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Core State Consulting: May 4, 2026 5:00:00 AM
There is a specific kind of internal weather that happens in senior leadership. On paper, it’s a clear, sunny day. You’re sitting in a steering committee meeting, looking at a slide deck that is aggressively green. There are RAG statuses...
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Core State Consulting: Apr 27, 2026 5:00:00 AM
By May, most strategic plans are already starting to smell like "creative writing" exercises. You know the feeling. You look at the project list, and...
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Core State Consulting: Apr 20, 2026 10:49:53 AM
TL;DR: Setting a target to "improve efficiency by 10%" without redesigning your Operating Model is a recipe for burnout, not growth. True efficiency...
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Core State Consulting: Mar 24, 2026 5:15:00 AM
The term "polycrisis" has become the latest darling of the consulting world, used mostly to excuse poor planning as "unforeseeable." But when US-Iran...
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Core State Consulting: Feb 16, 2026 10:34:48 AM
Why Modern Leadership is Failing the Hybrid Workforce The corporate world is currently caught in a transition that feels less like an evolution and...
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Core State Consulting: Jan 27, 2026 9:00:00 AM
Why 2026 demands geopolitical rehearsals "Polycrisis" isn't a buzzword anymore, it's the baseline for 2026. Between shifting critical mineral...
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Core State Consulting: Dec 15, 2025 11:03:05 AM
Why political quotient (PQ) is the new leadership superpower The most effective leaders possess a mastery that goes beyond strategy and spreadsheets....
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Core State Consulting: Dec 4, 2025 10:12:02 AM
Your agility transformation is failing or struggling because you are trying to put a democratic approach into an autocratic regime. What?? Yup - your...
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Core State Consulting: Apr 11, 2025 12:11:00 AM
We've all seen that Friends episode - you know the one: "Pivot...PIVOT.....PIVOT!" as they try and manoeuvre the couch up the narrow stairs. In a...
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Core State Consulting: Mar 22, 2025 5:02:00 AM
"Transparency breeds trust, and trust is the foundation of great leadership." - Brigette Hyacinth In today's complex business world, a leader's...