Making Leadership Attractive to Gen Z: Why Traditional Leadership Roles Aren’t Working Anymore

by Kenyotta Boone | Mar 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Leadership Desirability Crisis Nobody Wants to Discuss In boardrooms and executive suites across the country, a troubling pattern is emerging that should terrify every CEO thinking about succession planning: The leadership pipeline is drying up—not because...

What Senior Leaders Don’t Understand About Gen Z Career Aspirations: 5 Critical Insights

by Kenyotta Boone | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Leadership Pipeline Crisis Senior Leaders Didn’t See Coming As CEO of Piercing Strategies, a leadership development firm, I’ve spent recent months conducting insight interviews with HR leaders across industries about a growing crisis that’s...

AI and Leadership Transformation: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Executive Roles

by Kenyotta Boone | Feb 28, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Executive Conversation That Revealed AI and Leadership’s Future Recently, I found myself in a fascinating roundtable discussion with senior executives from various industries—a CEO from retail, a CFO with decades of experience, a tech executive navigating...

Inclusive Leadership Training: Why the Business Case Matters More Than Politics in 2025

by Kenyotta Boone | Feb 12, 2025 | Uncategorized

As organizations across the country step back from their DEI commitments and cancel inclusive leadership programs, I feel compelled to share a perspective from the front lines of leadership development at Piercing Strategies. In recent weeks, several clients have...

DDI Global Leadership Forecast 2025: Trust Collapse and Leadership Crisis Insights

by Kenyotta Boone | Feb 5, 2025 | Uncategorized

Understanding the DDI Global Leadership Forecast 2025 As CEO of Piercing Strategies, I’ve spent considerable time analyzing DDI’s latest Global Leadership Forecast 2025, and the findings mirror—and in some cases exceed—what we’re seeing across our...