-16 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ What happens when the biggest risk to business isn’t in the model? Most financial models have a silent assumption buried at their core: that the climate will stay stable. ## [Why Your Eight-Week Roadmap Is Already Obsolete](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/ai-speed-business-governance-strategy) _2026-07-14 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ A Practical Guide to Moving Faster Without Losing Control ## [Tokenomics: When The Real Cost Of Intelligence Sets In](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/tokenomics-real-cost-of-intelligence) _2026-07-08 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ What Anthropic's Fable 5 Model Release Teaches Us About Cost vs. Value Of AI Economics ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DTaTh1as2znL) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [How Do You GROW TALENT in the Age of AI?](https://akajake.substack.com/p/how-do-you-grow-talent-in-the-age) _2026-07-07 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” ## [What AI Actually Does to Your Culture](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/what-ai-actually-does-to-your-culture) _2026-07-06 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ It accelerates whatever was already there. Including the parts you would not put on the wall ## [Why Today's Leaders Need to Become AI Fluent](https://akajake.substack.com/p/why-todays-leaders-need-to-become) _2026-06-30 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ In 1995, audiences packed into lecture halls to hear Nicholas Negroponte talk about the strange new world of “being digital.” He spoke about a future where information would leave the page and move into screens, where commerce, education, and culture would be redefined by networks. ## [The AI Race Isn’t About Bigger Models](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/ai-race-architecture-governance) _2026-06-30 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ Building a Competitive Edge with AI Decision Systems and Post-Quantum Cryptography ## [We Are Going on an Expedition](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/we-are-going-on-an-expedition) _2026-06-29 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ Where the screen stops and the fire stops ## [Your Anonymous AI Usage Is Coming To An End](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/kyc-identity-verification-coming-to-anthropic-claude) _2026-06-25 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ How ID Verification in Anthropic Claude Ties Your Prompts to Your True Identity ## [What Happens When You Unleash a NEW IDEA into the World?](https://akajake.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-unleash-a-new) _2026-06-23 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Every breakthrough begins inside a vacuum. ## [What Are We Without the Work](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/what-are-we-without-the-work) _2026-06-22 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ On the question more of us are starting to ask ## [Tie Yourself to the Mast, You Must](https://thinkers50.com/blog/tie-yourself-to-the-mast-you-must/) _2026-06-22 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ Hear the Sirens. Hold the course. ## [Transforming Information Into Actionable Intelligence](https://akajake.substack.com/p/transforming-information-into-actionable) _2026-06-19 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ If you’ve spent any time around AI over the past few years, you’ve probably noticed that most of the conversation has centered on generative AI. ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d8MbZ7cRZL3X) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [The Provocateurs Episode 44 | Samuel Monnie: The Case for Values-Driven Growth](https://thinkers50.com/blog/the-provocateurs-episode-44-samuel-monnie/) _2026-06-18 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ Samuel Monnie, once a “reformed marketer” but now “marketing reformer,” argues that traditional marketing frameworks like the 4Ps (product, price, place, promotion) no longer reflect the world we live in. Instead, we should look towards a more human model: purpose, people, progress, and prosperity. ## [What the Future Is Hiring For](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/what-the-future-is-hiring-for) _2026-06-16 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ On the skills that outlast the tools ## [What If We Replaced the World Wide Web?](https://akajake.substack.com/p/what-if-we-replaced-the-world-wide) _2026-06-16 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Here’s What It Would Look Like, And How Would It Work ## [The Pendulum Stops Here](https://thinkers50.com/blog/the-pendulum-stops-here/) _2026-06-16 · mtapscott · Thinkers50_ Rethinking How Organizations Coordinate by Janka Krings-Klebe and Jörg Schreiner Most large organizations have reorganized more times than their leaders can comfortably count. Decades of restructuring show a familiar pattern: \[…\] ## [The New AI Risk Reality Check](https://intelligencebriefing.substack.com/p/new-ai-risk-reality-check) _2026-06-16 · Andreas Welsch · The AI MEMO_ Moving From Broken Governance Models to Avoiding the Ethical Nightmare Ahead ## [Before You Decide, Hear the Other Side](https://releader.substack.com/p/before-you-decide-hear-the-other) _2026-06-10 · Dr. Jon Chasteen · ReLeader_ The Hidden Danger of Quick Decisions ## [How Long Will It Take for an AI to Become CEO?](https://akajake.substack.com/p/how-long-will-it-take-for-an-ai-avatar) _2026-06-09 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ The Answer Depends on What We Mean by CEO ## [The Small Team Moment](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/the-small-team-moment) _2026-06-08 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ If you run a small team, this is your year. ## [How Should Leaders Measure AI's VALUE?](https://akajake.substack.com/p/how-should-leaders-measure-ai-value) _2026-06-03 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Every leadership team is asking the same question right now: How do we measure the value of AI? ## [The Only Thing AI Cannot Automate Is You](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-ai-cannot-automate) _2026-06-01 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ The case for the human layer. ## [When AI Takes a Seat in the C-Suite](https://akajake.substack.com/p/when-ai-takes-a-seat-at-the-table) _2026-05-27 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Today’s executives aren’t just smart, They’re augmented. ## [Every Team Has Two Operating Systems](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/every-team-has-two-operating-systems) _2026-05-25 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ Most engagements only touch one. We work on both. ## [Five Months Off the Page](https://finoleadership.substack.com/p/five-months-off-the-page) _2026-05-18 · FINO · Field Notes · FINO · Field Notes_ We did not stop. We just stopped writing. Now we are restarting on Mondays. ## [5 Signs "Fear of Man" May Be Affecting Your Leadership](https://releader.substack.com/p/5-signs-fear-of-man-may-be-affecting) _2026-05-13 · Dr. Jon Chasteen · ReLeader_ New Podcast Episode available now ## [Why Cooperation – Not Competition – Fuels Success](https://akajake.substack.com/p/why-cooperation-not-competition-fuels) _2026-05-05 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been competing. ## [The World is Changing Rapidly. Leaders Need to Change with it.](https://akajake.substack.com/p/the-world-is-changing-rapidly-leaders) _2026-04-28 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ How? Start by Admitting You Don't Have the Answers. Yet. ## [Delay is Better Than Deliverance](https://releader.substack.com/p/delay-is-better-than-deliverance) _2026-04-22 · Dr. Jon Chasteen · ReLeader_ How God was forming me, not failing me ## [A Failure of Leadership](https://akajake.substack.com/p/a-failure-of-leadership) _2026-04-21 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ Leadership Studies Are Flourishing While Employees are More Disengaged and Unhappy than Ever ## [You’re the Person in Charge. Does That Make You a LEADER? It Depends.](https://akajake.substack.com/p/youre-the-person-in-charge-does-that) _2026-04-14 · John Rovito · Thought Leader_ I get it. ## [The Most Overlooked Culture Booster in Leadership](https://releader.substack.com/p/the-most-overlooked-culture-booster) _2026-04-09 · Dr. Jon Chasteen · ReLeader_ How One Text Changed My Week and What It Taught Me About Leadership