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At the beginning of each new year, I find myself doing a leadership development exercise: I look back at a few favorite books and ask, “Should I re-read any of these?” Not because I’ve forgotten the content, but because certain books have a way of re-centering my thinking when the world feels noisy. One of those books for me is QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller.

I admit, even as a leadership development guru, I go through seasons of grumbling. Some days I feel stuck, as if the clouds just won’t lift. I put on a positive face, but inside, everything feels gray. Sometimes, I’m smiling on the outside but sobbing on the inside. Do you have those days too?

When I published Millennials Matter: Proven Strategies for Building Your Next Gen Leader in 2017, I didn’t realize how prophetic it would be. The first third of this leadership development book focused on Character—the inner compass that guides how we think, act, and lead. Character has always been essential, but in the Age of AI, it’s becoming the defining difference between leaders who endure and those who get swept away by speed and noise.