by Mike Evans | Jun 27, 2026 | Accountability, Agility, Change, Change Leadership, Culture Change, Culture Shaping, Disruption, Engagement, execution, Leadership, Leadership at all Levels, Peak Performance, Resiliency, Strategy, Talent, The New World of Work
Last week, keynote speaker Mike Robbins asked his LinkedIn audience a simple question about team clarity and the bell curve of engagement: as we move into the second half of the year, what does your team need most? 45% said more clarity. Not more trust. Not more...
by Mike Evans | Jun 13, 2026 | A.I., Agility, AI Disruption, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change Leadership, Disruption, Future Work, Keynotes, Leadership, Manufacturing, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work
The conversation about AI replacing jobs in manufacturing is asking the wrong question. I was in a room with 140 industrial leaders last month. These were people running portfolio companies in manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services. Smart operators. Not...
by Mike Evans | Jun 8, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change, Change Leadership, Culture Change, Disruption, Future Work, Keynotes, Leadership, Resiliency, Speaking, Talent, The New World of Work
Most keynotes are forgettable. These keynote speaker preparation questions are why mine are not. Not because the speaker is bad. Not because the content is wrong. Because the content was never built for that specific room. A speaker gets booked. They send their...
by Mike Evans | Jun 8, 2026 | A.I., Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Change Leadership, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Peak Performance, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work
His name is Terence Tao. And what he said about cognitive friction and AI last March has not left me since. He won the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, at 31. Most mathematicians consider him the most gifted pure mathematician alive. He holds a...
by Mike Evans | Jun 7, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Change Leadership, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership, Leadership at all Levels, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work
The CEO of Citadel Watched AI Do What Used to Take a Team of PhDs AI leadership agentic AI is no longer a future-state conversation. Ken Griffin just made that clear. Ken Griffin is the founder and CEO of Citadel, one of the most successful hedge funds on earth. In a...
by Mike Evans | Jun 3, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change, Change Leadership, Culture Change, Disruption, Engagement, execution, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership, Peak Performance, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work
Steve Jobs Cut Apple from 350 Products to 10. Your Organization Has Too Many Good Ideas. That Is Exactly the Problem. In 1997, Steve Jobs demonstrated that leadership focus and execution — not more ideas, more products, or more initiatives — is what separates...
