Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about 21st century leadership, Agile, innovation & narrative. “Psychological safety” was once an obscure term in ...

Startups often fail because intelligent people spend enormous effort trying to fix the wrong issues. When a startup struggles, founders usually assume the solution is obvious: more marketing, more ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Change management keeps failing, even when execution is disciplined. The problem isn’t ...

In 2025, my team within the Soldier Evaluation Directorate won the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)’s AI Challenge with a tool that could draft the first version of an ATEC Evaluation Plan ...

Alanna Laforet takes a look into why questions around agentic AI are sidestepping the one that actually keeps CMOs up at night... An industry obsessed with agent-to-agent infrastructure is skipping ...

Start with trust and end with speed. When it comes to solving complicated problems, the default for many organizational leaders is to take their time to work through the issues at hand. Unfortunately, ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable of almost anything. Jo excels at intuitive problem-solving. Over her life, ...

Do you work on the one that annoys you the most? Do you work on the one creates the most frequent fires? Do you work on the one that you secretly most enjoy working on? Today's topic is problem ...

Creative problem-solving can be an exhilarating experience. You get a triple benefit: the euphoric 'aha' moment of solving a puzzle, the pride of accomplishing a goal, and the deeper self-discovery of ...

When a startup struggles, founders usually assume the solution is obvious: more marketing, more hiring, or more capital. But in my experience advising founders, the real issue is usually something ...