--- title: Blog | influence curve description: influence curve | Explore insightful leadership strategies and explore key themes in collaboration, trust, and growth from Brian Donovan's latest blog posts and research. 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[![Why CISO stress is less about technology and more about leading people.](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/ciso-stress-stat-1200x628.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-most-stressful-job-in-the-corporate-world-may-be-an-influence-problem) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [Transactional Intelligence™](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/transactional-intelligence), [cybersecurity leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity-leadership) ## [The most stressful job in the corporate world may be an influence problem](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-most-stressful-job-in-the-corporate-world-may-be-an-influence-problem) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Jul 1, 2026, 4:09:32 PM Few roles carry as much stress as the chief information security officer's, and a recent ACS Informa... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-most-stressful-job-in-the-corporate-world-may-be-an-influence-problem) [![McKinsey Organisational Health Index](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/McKinsey%20Organisational%20Health%20Index.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/when-the-tools-get-smarter-the-work-gets-more-human) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [Leadership and AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/leadership-and-ai), [AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/ai) ## [When the Tools Get Smarter, the Work Gets More Human](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/when-the-tools-get-smarter-the-work-gets-more-human) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Jun 4, 2026, 3:53:28 PM Many organisations are deploying AI as fast as they can and hitting the same wall. [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/when-the-tools-get-smarter-the-work-gets-more-human) [![Gallup says 70% of team engagement comes down to the manager. ](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/gallup-70-percent-stat-1200x628%20(2).png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/winning-is-about-helping-others-win) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [The Gentle Art of Leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/the-gentle-art-of-leadership), [cybersecurity leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity-leadership) ## [Winning is about helping others win](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/winning-is-about-helping-others-win) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) May 21, 2026, 3:00:17 PM Rao was an outstanding individual contributor in cyber security. His technical depth was the reason ... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/winning-is-about-helping-others-win) [![](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/design-problem-quote.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/training-isnt-change.-and-mandates-arent-adoption) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [Leadership and AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/leadership-and-ai) ## [Training Isn’t Change. And Mandates Aren’t Adoption.](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/training-isnt-change.-and-mandates-arent-adoption) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) May 14, 2026, 5:13:30 PM Jenny Fernandez and Noam Bar-Lev open a recent Fast Company piece (February 2026) with this scene. D... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/training-isnt-change.-and-mandates-arent-adoption) [![The CISO Influence Gap](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/ciso-influence-gap-v2.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/most-cisos-dont-have-a-capability-gap-they-have-an-influence-gap) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [technology leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/technology-leadership), [cybersecurity leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity-leadership), [CISO leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/ciso-leadership) ## [Most CISOs Don’t Have a Capability Gap: They Have an Influence Gap](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/most-cisos-dont-have-a-capability-gap-they-have-an-influence-gap) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) May 7, 2026, 5:38:59 PM [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/most-cisos-dont-have-a-capability-gap-they-have-an-influence-gap) [![Deloitte Report: Human Skills Drive High-Performing Teams in the AI Era](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/deloitte-stat-1200x628.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/why-leadership-development-matters-more-than-ai-tools-in-2026) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [Leadership and AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/leadership-and-ai) ## [AI Is Not Coming for Leaders Who Can Move People](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/why-leadership-development-matters-more-than-ai-tools-in-2026) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Apr 30, 2026, 4:51:47 PM AI is not coming for leaders who can move people. [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/why-leadership-development-matters-more-than-ai-tools-in-2026) [![Success with AI demands more investment in people than in technology.](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/hubspot-blog-image-final2-1200x628.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/accountable-for-everything.-authorised-for-nothing) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [More Human](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/more-human), [MIT Sloan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/mit-sloan) ## [Accountable for Everything. Authorised for Nothing](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/accountable-for-everything.-authorised-for-nothing) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Apr 23, 2026, 4:02:10 PM When something goes wrong with AI, the CISO gets put in front of a firing squad. [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/accountable-for-everything.-authorised-for-nothing) [![](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20round%20table%20is%20adorned%20with%20digital%20devices%20notepads%20and%20colorful%20sticky%20notes%20In%20the%20center%20a%20middleaged%20man%20with%20glasses%20passionately%20presents%20ideas%20on%20a%20large%20screen%20while%20the%20others%20a%20mix%20of%20genders%20and%20ethnicities%20actively%20participate%20nodding-1.jpeg)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/from-silos-to-synergy-closing-the-collaboration-divide-in-cyber-tech-and-ai) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [The Gentle Art of Leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/the-gentle-art-of-leadership) ## [From Silos to Synergy: Closing the Collaboration Divide in Cyber, Tech, and AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/from-silos-to-synergy-closing-the-collaboration-divide-in-cyber-tech-and-ai) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Jul 11, 2025, 7:00:00 AM Over the years, I’ve taken just about every personality test out there; Myers-Briggs, DISC, you name... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/from-silos-to-synergy-closing-the-collaboration-divide-in-cyber-tech-and-ai) [![](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/Tony%20Arnel.jpeg)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/learn-what-makes-people-tick-to-get-the-best-from-them) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [The Gentle Art of Leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/the-gentle-art-of-leadership) ## [Learn what makes people tick to get the best from them](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/learn-what-makes-people-tick-to-get-the-best-from-them) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Jul 4, 2025, 7:00:00 AM Tony Arnel believes it is important for leaders of a high-performing organisation to understand not ... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/learn-what-makes-people-tick-to-get-the-best-from-them) [![Nothing will replace the skill of a human being](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20vintage%20office%20scene%20from%20the%20late%201960s%20features%20individual%20draftsmen%20professionals%20at%20individual%20drafting%20tables%20with%20technical%20drawings%20of%20electronic%20circuits%20The%20room%20is%20filled%20with%20natural%20light%20streaming%20through%20tall%20windows%20illuminating%20the.jpeg)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-trust-paradox-why-ai-makes-human-centred-leadership-more-critical-than-ever) [influence curve](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influence-curve), [Human Touch](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/human-touch) ## [The Trust Paradox: Why AI Makes Human Centred Leadership More Critical Than Ever](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-trust-paradox-why-ai-makes-human-centred-leadership-more-critical-than-ever) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Jun 27, 2025, 7:00:00 AM In my early career, I saw first-hand the impact of disruptive technology as computer-aided design th... 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