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The Next Big Transformation Strategy: Rediscovering Your Existing Assets

Anne Katrine Carlsson Sejr, co-author of Maneuvering Monday and leader of teams specializing in organizational development and transformation, explains why the future of effective change depends not on chasing novelty, but on leveraging the assets a company already owns. Sejr argues that people, processes and relationships are the hidden engines of transformation, and that organizations must illuminate and amplify what already works to achieve sustainable impact.

By Anne Katrine Carlsson Sejr

When Positivity Turns Toxic: How Cultures That Silence Dissent Lose Their Edge

Steven D’Souza, educator, executive coach and author of Shadows at Work, examines how enforced positivity has become a hidden liability inside modern organizations. By exploring the consequences of silencing discomfort—from distorted decision-making to eroded psychological safety—he shows why leaders must create environments where candor, complexity and constructive friction can thrive.

By Steven D’Souza

The Confidence Trap: How Companies Misjudge Talent—and Lose Their Best Leaders

Professor Ginka Toegel, a leading expert on organizational behavior and leadership at IMD Business School and author of The Confidence Myth, examines why companies continue to confuse confidence with competence, and how that misalignment quietly distorts promotion decisions. By unpacking new data on potential ratings, feedback patterns, and promotion outcomes, Toegel shows that the future of effective leadership development depends on replacing intuition-driven judgments with evidence-based systems that reward actual impact.

By Ginka Toegel