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The Past May not Entirely be in the Past

How our experiences may long be impacting us more than we recognize

Jan 14

AI, Developing Threats to Jobs and What is Safe

A two-question, three-expert report

Jan 11

Why We May Drive Ourselves So Hard to Prove Others Wrong

When that impulse or motivation is a positive, when it becomes unhealthy and when it can move back towards being healthy

Jan 7

CEOs Helping CEOs: Difficulties and Solutions

What's standing in the way of CEOs giving other CEOs a look behind the curtain and what could create more mutual opportunities to learn

Jan 2

Helping Employees with the Burnout You Aren't Recognizing They're Experiencing

A discussion with David Grossman of The Grossman Group

Dec 28, 2025

Smart, Expert Minds. Features and Advisory.

Recent posts

What Did You Learn After You 'Knew it All'

The reality and process to becoming more knowledgeable after overconfidence

Dec 25, 2025

Pausing to Ask an Important Question

We might be programming our mind in error

Dec 18, 2025

Pursuit of Understanding Within Complexity

How we can improve our response to hard problems as individuals and organizations

Dec 16, 2025

Your 'Superpower' for Process and Solutions

What improves for us when we learn and develop it

Dec 14, 2025

The Late Apology: What Giving it Does

A story as an example and a brief three-person discussion

Dec 10, 2025

Protecting Yourself Against Unethical Business Engagements

Warren Buffett offered a clear warning and four sources spoke to Communication Intelligence about their viewpoints about it

Dec 7, 2025

Communication Intelligence

Communication Intelligence

Communication Intelligence is a mostly interview-driven newsletter featuring discussions about culture, news and analysis of it. Features, special reports, insights & advisory, columns and if wanted, services.

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Better than Fine

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The Stoic Negotiator™

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The Hard Truth About Resilient Leadership

The Hard Truth About Resilient Leadership

John Christy

Smart, Expert Minds. Features and Advisory.

Insights/Advisory

Intellectual Humility is not a 'Soft' Skill: It's a Governance Capability

by Shawn Jahromi

Dec 30, 2025

Pressure Practice: How Leadership Sparring Fosters Extraordinary Performance

Christian Marcolli argues for why it is a key leadership competency

Dec 21, 2025

Why Agreement Isn't Always Trust

How to move from appearances to genuine buy-in and collaboration

Nov 14, 2025

Immense Value of Having People in Your Circle Who Won't Allow You to...

Surrounding yourself with quality people who keep you focused on your “Y.”

Oct 22, 2025

Lowering Emotional Walls and Softening a Room

How being willing to listen to other people's stories can move us forward

Oct 11, 2025

Reports

The Past May not Entirely be in the Past

How our experiences may long be impacting us more than we recognize

Jan 14

CEOs Helping CEOs: Difficulties and Solutions

What's standing in the way of CEOs giving other CEOs a look behind the curtain and what could create more mutual opportunities to learn

Jan 2

Protecting Yourself Against Unethical Business Engagements

Warren Buffett offered a clear warning and four sources spoke to Communication Intelligence about their viewpoints about it

Dec 7, 2025

Sources Push Back on Assertion That AI Will Replace CEOs

Four CEOs believe in superpowers of AI for leadership. Sources that Communication Intelligence spoke to aren't so sure that it has what the role and…

Nov 30, 2025

Communication Approaches We Choose Affect Our Outcomes

Whether socially, professionally or personally, the 'how' matters more than we know

Nov 15, 2025

Artificial Intel (AI)

AI, Developing Threats to Jobs and What is Safe

A two-question, three-expert report

Jan 11

Arguing for a 'Simplifier' Specialist in Organizations to Clear Up AI Confusion

There is a disagreement about whether a person who would create clarity is needed

Nov 20, 2025

Potential Problems Involving AI, Relationships and Mental Health

Technology is not a substitute for human interactions and working through relational issues

Sep 3, 2025

When and When not to Use AI for CEO Communication

Each use is not the same and some uses come with greater risk

Jun 12, 2025

AI Technology for Reporting Serious Workplace Problems

Anne Glaberson details what DecodifyAI offers the market and employees

Jun 12, 2025

Extra

Amber A. Johnson's Best Questions to Ask When You Disagree with People

How to open up people's thinking and collaborate a vision forward

Sep 20, 2025

Started with Regrets, Devoted to Comfort

Last Farewells co-founder and CEO Estrella Quiroz tells the story of helping people connect after death with people who love them

Jul 25, 2025

How to Bring Encouragers and Truth Tellers into Our Lives

And how to make sure the truth tellers are communicating in a way that you can accept

Jul 15, 2025

Why It's Best to Talk When You Feel 'Okay'

When your emotions aren't in a comfortable state of mind, it's not always smart to engage with others

Jul 12, 2025

Tyler Perry: 'Keep Making Footprints'

"If you're struggling, if you're trying to make it..."

Jun 15, 2025

Essays

Why People's Stories Matter

The 'receipts,' the purpose, the potential for good

Jan 14

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