Marni Blythe Human Intelligence (HI), Culture & Leadership Professional Speaker, COO/CMO, Best Selling Author

The Leadership Trait Everyone Talks About—But Almost No One Demonstrates Well

One thing that keeps coming up in the rooms I'm speaking in lately is vulnerability. Not performative vulnerability. Real vulnerability. The problem? Most leaders think they're demonstrating vulnerability well…when they're actually creating confusion, inconsistency, or avoidance. And in a world increasingly driven by AI, human intelligence matters more than ever. I unpack the biggest mistakes leaders are making around vulnerability—and what effective leadership actually looks like—in my latest newsletter.
Your Best Employee Is Burnt Out Right Now

Your best employee isn't disengaged. They're exhausted. Burnout doesn't usually show up as someone doing less. It shows up as someone doing everything… until they can't anymore. This week's newsletter is about the quiet reality many leaders are avoiding and how burnout is often not an employee issue, but a leadership and culture signal. If you've ever wondered why your highest performers start to pull back, this is a conversation worth having.