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Bill George](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/george-self-awareness-1200x628.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-strength-your-team-has-learned-to-work-around) [Transactional Intelligence™](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/transactional-intelligence), [Influential U](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influential-u), [technology leadership](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/technology-leadership) ## [The strength your team has learned to work around](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-strength-your-team-has-learned-to-work-around) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Jun 25, 2026, 5:44:45 PM Bill George, author of True North posted a reminder this week of a finding that I enjoyed hearing ag... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-strength-your-team-has-learned-to-work-around) [![Tom Davenport and Randy Bean MIT Sloan Management Review](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/Mayo%20Clinic%20-%20MIT%20Sloan%20(2).jpg)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-word-that-separates-ai-leaders-from-ai-laggards) [Leadership and AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/leadership-and-ai), [Influential U](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influential-u), [Mayo Clinic](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/mayo-clinic) ## [The Word That Separates AI Leaders From AI Laggards](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-word-that-separates-ai-leaders-from-ai-laggards) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Apr 9, 2026, 4:15:59 PM I recently wrote about Mayo Clinic’s leadership philosophy and the decision to trust people enough t... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/the-word-that-separates-ai-leaders-from-ai-laggards) [![Mayo Clinic - MIT Sloan Management Review](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/Mayo%20Clinic%20-%20MIT%20Sloan.jpg)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/your-ai-strategy-is-only-as-good-as-your-ability-to-lead-people-through-uncertainty) [Transactional Intelligence™](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/transactional-intelligence), [Influential U](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influential-u), [Mayo Clinic](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/mayo-clinic) ## [Your AI strategy is only as good as your ability to lead people through uncertainty](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/your-ai-strategy-is-only-as-good-as-your-ability-to-lead-people-through-uncertainty) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Mar 26, 2026, 6:17:37 PM There's an assumption quietly running through most AI implementations. That the job of leadership is... [Read more](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/your-ai-strategy-is-only-as-good-as-your-ability-to-lead-people-through-uncertainty) [![](https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/AI%20Leadership%20Quote%20Card-2.png)](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/when-technical-excellence-stops-delivering-outcomes) [Leadership and AI](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/leadership-and-ai), [Leadership Roundtable](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/leadership-roundtable), [Influential U](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/influential-u) ## [When Technical Excellence Stops Delivering Outcomes](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/when-technical-excellence-stops-delivering-outcomes) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Mar 19, 2026, 6:38:09 PM Organisations are investing heavily in the technology. The tools, the systems, the infrastructure. A... 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AI just made it urgent](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/most-tech-leaders-are-solving-the-wrong-problem.-ai-just-made-it-urgent) [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Mar 5, 2026, 6:02:13 PM Have you come across someone who is struggling after having been promoted from technical expert to l... 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