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Innovative leadership turns uncertainty into transformation

Center News & Updates

Uncertainty is not an exception in today’s environment; it is the context in which leaders operate. The Center for Innovative Leadership’s accelerated course, Innovative Leadership in Uncertain Times, immerses participants in high-stakes, simulation-based experiences where they practice navigating crisis and build the judgment, resilience, and adaptability required to lead effectively.
The Hidden Costs of Outsourcing Judgment to AI Suppliers

Leading in the Age of AI

In a new article from California Management Review, CIL Affiliate and Associate Professor at the Texas McCombs School of Business Shefali V. Patil and her co-authors—Tinglong Dai and Christopher Myers of The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School—examined a growing risk in the age of AI: the quiet transfer of decision-making authority to external systems.
Bonding vs. Bridging Ties: Understanding Network Dynamics for Greater Inclusivity

Leading Inclusively

Diverse team collaboration can create both positive and negative ties that surface differences and deepen understanding. More broadly, team-based work and internal social networking platforms promise to strengthen inclusivity by building social capital and expanding relationships across the organization.
Tech workers are about to get caught ‘sleepwalking’ as the culture shifts under their feet

Leading in the Age of AI

Tech companies are rethinking performance reviews to prioritize top performers, often at the expense of steady contributors. Rick Smith, CIL Core Faculty member and Faculty Director of the Human Capital Development Lab, invites leaders to reconsider how performance systems support a resilient and capable workforce.
Living Leadership Podcast | Leadership Lessons from Journalism

Leading in Uncertain Times

In this episode of Living Leadership, Jack Speer, former NPR news anchor and current adjunct instructor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, reflects on a career spent interviewing CEOs, reporting from the field, and covering moments of national crisis—and the leadership lessons from those experiences he now brings into the classroom.
Leading Better Care: Turning Evidence into Action

Leading in Healthcare

Enhanced Recovery Pathways work, but implementation falters when belief, capacity, and feedback are missing. A recent study reveals hospitals that succeeded aligned executive and clinical leadership, empowered local champions, invested in data, and dedicated coordination to make improvement an institutional priority.
Big Tech’s new rule for workers: show your work

Leading in the Age of AI

As AI capabilities grow, leaders are rethinking how to measure contribution, ensure meaningful work, and build systems that support both accountability and innovation. The latest analysis from Business Insider features insights from CIL Faculty Director and Peetz Family Professor of Leadership at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, Christopher Myers.
The U.S. Military Is Becoming More Diverse, and Not by Design

Leading Inclusively

A new article in Proceedings from the U.S. Naval Institute by David Smith, CIL Core Faculty and JHU Carey Professor, and Brad Johnson, USNA Professor and Faculty Associate at the JHU School of Education, examines an important shift: the U.S. military is becoming more diverse—not by design, but by circumstance.
Living Leadership Podcast | Leading Under Pressure

Leading in Uncertain Times

In this episode of Living Leadership, legendary NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz joins Christopher Myers for a compelling conversation on leadership when the stakes are highest, offering enduring lessons for navigating uncertainty and complexity in any organization.
Doing Distance: How Leaders Shape Power & Proximity

Leading Dynamic Teams

Leaders constantly—often unconsciously—shape how close or distant they are from their teams. New research shows that distance increases when authority feels threatened and closeness emerges when leaders feel secure, highlighting how intentional distance management can protect trust, engagement, and performance.
A Field Guide to Leading in Health Care

Leading in Healthcare

Healthcare is advancing at an unprecedented pace with breakthroughs reshaping what is possible for patient care. This Field Guide recognizes that there is no single formula for leadership success in healthcare, but evidence consistently shows that strong teams, shared responsibility, cultures of safety, and patient-centered decision-making matter across every healthcare setting.
Professor Emeritus Kathleen Sutcliffe leads the way in uncertain times

Center News & Updates

CIL’s inaugural Managing the Unexpected Conference celebrated the career and contributions of Core Faculty member and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Kathleen Sutcliffe as she retired from Johns Hopkins University. Reflecting on her enduring impact on both research and practice, Sutcliffe highlighted that organizational resilience is built through trust, collective mindfulness, continuous learning, and the ability to adapt in the face of uncertainty.

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