15th December, 2025

Register today for Jan 6/26 for complimentary 2026-focused session with Shelagh

THIS ARTICLE is about complimentary professional development for you, from 9:00 – 10:00 AM PST/GMT-8 on Tuesday, Jan 6/26. I’m delighted to continue my tradition of hosting a live session to help you begin your new year on a positive note. Space is limited, so click here to register. You’ll wrap up prepared to approach 2026 with informed optimism, awareness of board and management priorities in the year ahead, and more. We’ll take a quick look at the emergence of agentic AI, and opportunities to differentiate yourself by also focusing on your own human intelligence.

Start the new year on a positive note

How will you be investing your time on Tuesday, January 6/26?

That morning (late afternoon/early evening for UK and European readers), I’m continuing my tradition of giving back to our community. To help you get your new year off to a great start, I’m designing this LIVE, one-hour session to help you build something I call informed optimism.

This is your invitation to spend an hour with me focusing on your year ahead. Spaces are limited, so click here to ensure your spot.

If you’ve seen me present before, you may already have heard me speak about informed optimism. Being intentional about keeping a watch on business, sectoral and geopolitical matters enables us to prepare and position ourselves to navigate career challenges … and to identify and act on opportunities.

If you’d like to start 2026 with a clear-eyed look at some of the challenges, priorities and pressures boards and management teams are facing, join me and prepare to consider how you’ll align yourself with what colleagues and your organisation need of you.

Our Jan 6/26 agenda

• We’ll begin with a look at something I call informed optimism, and how you can build yours.
• You’ll build awareness of board and management priorities, challenges and opportunities in the year ahead,
• I’ve been writing and speaking about what we used to call digital disruption for years, and have been staying on top of GenAI since late 2022. Now, as we kick off the new year, get ready to take a quick look at agentic AI. Whether or not you’ll have digital teammates in your work environment in the next year or so (or at all, given your workplace and sector), it’s good to know what’s coming up.
• You’ll also come away with insights on opportunities to differentiate yourself and add value by also focusing on your own human intelligence in this AI era.