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By Cori Harding, Founder, Compass Performance Group There are moments in a career that don’t just teach you something. They change you. I’ve had the privilege of working under many great leaders over a thirty-two-year career in financial services. But one stands apart. Not because of a strategy he executed or a quarter he won, but because of who he was when it cost him something to be that person. This is a story about Ed Clark. And about what it means to lead from a place of

76% of executives believe their employees are enthusiastic about AI adoption. Only 31% of employees actually feel that way. That 45-point gap is not just a survey result. It is an early warning sign of AI adoption ROI failure. And if you are in a senior leadership role, it is the most important number you are not tracking 93% of Canadian organizations are now using AI. Only 2% are seeing measurable returns. So what is the problem? It is not the technology. It is the distance

93% of Canadian organizations are now using AI. Only 2% are seeing measurable returns. After reading the research, one thing became very clear to me: This is no longer primarily a technology conversation. It is a leadership conversation. The organizations seeing results are approaching AI differently. They are investing not only in tools, but in leadership capability, workforce adaptation, and the very human side of transformation. I believe this may become one of the greates

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