My husband and I recently traveled to Iceland through the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce's EMBARK Travel Experience. What an adventure! From the breathtaking Highlands and the Northern Lights to unpredictable weather and a few unexpected surprises, we came home with wonderful memories. As often happens when...
Most leaders are still trying to manage uncertainty as if it were temporary, but it is not. Ambiguity is now the operating environment, and the leaders rising fastest understand what many executives still resist: waiting for certainty has become a liability. The Perfect Ambiguity Storm Organizations are navigating...
I used to think that perfectionism was one of my greatest strengths. I wouldn’t send a corporate report until it was perfect. I wouldn’t make a decision until I felt confident I had the right answer. Back then, I believed that this level of discipline...
2026 will not be different just because the calendar changes. That belief is comforting, and it is also wrong. Most senior leadership teams will enter 2026 with the same thinking, assumptions, and decision patterns they carried through 2025. They will call it stability. What it really is...
Why Tolerance Instead of Talent Is the True Barrier to Performance Here’s the truth no one wants to admit: 2025 didn't fail you, your tolerance did. It wasn't the market, the economy, remote work, hybrid arrangements, or competitive pressures. The biggest obstacle to performance came from within your...
Elevation, Excellence, and Legacy If Italy taught lessons in creativity and connection, Switzerland demonstrated lessons in clarity and composure. It was leadership at its best. As our Embark group left Milan’s elegance for the Swiss Alps, the journey became a reflection on leadership at its highest level....
Perspective, Patience, and People Leadership perspectives often broaden when we venture outside the familiar. Sometimes, the best leadership lessons aren’t in a conference room but on a journey that shows how culture, history, and human connection reveal what true leadership is. Leadership lessons don’t always happen in...
Seventy percent of organizational changes fail. That means for every ten CEOs or senior leaders trying to guide their teams through transformation, seven will fall short. Not because the strategy is wrong, but because the leadership is. And the cost is immense. Failed change can drain...
The higher you rise in leadership, the less valuable you are as a doer. Yet many executives cling to tactics like a comfort blanket—checking dashboards, approving deliverables, and inserting themselves into every fire drill. That may feel productive, but it isn’t leadership. It’s expensive labor...
Most companies talk a good game about succession planning. Fewer execute it well. 86% of organizations say succession planning is a talent management priority, but only those with a formal process are 67% more likely to identify future leaders. Translation? The majority are just winging...