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The key to AI value is hiding in plain sight: Your operating model
September 9, 2026 — New research shows that organizations undergoing AI transformation succeed not by adopting one “best” operating model, but by making intentional design choices and executing them effectively.
Agentic Organization
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The CEO’s singular impact on the success—or failure—of AI in organizations
September 30, 2026 — There are certain aspects of the AI opportunity that chief executives cannot hand off to others—raising the organization’s ambition, rearchitecting how it works, and resetting its culture.
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AI transformations run on trust
August 12, 2026 — Technology may power AI transformation, but people determine whether it succeeds. Leaders can build trust through transparency, clarity, and investment in employees to create lasting change.
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How to close the agentic adoption gap
August 7, 2026 — At their core, AI transformations are a reinvention of how work gets done. This requires change leadership, not just change management.
Article - GSI Quarterly
Building expertise in the age of AI: Who trains the next generation?
July 14, 2026 — As AI reshapes entry-level work, organizations should rethink how expertise is developed by integrating knowledge management, role design, learning, and coaching into a single system.
How to build the human-agentic workforce of the future
Organize to Value
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How the right operating model can close your performance gap
July 30, 2025 — Stop tinkering with your org chart. Start rethinking your operating model—and closing the gap between strategy and performance as a result.
Interview
Keep it simple and keep moving: An interview with Claudia Toussaint
July 18, 2025 — Operating model redesigns are complex undertakings. Xylem’s chief people officer believes the company has found a winning formula by simplifying its goals and focusing on culture.
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The new rules for getting your operating model redesign right
June 25, 2025 — The goal of a redesign is to increase value, but failure rates are high. New research updates classic rules of redesign to help leaders flip the odds of success.
Article - GSI Quarterly
Multinationals at a crossroads: Adapting to a new geopolitical era
June 13, 2025 — Leaders of multinational companies are grappling with fundamental questions about how to operate globally in a fragmenting world. The answer lies in reimagining their organizations.
Blogs
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Five principles for designing brain-powered organizations
July 13, 2026 — You have invested millions in AI. How much have you invested in the brains using it?
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You can’t lead AI from the sidelines
July 7, 2026 — Leaders aren’t equipped to direct an AI-powered organization if they don’t use AI themselves. The organizations creating the most value are those whose leaders are learning alongside the technology.
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HR’s dual mandate in the AI era
June 8, 2026 — HR must guide the enterprise through AI transformation while transforming itself. Neither job can wait—and each makes the other more credible.
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Rethinking early-career talent in the agentic organization
May 18, 2026 — AI is changing the nature of entry-level work. Organizations that act now can capture the technology’s benefits, attract high-potential talent, and strengthen their future leadership bench.
Podcasts
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Leading when change feels threatening
September 29, 2026 — Fear and change can go hand in hand. Executives who understand this can significantly improve their odds of transformation success, while those who don’t risk sabotaging their change programs.
Podcast
Your AI agents need performance management, too
August 26, 2026 — People are at the heart of any technology transformation. Leading organizations are making changes now to help their talent—and their digital workers—thrive side by side.
Podcast
Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?
July 31, 2026 — Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson reveals where we stand on the J-curve, how leaders can accelerate progress and create new value, and what gives him hope—and keeps him up at night.
Podcast
What it takes to build ‘genius at scale’
April 29, 2026 — Harvard Business School Professor Linda Hill explains why innovation stalls—and how leaders can build the trust, culture, and partnerships necessary to turn ideas into impact.
Webinars
Webinar
Agents, robots, and us: What executives need to know about AI and work
AI is fundamentally reshaping the way work gets done. By reimagining roles and redesigning workflows, organizations can capture substantial value.
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Report - MGI Research
Workforce in motion: Skills and pathways to future jobs in the United States
September 29, 2026 — AI, automation, and broader structural trends are accelerating the reallocation of work across the US economy. Capturing its potential requires systematic upskilling.
Interview
Author Talks: Can you fulfill your ambition and compose a life?
September 29, 2026 — Mayfield’s former Chief Marketing Officer Kamini Ramani draws on women leaders’ experiences to discuss leadership authenticity and purpose.
Interview
AI is changing how we work. Is your organization ready?
September 28, 2026 — As AI reshapes roles, leaders face a bigger question: how to rethink jobs, teams, and the way work gets done in a fundamentally changed workplace.
Interview
Author Talks: The business of owning a sports team
September 23, 2026 — How does business ownership compare with owning a sports team? Baltimore Orioles owner David M. Rubenstein explains the leadership and governance dynamics.
Interview
WIRED: The AI playbook top companies use
September 21, 2026 — WIRED’s Katie Drummond talks with GSI leaders about why capturing AI’s full potential requires companies to move beyond initial experiments.
Podcast
Novartis’s Christian Diehl on scaling AI beyond the demo
September 21, 2026 — Novartis’s chief data and digital officer for biomedical research explains how data platform investments are paying off in drug discovery workflows.
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Cutting the ‘coordination tax’: How agentic AI can reshape workflows
September 18, 2026 — Organizations must redesign workflows to realize value from AI. An immense opportunity lies in streamlining friction between cross-functional units.
Podcast - The GSI Podcast
Why transformations stall—and where only CEOs make the difference
September 17, 2026 — Five common behavioral patterns can cause change efforts to falter. Know the warning signs—and what proactive steps leaders must take.
Featured publications
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The Broken Rung
The broken rung is a phenomenon even more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. This book explains the dynamics and provides practical strategies.
Book
The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead From the Inside Out
The first-ever explanation of GSI’s step-by-step approach to transforming leaders, drawing on lessons from the legendary CEO leadership program, 'The Bower Forum.'
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Power to the Middle
With rich stories and cutting-edge research, Power to the Middle offers a new model for companies to radically alter the way they hire, train, and reward managers—the true center of the organization.
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Deliberate Calm
A unique combination of psychology, neuroscience, and consciousness practices plus 50-plus years of boardroom experience to offer an intentional approach to leading under uncertainty.
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