Category: Insights
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Exploring the State of Leadership in 2025: The Lone Rock Retreat Impact Report
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. At our 2025 Institute at Lone Rock Retreat, we focused on the topic ‘𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲,’ exploring what it means to lead in a climate where every decision carries weight. From AI and economic shifts Read more
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Lessons From Improv for Business Leaders
Between new technologies, shifting markets, and global instability, leaders today face constant change and are expected to be extremely adaptable, resilient and agile. But how do leaders actually cultivate these skills? There’s no shortage of expert takes—type these keywords into Forbes’ search bar and you’ll find plenty—but for this month’s newsletter, I’m turning my attention to Read more
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How to Cultivate Perspective at Your Organization
Being a leader can be extremely isolating. You’re managing up, you’re managing down, and, perhaps even more challenging, you’re managing yourself. You’re wearing approximately 17 hats, and you barely have time to think or connect with your peers. Amidst all that, perspective might be hard to come by. A John Hopkins report from 2024 found that leaders Read more
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Why “Good Enough” Beats Perfection in Leadership: The Case for 60%
As leaders, a big part of our role is the pursuit of perfection. We seek impenetrable levels of team alignment, we craft thoughtful proposals where no detail goes unnoticed, we pick apart external comms until we have a V10 that we feel good about. In short, we have a vision for the potential of each Read more
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DSG Global Insights: Healthcare Workforce Trends
In today’s healthcare landscape, staffing shortages and burnout aren’t just HR concerns—they’re strategic challenges impacting patient care and organizational resilience. In an effort to find opportunities that could address these challenges, we conducted a survey and research study that explored the perspectives, needs, and migration patterns of healthcare workers. The results offer insights into what Read more
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From Pushback to Progress: A Leader’s Guide to Polarized Teams
In an extremely polarized moment like this, conflict isn’t just happening in the political sphere or on social media—it’s happening inside companies. Leaders are grappling with rising tensions, fractured teams, increasingly complex decisions, and competing visions for the future. Managing teams through disruption requires more than good intentions; it demands nuanced skills for navigating disagreement, Read more
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A Leader’s Guide to Integrating AI Without Alienating Their Team
AI adoption is accelerating at a rapid pace—with 95% of U.S. companies already using it—and drastically reshaping how companies operate. Duolingo now calls itself an “AI-first” company. Fiverr is using AI to replace roles once filled by freelancers. This isn’t about a hypothetical future state anymore—the AI revolution is happening today. Companies that ignore the technological Read more
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Your Company Might Be More Like Severance’s Lumon Industries Than You Realize—Here’s How to Change That
Opting to watch Apple TV+’s Severance has been an absolute no-brainer for me. The show pokes fun at corporate culture, features a star-studded cast of geeky yet suave actors (don’t get me started on the insane face cards of Adam Scott, Britt Lower, and Dichen Lachman among others), and fittingly airs every Thursday night at midnight, signaling Read more