Current Writing
A curated snapshot of how we think, write, and practice leadership at KS Insight – from long-form essays and crisis reflections, to lighter Pet Perspectives, to the core frameworks and how-to guides leaders use in high-stakes work.
Leading Through the AI Revolution: Diagnosing and Acting in the Fog
This seminal white paper frames AI not as a tech challenge, but as a crisis of organizational adaptation. It provides a diagnostic path for leaders to navigate immediate uncertainty and plan for structural change.
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A critical guide to the tools we use in the field.
Active Listening Techniques: A 4-Part Framework for Leaders
This guide is used by our consulting teams to rapidly train and deploy powerful, non-obvious listening skills in executive teams.
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Recent interviews and guest posts.
Featured Interview
Why AI Makes Leadership Harder with Dr. Kirsti Samuels
Thought Leadership
The Comfort Trap: How AI Could Weaken Our Conflict Muscles
Featured Interview
Five Things You Need To Be a Highly Effective Leader During Uncertain Times
Recent Essays & Commentary
Practitioner reflections on complexity, crisis, culture, and decision-making from high-pressure moments in the field.
Multi-Voice Commentary
December 1, 2025
AI and the Architecture of Attention: Three Voices on the Future of Leadership
Dr. Kirsti Samuels, former Speaker Mitzi Johnson, and academic Dr. Cristina Stasia debate AI's impact on intellectual rigor, content quality, and political deployment—a cross-industry view on attention, authenticity, and leadership in the machine age.
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LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
November 25, 2025
Your First 90 Days as a New Leader: A Woman's Survival Guide
Drawing on her time as Speaker of the Vermont House, Mitzi Johnson shares how to thrive in an executive role. She details how to navigate intense scrutiny, build trust through consistency, and act with clarity and purpose in high-stakes first decisions.
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Crisis & Fog Zone
November 2, 2025
Not Every Crisis Has a Playbook: Lessons from the Fog Zone
This paper examines what distinguishes rehearsed emergencies from fog-zone crises and what leaders can realistically prepare for when both urgency and uncertainty are high.
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Culture & Morale
September 4, 2025
The Best Way to Lose Morale? Leave People Out.
Why exclusion and silence damage trust more than hard truths – especially when jobs, budgets, or programs are at risk – and how leaders can sustain morale in constrained environments.
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Formal papers, diagnostic tools, and how-to guides.
Research Note
November 5, 2025
Legal Industry’s Digital Evolution
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Framework
September 15, 2025
Insight 4D: From Insight to Action
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Playful Leadership
The Pet Perspectives Series
A light but precise series using humor to surface deeper truths about power and systems.
Digital Fatigue & Boundaries
Fleeing the Algorithm: I Made it Three Feet.
For the leader who was flattened by information and one terrible headline too many.
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Uncertainty & Presence
Unsure How You Got Here: Leadership Looks Like This.
Sometimes leadership is simply being the one who didn’t sit down – and learning how to make it look intentional.
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How-To Guides
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