by Nina | Jun 15, 2026 | Leadership, Nina Simosko, Women
For decades, innovation was a gated community. The hierarchy controlled it – and the hierarchy was largely controlled by those who looked the part. Senior women didn’t lack ideas. They lacked proximity to the rooms where ideas became strategy. What many...
by Nina | May 6, 2026 | Decision Making, Leadership
I know this meeting. You probably know it too. The data is in. The options have been mapped. Every stakeholder has been consulted — at least twice. And still the meeting ends without a decision. Another working group is formed. Another round of feedback requested....
by Nina | Apr 8, 2026 | Enterprise Software, Growth Mindset, Leadership, Revenue Growth
I have seen it happen in boardrooms more times than I can count. A product is ready. The engineering team has worked flat out for months. Marketing has the campaign locked and loaded and the Sales team are pumped and primed. The date is in the calendar. And then the...
by Nina | Mar 2, 2026 | Leadership, Women
The advice has been given a thousand times, in a thousand boardrooms, to a thousand women who didn’t need to hear it: be more confident. Speak up more. Project more authority. This framing – executive presence as a personal performance issue, something a...
by Nina | Feb 4, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Nina Simosko
Most leadership teams aren’t short on effort. They’re short on traction. I thought I’d look back at some of my previous predictions to see what shifted and what landed and it triggered further reflection. Over the last two years, the most common executive pain I hear...
