Productive Leaders
The Rise of the Frictionless Employee: How AI Is Changing Work, Teams, and Leadership Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs For decades, organizations have been on a mission to eliminate friction at work. Meetings...
What I Told Financial Planners Last Week: Don't Let Headlines Drive Your Clients’ Strategy Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs The biggest mistake advisors make is trying to predict the next market move. The biggest...
The Good News No One Is Talking About Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs If you only read the headlines, you might think the U.S. economy is teetering on the brink of disaster. Yet when you look at the actual data,...
What Americans Are Really Worried About and What Smart Leaders Should Do About It Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs Last month I had two conferences cancel their entire events, citing uncertainty as their reason. Of...
Great Leaders Know When to Walk Away Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs The hardest skill in leadership is not persistence; it is knowing when to stop. Understanding sunk costs is where strategy and courage meet. A...
Clarity Is the Antidote to Uncertainty for Leaders and Teams Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs Uncertainty is the current operating environment. Geopolitical and economic forces are affecting markets faster than...
Why Leaders Must Share the Vision More Often: The Hidden Lesson of Principal-Agent Theory Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs One of the biggest frustrations leaders have is this: "Why don't my people think like...
Your Talent Does Not Want Your Title. Here’s How to Change That. Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs Statistics you cannot ignore:*Only 6% of Gen Z say reaching senior leadership is their primary career goal. *72% are...
The Most Consequential Relationship in Business: Why CEOs and Boards Struggle to Get It Right Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs In the first half of 2025, 42 percent of departing CEOs were forced out or fired,...