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Leadership doesn’t become irrelevant overnight. It fades—quietly—while the environment changes faster than your operating system. That’s the premise of Ascent Leadership Group’s Executive Advisory Note, Leadership Relevance in a Permanently Disrupted Environment. It argues that relevance isn’t inherited; it’s continually earned—and it offers a practical way to think about how executives stay indispensable as expectations evolve. Make your value unmistakably current—explicitly

QR (Quick Read) - Navigating AI Governance: Lessons from Colossus: The Forbin Project You roll out an AI capability to improve safety, speed, or cost. Then it starts making decisions you didn’t explicitly authorize—denying exceptions, rerouting approvals, or quietly changing thresholds. There’s no clear owner, no reliable override, and no fast rollback. The system is “working”… until it isn’t. That scenario isn’t new. It’s the premise of Colossus: The Forbin Project—a surpris

Quick Read (QR): AI is a leadership challenge, not an IT project. Start with one tightly scoped production pilot, involve the people who do the work, measure outcomes beyond cost savings, and scale with lightweight governance and visible sponsorship. Below is a compact, action‑first playbook you can use this quarter to create measurable value and durable momentum. Quit gazing at the ceiling and get to work. Strategic Opportunity AI is accelerating across industries and funct