The biggest risk in 2026 is leaders using 2016 mindsets to lead…but mistaking it as a 2026 mindset. I’ve been meaning to share my interview with University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management Magazine. This is a “Novel Economy,” where disruption is constant, compounding, and *always* novel (AI, climate, geopolitics, quantum, spatial intelligence… all evolving, emerging, and colliding). And when leaders talk about a “new normal,” it’s often a tell: they’re trying to steer back to business as usual…
What Got You Here Will Bury You Tomorrow: You Can’t Lead the Future with Yesterday’s Mindset
Disrupt yourself — or be disrupted. We’re not easing into the future. We’re being thrown into it, wave after wave. And most businesses are still optimizing yesterday instead of inventing tomorrow. We now live in a Novel Economy — where change is constant, disruption is a given, and a mindset shift isn’t optional. The future is already here. And I believe it happens to you or because of you. The disruptions we faced over the years, political, societal, technological, aren’t…
