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By Aster Angagaw
October 11, 2025
Leadership Clarity | The Seven Dimensions of Organizational Thriving
Executive Summary
In the age of AI, how organizations manage their finances reveals more than financial discipline. It exposes values, priorities, and intent. Money is not just a measure of success; it is a mirror of leadership.
When treated as organizational capital, financial resources fuel relevance, innovation, and trust.
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By Aster Angagaw
October 6, 2025
Why Focusing on the Right Inputs Drives Sustainable Success
When leaders talk about growth, the conversation often jumps straight to revenue. Quarterly earnings, market share gains, and valuation multiples dominate boardroom dashboards. But revenue is a lagging indicator. By the time the number is reported, the actions that drove it—or undermined it—are already in the past.
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By Aster Angagaw
September 29, 2025
Scaling Trust, Connectivity, and Resilience in the Age of AI
In financial terms, capital is a store of value—invested, compounded, and converted into growth. Community functions the same way. It’s not a cultural accessory. It’s a strategic asset.
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By Aster Angagaw
September 22, 2025
Leveraging AI to Protect Human Energy and Enterprise Value
In the boardroom, self-care rarely shows up on the capital allocation agenda. Yet the cost of neglecting it is real: turnover, lost innovation, and cultural erosion.
The same principles that protect financial assets apply to human assets. If you do not invest in them, they depreciate.
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By Aster Angagaw
September 15, 2025
AI is moving fast. Every week brings new tools that change how we produce, measure, and manage. With that speed comes a dangerous narrative: if machines can do the work, maybe people don’t matter as much anymore.
That idea is tempting for some leaders. They double down on performance-only cultures — where output is everything and empathy, integration, and humanity are treated as distractions.
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