Why Your Culture Isn’t Driving Results

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Top 5 Culture Mistakes HR Leaders Will Make in 2026

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
2026 Surrender to Lead Summit

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Change Management is Dead. Change Activation is In.

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Why Most Change Efforts Fail Before They Start: What Great Leaders Do Differently

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Jeetu Patel on AI at Planetary Scale, Responsible Innovation, and the Future of Human Creativity

This week, Jessica sat down with Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer at Cisco, to explore one of the most consequential leadership challenges of our time: how to advance artificial intelligence at global scale while remaining deeply responsible to humanity. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jeetu shares his belief that AI represents the largest technological shift […]
Activate Change in 2026: Preparing Leaders to Drive Results Through Culture

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Bill Cheney on Member-First Leadership, Cooperative Finance, and Building Cultures That Serve

This week, Jessica sat down with Bill Cheney, CEO of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, to explore what it really means to lead in a member-owned, mission-driven financial institution—and why the cooperative model creates a fundamentally different kind of culture. In this conversation, Bill shares how he discovered the power of credit unions early in his […]
The Leadership Reset: 2026 Trends Shaping the Future of Work

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Greg Schaefer on Building Mental Grit, Betting on Yourself, and the Entrepreneur’s Endurance Mindset

This week, Jessica sat down with Greg Schaefer, founder of Schaefer Enterprises and a committed endurance athlete, to talk about what it really takes to push beyond limits—on the trail and in business. In this conversation, Greg shares how the discipline and mindset forged through endurance sports have shaped his entrepreneurial path. From leaving corporate […]
Train Your Team to Think Like Executives: Business Acumen at Every Level

Culture’s Role in Driving Results as the Speed of Change Quickems
Lenovo’s Calvin Crosslin on Cultivating Inclusive Culture, Employee Advocacy, and Listening at Scale

This week, Jessica sat down with Calvin Crosslin, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Lenovo, a global technology company known for its innovation in PCs, devices, and smart infrastructure. In this conversation, Calvin reflects on his path from HR leadership to driving global diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies. He shares how listening—at scale and […]