This is where answers started to change: Same question, different perspective, clearer view of the system. Competitive advantage doesn’t happen by chance. It is designed. Cross-Intelligence Leadership™ is a proprietary leadership framework developed by Level Up Enterprises At SHRM, we asked a simple question: Where are these decisions actually being handled today? Hiring. Performance. Strategy. Operations...

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week since the SHRM Talent Conference & Expo 2026. What stayed with me most wasn’t just the conversations. It was the quality of the questions. I had the chance to connect with so many thoughtful leaders who are asking better questions about the future of work. And that might be one of the most important shifts happening right now. Thank you to Andrea Y. Harper-Presley, Sarah Rodehorst, Jaime Pickle, Collins, Denise Burkett, Donika Panici, Brandon...

Is AI the Best Therapist or a Relationship-Sabotaging Yes-Man? Picture this. You’ve just had an argument. With a colleague. A partner. A friend. You open AI to “talk it through.” The response is calm. Supportive. Validating. You feel seen. You feel right. You feel… done. And that’s where things get interesting. A 2025 research study published on arXiv titled Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Reinforces Certainty found that when AI consistently affirms a user’s perspective,...