Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

The Case for Strategic Patience Why Leaders Should Know When to Hold Back Issue 243, December 18, 2025 A CEO had a vision for where her organization needed to go. She could see the full picture clearly: the new capabilities they would build, the market position they would claim, and the organizational changes that would be required along the way. It was ambitious, and it was right if the organization was to continue growing and remain relevant. But when she…

When Change Champions Burn Out The Hidden Cost of Driving Change and Transformation Issue 242, December 11, 2025 She was exactly the kind of employee every leader dreams of when launching a change initiative or an organization-wide transformation. When the organization’s leadership announced the initiative eighteen months ago, she volunteered immediately. She learned the new processes faster than anyone else. She became the steady go-to for confused colleagues, the calm presence in tense project meetings, the translator helping others make…