Leadership

Written By Anika Apple Several years back, I volunteered to lead a project to redesign the corporate office where our business unit’s leadership team was based. It surprised most people that I offered to lead, given that my background was in HR and various general manager roles. Admittedly, I am no expert in interior design, project management, or any of the other disciplines that have natural synergy with office renovations. But there was one exception, the crucial element o

Written by Pascale Bourne There is a quiet epidemic happening in organizations across the country. Leaders are withholding the very thing their people need most — honest, direct, meaningful feedback — because somewhere along the way, we confuse being nice with being kind. They are not the same thing. As Brené Brown reminds us in her work on vulnerability and leadership, clear is kind and unclear is unkind. Nice is performative. Nice prioritizes comfort over growth. Nice smile

Written By Kailei Carr We are living in a time of heightened anxiety. Burnout is at an all-time high. Trust in institutions is eroding. And many leaders, despite their titles or accolades, feel like they’re just trying to hold it all together—while being expected to lead with certainty, strategy, and grace. But here's the truth: The old models of leadership are no longer working. Command-and-control leadership may have built systems and empires, but it’s not what’s needed now

Written By Kailei Carr 2025 is a defining moment for leadership. The way leaders show up will have an even greater impact, and the demand for leadership development is only growing. At The Asbury Group (TAG), we’re seeing firsthand how a human-centered approach and immersive learning experiences are transforming leadership in real time. As we work with organizations around the world, we’re not just observing trends in leadership and learning and development—we’re seeing how o

Written By Kailei Carr Over the past decade, I have worked with many leaders around the world on developing and strengthening something that can significantly impact career momentum: presence. So what is Presence? Presence is essentially the energy you bring into the room and how you are perceived by others. For leaders, it is about your ability to inspire confidence and action in others. Many call this “Executive Presence,” though I want to acknowledge that the term Executiv