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Leaders are learners
Welcome to our blog, a hub of knowledge, insights, and inspiration crafted to empower your journey.
Here you'll find articles with expert advice and thought-provoking content covering a range of topics from leadership strategies, personal development, industry trends and innovative solutions.




































Breaking Free from Legacy Culture: 5 Steps to Drive Transformation
Honoring the past while courageously redesigning the future can turn culture from a constraint into a catalyst and release the organization’s capacity to adapt, innovate, and thrive in constant change.
Neil Pretty
Nov 104 min read


Beyond the Moment: How to Make Psychological Safety Last
Psychological safety is often viewed as something leaders create in the moment — by listening, asking good questions, and responding with empathy. But organizations that stop there miss the bigger opportunity. The most resilient cultures don’t just experience psychological safety; they systematize it. This article explores how to expand psychological safety from individual interactions to organizational design, bridging the gap between what leaders do and how organizations su
Neil Pretty
Oct 283 min read


How to Lead Your Team When AI Becomes the Smartest One in the Room
How to stop AI from eroding your team’s capacity & the skills you need to raise everyone's game.
Neil Pretty
Sep 1511 min read


The Hidden Cost of Ignorant Diligence
Ignorant diligence isn’t only a flaw in leadership—it’s a cultural design flaw.
Fixing it means shifting from doing more, to doing what matters. Read more to deepen your understanding of the risks and how to mitigate them.
Neil Pretty
May 124 min read


Clarity over Comfort: How to Replace Plausible Accountability with Real growth
Accountability isn’t about assigning blame—it’s about making meaningful progress, together. Learn how to achieve just that in this short article by Neil Pretty, CEO of Aristotle Performance.
Neil Pretty
Apr 286 min read


The Secret Way We Identify Teams with Low Psychological Safety
Silent teams signal trouble. Low psychological safety hides in silence—spot & fix it before it drains performance.
Neil Pretty
Mar 45 min read


What a Fearless Organization Really Looks Like
Discover how fearless organizations turn fear into learning, foster psychological safety, and build resilient, high-performing teams.
Neil Pretty
Feb 128 min read


The Real “F-Word” at Work: Why Embracing Failure is the Key to High Performance
Failure. It’s the “F-word” that makes corporate boardrooms flinch and executives squirm. It’s treated like a four-letter word, avoided at...
Neil Pretty
Dec 3, 20245 min read


What is Psychological Safety, Why It Matters, and Misconceptions
The Foundations of Psychological Safety In workplaces everywhere, conversations about psychological safety are gaining momentum. Leaders,...
Neil Pretty
Dec 1, 20245 min read


How Feeling Psychological Safety & Discomfort Leads to Growth
The most innovative, high-performing teams often feel psychologically safe and uncomfortable. Navigating the paradox is key to greatness.
Neil Pretty
Dec 1, 20245 min read


Project Aristotle: Google’s Data-Driven Insights on High-Performing Teams.
In 2012, Google launched Project Aristotle to uncover the secrets of high-performing teams. The goal was ambitious: identify the factors tha
Neil Pretty
Dec 1, 20244 min read
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