Five working papers, nine field reports, and a buyer’s guide. All of it free, ungated, and free to cite.
An Agency-Grounded, Three-Layer Architecture for the Leadership Transition
3,000+ research studies synthesized behind it. Everything here is free, ungated, and free to cite.
AI is not removing the manager. It is unbundling the job, and that changes what readiness has to mean.
A research hub on what artificial intelligence is absorbing from first-line management, what stays with a person, and what that changes about who is ready to lead. Two papers published, eight in the series.
Published so far: What Is AI Leadership Readiness? · What AI Changes About the First-Time Manager Role
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Free to download, no email required. Written for talent and HR leaders deciding where development goes, for the sponsors who back the move, and for the leaders making it.
Each paper examines what changes at one specific transition, and what that means for how leaders are prepared for it. Published on SSRN, free to read and free to cite.
An Agency-Grounded, Three-Layer Architecture for the Leadership Transition
The foundational paper. Twenty pages, published July 2026, setting out the architecture the four transition papers build on.
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Practical guidance for talent and HR leaders evaluating providers, what to ask, what good answers sound like, and what a provider should be able to show you before you commit budget.
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