Blogs

Scaling Innovation with Smart Systems: An Operator’s Playbook for Future‑Ready Leaders

02/04/2026

Author: Chinikqua Maddox, MBA | Pivot Global Partners, Principal of Operations | Former Corporate CTO & COO   (Crossing Meridians® Leadership Insights) This blog is a playbook for future-ready leaders tasked with both envisioning and scaling innovation. In our August…

Measuring What Matters: Embedding ROI Into Leadership Development

12/17/2025

Author: Maria Foxhall, MBA | Pivot Global Partners, Principal of Development | Leadership Strategy, ROI, and Measurement Systems Professional | (Crossing Meridians® Leadership Insights) Many organizations invest in leadership development, but struggle to measure its impact. The missing links often…

Talent Acquisition in the Age of Agentic AI: Considerations for Executive Leaders

10/31/2025

Author: Fay Cobb Payton, PhD, MBA | Tech Ecosystem, Artificial Intelligence, and Leadership Expert | (Crossing Meridians® Leadership Insights) In today’s world, which is largely influenced by artificial intelligence (AI), leaders are faced with a myriad of organizational challenges and…

Getting Unstuck: Designing Your Personal Innovation Pivot

09/24/2025

Author: Cynthia Hardy, Managing Principal & Founder, Pivot Global Partners | Innovation-Driven Leadership and Transformation Thought Leader | (Crossing Meridians® Leadership Insights) In the vortex of today’s rapid pace of change, a leader that’s standing still is essentially a leader…

Future-Ready Leadership: Why Waiting Is the Biggest Risk You Can Take

08/14/2025

Leaders came together recently for Pivot Global Partners’ LeadershipReimagined event to confront one undeniable truth: the world is changingfaster than most organizations–and leaders–are prepared to handle. Yesterday’s leadership playbook feels outdated. And, truthfully, it’sirrelevant. Contact us to explore Crossing Meridians®…

Insights and More

Leadership Reimagined: Building a different kind of Leader

Our July 31st insights session was a memorable event. With a room full of clients, colleagues, and professionals interested in the latest leadership insights, we explored the magnitude and pace of disruption and the requirements for today’s winning leadership approach.

Our client, Kroger, shared its journey using Crossing Meridians® 1.0 as a leadership development tool.

Experts--Dr. Henry Huang, Dr. Nikki Lanier, Allan Lubitz, MBA, and Dr. Fay Cobb Payton--delved into areas of rapid change, including AI, Agentic AI, extended and mixed reality, quantum computing, as well as population and workforce demographic shifts.

We unveiled our latest, innovative leadership solution, Crossing Meridians® 2.0, designed to cultivate future-ready leaders primed to thrive in times of accelerated disruption.

To prepare your leaders for tomorrow's challenges, today, reach out to us at hello@pivotglobal.com or schedule an appointment at https://pivotglobal.com/contact.

Group of women at PIVOT event.