Talks

Teaming with AI

AI is no longer just a tool. It is becoming a teammate. What happens when some teammates are people and others are machines? Explore how AI reshapes collaboration, decision-making, and leadership, and what it takes to bring out the best in human-AI teams.

Lead Like a Medici

How did one family help shape the Renaissance, and what can leaders learn from its triumphs and failures? Explore the many paths to leadership success and failure, the power of networks, and why the art of cultivating talent matters as much today as it did in Renaissance Florence.

The Power of the Renaissance Woman

History remembers the great men of Renaissance Florence. But what about the women who helped shape their power? Discover the remarkable story of Lucrezia Tornabuoni, who shared leadership with three generations of Medici men. Explore how leadership emerges through relationships, how influence operates beyond formal authority, and why extraordinary achievements are rarely the work of one leader alone.

When Two Is Too Many

Can two leaders really be better than one? From Roman co-emperors to space crews, history and science offer surprising lessons about why sharing power can unlock extraordinary performance, or lead to spectacular failure. Explore what makes shared leadership work, when it breaks down, and how to lead together without pulling apart.

Leading the Crew to Mars

What does it take to lead a team too important to fail? Drawing on NASA analog missions and research on teams in extreme environments, explore how teams build trust, navigate conflict, and perform under isolation, uncertainty, and pressure, and what leaders on Earth can learn from them.

Recent Audiences

Keynote. Rocco Forte Hotels showcase at Verdura Resort, Sicily.

Kellogg custom executive programs. A national insurer, two national law firms, two manufacturers, a major public school district, and the U.S. Army.