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The 2026 CEO Separation Wave Has a Hidden Risk
Deal count is down 30%. Average deal size has doubled. CEO turnover just hit its highest Q1 total in eight years. The financial press tracks all of it. What it doesn't track is what's happening inside the organization while the deal is being structured.
Debbie Braden
Jun 81 min read


Are You Streamlining Future Profitability?
Discretionary cuts. Workforce reductions. Moves made in pursuit of consistent revenue. None of this is wrong — until it is. What would it look like to apply the same rigor you apply to your customer journey to the people delivering it?
Debbie Braden
May 52 min read


Don't Wait For Your Own Headline
The Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire. Wine tanks opened in Spain. Molotov cocktails. These aren't isolated incidents — they're lagging indicators of something broken much earlier upstream. Are you actually listening, or just collecting?
Debbie Braden
Apr 204 min read


Are You Future-Proofing Your Business?
When things get really hard, do your people believe you'll have their back? No financial model fixes a loyalty deficit. Here's what I witnessed at Caliber Collisoin in 2020—and why it changed how I think about business.
Debbie Braden
Feb 235 min read


The Hidden Cost of Moving Too Fast
Organizations often confuse speed with readiness. When change moves too quickly, adoption slows, and trust erodes. This article explores why readiness builds when teams have time to think—and how slowing down just enough can actually accelerate change.
Debbie Braden
Nov 3, 20253 min read


How You End 2025 Will Define Your 2026
As the year winds down, most leaders focus on results. But how you finish the year will define how your team begins the next. This week's Inside Voice explores how leaders can design moments that matter and set the tone for 2026 before it starts.
Debbie Braden
Oct 20, 20252 min read


The $1.2 Trillion Cost of Confusion
Miscommunication drains more time and costs U.S. businesses $1.2 trillion every year. This article explores why clarity is emerging as a critical leadership discipline and why the future C-Suite needs a Chief Clarity Officer.
Debbie Braden
Oct 6, 20253 min read


Can People Endure Disruption Long Enough for Strategy to Pay Off?
Disruption isn't new—agility, adaptability, "do more with less" have been boardroom buzzwords for years. What's different now is the human toll. EY's 2025 CEO Outlook urges leaders to lean into disruption, but the real question is: can your people endure long enough for strategy to pay off?
Debbie Braden
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Is This Really Progress?
How you treat people is your employer brand. That's true whether you're scaling, merging, restructuring, or just going through the day-to-day grind.
Debbie Braden
Jul 31, 20252 min read
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