organizational-change
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Aric Coffman and the art of taking over
At Everett, he followed a leader with four decades of history. At P3, he followed a co-founder. Aric Coffman’s career turns on what happens after someone hands him the keys.
Aric Sharp and the job that disappeared
A lost position interrupted Aric Sharp’s climb. The Clover Health executive later made that interruption part of his public story about purpose, teamwork, and what a title can tell you about a life.
Mark Pearson wanted fewer floors
After Equitable stepped out from AXA, Mark Pearson began rebuilding the way decisions travelled through a 160-year-old institution. A proposed merger now puts that work to a much larger test.
Nina Hinchcliffe and the Art of Getting Bigger Without Growing Distant
From Synergy Worldwide’s New York expansion to HCG’s global leadership and a new Omnicom chapter, Nina Hinchcliffe’s career keeps returning to the same question: how do you bring people closer as an organization grows?
Jacque Patterson and the work that begins when the applause ends
Before she became CEO of August Jackson, Jacque Patterson spent her career helping organizations work through change. Now she is applying that experience to the agency itself, with a particular interest in what happens after everyone leaves the room.
Lisa Colella Learned to Make the Invisible Visible
Before leaders can move a company, they have to make meaning. Lisa Colella has spent two decades turning overlooked signals - candidate experiences, repeated conversations, the order of a meeting - into strategy people can actually follow.
Eric Martinez
After two decades turning philosophy, design and customer insight into business strategy, Eric Martinez has stepped away from Cigna with a sharper question: what should marketing leadership make possible next?
Luca Dellanna
Luca Dellanna is an Italian author, management consultant, and systems thinker based in Turin, who has written 10+ books on ergodicity, risk management, behavioral psychology, and long-term strategy. Best known for making the concept of ergodicity accessible to a broad audience, he advises organizations on operational excellence and cultural change, teaches at the University of Genoa, and has been featured on EconTalk twice. His work sits at the intersection of probability theory, human behavior, and practical management wisdom.