Do’s and Don’ts of Using AI: A Director’s Guide Summary This guide, authored by partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, outlines practical cautions and best practices for company directors using AI tools in their corporate roles. It stresses that directors must avoid exposing confidential information to public AI services, be mindful that […]
Don’t Get Swallowed by the Giant Hairball – Leadership Freak Summary Organisations often turn into giant “hairballs”: tangled rules, red tape and long‑standing habits that strangle creativity. Drawing on Gordon MacKenzie’s idea of “orbiting” the hairball, the article advises staying tethered to your organisation while keeping enough distance to remain creative and influential. Key tactics […]
Stop Solving the Wrong Problem Summary Solving the wrong problem is risky: it wastes time, drains resources and can make things worse. Dan Rockwell (Leadership Freak) warns that quick help often addresses symptoms rather than root causes. He highlights a short, practical framework — ten diagnostic prompts — leaders can use to diagnose before prescribing […]
A New Definition of Success – Leadership Freak Summary This short Leadership Freak post reframes success as a human-centred measure: how you touch lives, not just whether you hit targets. The author argues that leadership is about enriching the lives of people around you and offers practical questions to help leaders shift focus from pure […]
The Art of Restless Contentment Article Date: 2025-09-10T10:31:00+00:00Article URL: https://leadershipfreak.blog/2025/09/10/the-art-of-restless-contentment/Article Image: Restless contentment image Summary Dan Rockwell (Leadership Freak) frames “restless contentment” as a leadership posture that blends peaceful appreciation for the present with a forward-facing hunger for improvement. Contentment here is not passive: it recognises achievements, avoids living in the “glory days,” and uses […]
How to Deal with Backstabbers Summary The Leadership Freak post gives a concise ten‑point playbook for handling backstabbers at work. It prioritises reputation management, measured responses and practical steps you can apply immediately. The core message: you can’t control others’ behaviour, but you can control your response — and thriving in plain sight is the […]
Digital Experience Analytics Meets AI: Rethinking Operational Reporting Summary Static dashboards and monthly slide decks are failing digital experience teams and the executives who rely on their reports. Traditional operational reporting is often filtered, distorted and out of date, which means risks and opportunities are missed and leaders disengage. AI-driven reporting promises to change that […]
Bridgestone Americas Confirms Cyberattack Summary Bridgestone Americas (BSA) has confirmed a limited cyber incident that affected some of its manufacturing facilities in North America. Reports indicate one tyre plant in Joliette, Quebec, suspended operations earlier in the week. Company statements and local officials say no employee or customer information appears to have been compromised. BSA […]
Sitecore Zero-Day Sparks New Round of ViewState Threats Summary A critical Sitecore zero-day (CVE-2025-53690) is being actively exploited in ViewState deserialization attacks affecting Sitecore Experience Manager (XM), Experience Platform (XP) and Experience Commerce. Mandiant found attackers used an exposed ASP.NET machineKey — pasted in older Sitecore documentation — to craft malicious ViewState data and achieve […]
10 Game-Changing Innovations Outside of AI That Should Inspire CMOs Summary Myles Suer reviews Scott D. Anthony’s book Epic Disruptions and pulls ten broad lessons from historical innovations that matter for today’s CMOs. The article reframes disruption as progress that simplifies complexity and makes the expensive affordable, and it argues CMOs should act as orchestral […]
