leadership Influence Tag

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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.

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So, what is your Leadership Influence today?

Clock. Light Bulb. iPhone.

Each symbolizes a leap in human progress. These moments changed life forever. I grew up on the TTT Ranch in North Dakota. Our home was a small 800-square-foot homestead shack with a lean-to for extra space. We had no running water; our “bathroom” was outside in the wind and snow. Life was raw and real. We measured time by chores, light by kerosene, and communication by the mailbox at the end of a long gravel road. And, of course, I loved my pony :-)

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It's a pressing Leadership Strategy question: Will you manage AI, or will AI manage you? Or, as a Millennial friend recently asked - Will AI enslave you?

This question came to life twice recently.  First, with my grandchildren on a Cancun family vacation, watching the “robot-taking-over-the-world” movie. Next, during my conversation with Regina Barr on the Women at the Top podcast. It's also the central question of my upcoming book, Character Mandate: Winning Strategies for Leading in the AI Revolution. As we step into a 500-year shift—where technology outpaces our moral frameworks—it’s clear that character must become our compass.

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You are living and leading in a world that is always “on.”  Notifications buzz, screens glow, and your attention is pulled in a thousand directions. North Dakota’s interim health commissioner recently went so far as to call the use of digital devices the largest public health threat of our time. His warning?