1️⃣ Shared dashboards create shared thinking As NBA teams adopted the same analytics dashboard, their information and style of play converged. HBS’s Ryan Resch argues that the edge sits in proprietary data and the ability to act on it.
💡 Why it matters Buying the same tool creates parity. Leaders need to decide which data stays proprietary and which decisions it must improve.
☕ Coffee talk Which decision gets better because of your private data, rather than the same dashboard everyone bought?
2️⃣ Leadership pipelines start before selection In two studies with more than 400 primarily non-White US teenagers, a two-hour workshop on leadership as a learnable skill increased participants’ sense that they belonged in leadership roles.
💡 Why it matters Succession pipelines can lose talent before assessment starts if people read leadership as an identity they do not fit.
☕ Coffee talk Who never enters the high-potential list because the current leaders still look like a type?
3️⃣ Pilot decision agents on one hard choice BCG proposes piloting decision agents on one high-friction, cross-functional process, such as capex allocation. The agent assembles inputs, tests scenarios and exposes data and accountability gaps.
💡 Why it matters Start with one decision and named inputs. A general boardroom assistant will conceal weak data and fuzzy ownership.
☕ Coffee talk Would your capex meeting survive an agent asking who owns each assumption?