Dr. Diane Dye
@drdianedye.bsky.social
I am the strategist CEOs bring in the room when they are looking to solve a problem, innovate, grow, and scale. (Sometimes all at once!)
You can’t mitigate risk you won’t name.
The most dangerous risks aren’t operational. They’re human. Unspoken tension. Decision avoidance. Leaders carrying too much alone.
Honest risk assessment isn’t pessimism. It’s leadership.
The most dangerous risks aren’t operational. They’re human. Unspoken tension. Decision avoidance. Leaders carrying too much alone.
Honest risk assessment isn’t pessimism. It’s leadership.
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
You can’t mitigate risk you won’t name.
The most dangerous risks aren’t operational. They’re human. Unspoken tension. Decision avoidance. Leaders carrying too much alone.
Honest risk assessment isn’t pessimism. It’s leadership.
The most dangerous risks aren’t operational. They’re human. Unspoken tension. Decision avoidance. Leaders carrying too much alone.
Honest risk assessment isn’t pessimism. It’s leadership.
Unmasked Friday.
Think about a moment you felt most proud, most aligned, most yourself.
What were you doing?
Who were you being beneath the role?
What value was being honored?
If it feels safe, share in the comments.
Think about a moment you felt most proud, most aligned, most yourself.
What were you doing?
Who were you being beneath the role?
What value was being honored?
If it feels safe, share in the comments.
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Unmasked Friday.
Think about a moment you felt most proud, most aligned, most yourself.
What were you doing?
Who were you being beneath the role?
What value was being honored?
If it feels safe, share in the comments.
Think about a moment you felt most proud, most aligned, most yourself.
What were you doing?
Who were you being beneath the role?
What value was being honored?
If it feels safe, share in the comments.
One client spot just opened.
I’m interviewing new 1:1 clients this week. This work is for leaders doing well on paper, but carrying too much alone.
If decisions feel heavy, growth feels stuck, or you’re holding it all together solo, let’s talk.
January rate available. One spot.
I’m interviewing new 1:1 clients this week. This work is for leaders doing well on paper, but carrying too much alone.
If decisions feel heavy, growth feels stuck, or you’re holding it all together solo, let’s talk.
January rate available. One spot.
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
One client spot just opened.
I’m interviewing new 1:1 clients this week. This work is for leaders doing well on paper, but carrying too much alone.
If decisions feel heavy, growth feels stuck, or you’re holding it all together solo, let’s talk.
January rate available. One spot.
I’m interviewing new 1:1 clients this week. This work is for leaders doing well on paper, but carrying too much alone.
If decisions feel heavy, growth feels stuck, or you’re holding it all together solo, let’s talk.
January rate available. One spot.
There’s a part of leadership no one talks about. You’re the steady one for everyone else, so there’s nowhere to put your own uncertainty. At some point, carrying it alone stops being strength. It becomes the bottleneck.
If this hits, you’re not broken. You’re holding too much.
If this hits, you’re not broken. You’re holding too much.
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
There’s a part of leadership no one talks about. You’re the steady one for everyone else, so there’s nowhere to put your own uncertainty. At some point, carrying it alone stops being strength. It becomes the bottleneck.
If this hits, you’re not broken. You’re holding too much.
If this hits, you’re not broken. You’re holding too much.
Change doesn’t fail because people resist. It fails when leaders underestimate what change really requires.
These are 9 traits I see in change leaders who move organizations forward without breaking trust or culture.
All learnable.
Follow for more.
These are 9 traits I see in change leaders who move organizations forward without breaking trust or culture.
All learnable.
Follow for more.
January 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Change doesn’t fail because people resist. It fails when leaders underestimate what change really requires.
These are 9 traits I see in change leaders who move organizations forward without breaking trust or culture.
All learnable.
Follow for more.
These are 9 traits I see in change leaders who move organizations forward without breaking trust or culture.
All learnable.
Follow for more.
Before Mattel was iconic, Elliot Handler & Ruth Handler were building it for real.
Derek Gable was there.
Live today 11 AM ET on Brave Business Mastercast. Not just a podcast. A live workshop.
Register via pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com to go backstage or join on stage.
Derek Gable was there.
Live today 11 AM ET on Brave Business Mastercast. Not just a podcast. A live workshop.
Register via pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com to go backstage or join on stage.
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Before Mattel was iconic, Elliot Handler & Ruth Handler were building it for real.
Derek Gable was there.
Live today 11 AM ET on Brave Business Mastercast. Not just a podcast. A live workshop.
Register via pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com to go backstage or join on stage.
Derek Gable was there.
Live today 11 AM ET on Brave Business Mastercast. Not just a podcast. A live workshop.
Register via pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com to go backstage or join on stage.
Culture isn’t a vibe. It’s a system.
How decisions are made. How work happens. How people engage. How success is measured.
We unpack this live every Monday on Brave Business: The Live Mastercast.
🎥 10 in studio | 🎧 90 backstage
Register via the pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com
How decisions are made. How work happens. How people engage. How success is measured.
We unpack this live every Monday on Brave Business: The Live Mastercast.
🎥 10 in studio | 🎧 90 backstage
Register via the pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Culture isn’t a vibe. It’s a system.
How decisions are made. How work happens. How people engage. How success is measured.
We unpack this live every Monday on Brave Business: The Live Mastercast.
🎥 10 in studio | 🎧 90 backstage
Register via the pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com
How decisions are made. How work happens. How people engage. How success is measured.
We unpack this live every Monday on Brave Business: The Live Mastercast.
🎥 10 in studio | 🎧 90 backstage
Register via the pop-up at PeopleRiskConsulting.com
There’s a trend asking ChatGPT how you interact with it. Here’s mine.
I don’t use AI to replace thinking. I use it to sharpen it.
Human judgment + lived CEO experience.
AI speed + precision.
AI doesn’t decide.
It strengthens the decider.
I don’t use AI to replace thinking. I use it to sharpen it.
Human judgment + lived CEO experience.
AI speed + precision.
AI doesn’t decide.
It strengthens the decider.
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
There’s a trend asking ChatGPT how you interact with it. Here’s mine.
I don’t use AI to replace thinking. I use it to sharpen it.
Human judgment + lived CEO experience.
AI speed + precision.
AI doesn’t decide.
It strengthens the decider.
I don’t use AI to replace thinking. I use it to sharpen it.
Human judgment + lived CEO experience.
AI speed + precision.
AI doesn’t decide.
It strengthens the decider.
I was quoted in @ReworkedMag on why Meta’s $70B metaverse bet collapsed. The issue wasn’t VR. It was innovation without human context. Tech layered onto overloaded systems creates fatigue, not progress. Read more:
www.reworked.co/collaboratio...
www.reworked.co/collaboratio...
Inside Meta’s Failed $70B Metaverse Gamble
Meta’s metaverse retreat says less about the future of VR — and more about Silicon Valley building expensive solutions to problems no one asked for.
www.reworked.co
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I was quoted in @ReworkedMag on why Meta’s $70B metaverse bet collapsed. The issue wasn’t VR. It was innovation without human context. Tech layered onto overloaded systems creates fatigue, not progress. Read more:
www.reworked.co/collaboratio...
www.reworked.co/collaboratio...
✨ Best end to the day. I was quoted in Forbes ✨ There’s more before the …
“…. There are many immature offerings and vendors in the market, especially during this AI gold rush. So discernment and resisting shiny objects is key.”
🔗 www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
“…. There are many immature offerings and vendors in the market, especially during this AI gold rush. So discernment and resisting shiny objects is key.”
🔗 www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
The Biggest Challenges And Threats Facing Business Executives In 2026
Executives face familiar risks in 2026, but many are no better prepared for crises than last year, underscoring the need for stronger crisis planning and readiness.
www.forbes.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM
✨ Best end to the day. I was quoted in Forbes ✨ There’s more before the …
“…. There are many immature offerings and vendors in the market, especially during this AI gold rush. So discernment and resisting shiny objects is key.”
🔗 www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
“…. There are many immature offerings and vendors in the market, especially during this AI gold rush. So discernment and resisting shiny objects is key.”
🔗 www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
Just trying things isn’t innovation. It’s motion.
Experimentation strategy turns guessing into learning.
Clear questions. Contained tests. Real decisions.
Innovation isn’t trying more.
It’s learning faster than the problem can outrun you.
Experimentation strategy turns guessing into learning.
Clear questions. Contained tests. Real decisions.
Innovation isn’t trying more.
It’s learning faster than the problem can outrun you.
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Just trying things isn’t innovation. It’s motion.
Experimentation strategy turns guessing into learning.
Clear questions. Contained tests. Real decisions.
Innovation isn’t trying more.
It’s learning faster than the problem can outrun you.
Experimentation strategy turns guessing into learning.
Clear questions. Contained tests. Real decisions.
Innovation isn’t trying more.
It’s learning faster than the problem can outrun you.
Infinite mindset isn’t about optimism.
It’s about de-masking.
Experimentation bias keeps leaders testing what protects identity, not truth. That’s how the unexpected becomes a threat vs opportunity.
Live Monday. Brave Business: The Live Mastercast
www.peopleriskconsulting.com
It’s about de-masking.
Experimentation bias keeps leaders testing what protects identity, not truth. That’s how the unexpected becomes a threat vs opportunity.
Live Monday. Brave Business: The Live Mastercast
www.peopleriskconsulting.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Infinite mindset isn’t about optimism.
It’s about de-masking.
Experimentation bias keeps leaders testing what protects identity, not truth. That’s how the unexpected becomes a threat vs opportunity.
Live Monday. Brave Business: The Live Mastercast
www.peopleriskconsulting.com
It’s about de-masking.
Experimentation bias keeps leaders testing what protects identity, not truth. That’s how the unexpected becomes a threat vs opportunity.
Live Monday. Brave Business: The Live Mastercast
www.peopleriskconsulting.com
Today I’m a guest on Consulting Spotlight 🎙️
I’m finally saying something I’ve held quietly for years: ADKAR is not enough.
It misses identity loss, emotional residue, and relational breakdowns.
Change fails when we underestimate what people carry.
Thoughts?
I’m finally saying something I’ve held quietly for years: ADKAR is not enough.
It misses identity loss, emotional residue, and relational breakdowns.
Change fails when we underestimate what people carry.
Thoughts?
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Today I’m a guest on Consulting Spotlight 🎙️
I’m finally saying something I’ve held quietly for years: ADKAR is not enough.
It misses identity loss, emotional residue, and relational breakdowns.
Change fails when we underestimate what people carry.
Thoughts?
I’m finally saying something I’ve held quietly for years: ADKAR is not enough.
It misses identity loss, emotional residue, and relational breakdowns.
Change fails when we underestimate what people carry.
Thoughts?
Invited 275 USC Trojan alumni into my first Brave Business Mastercast today. Fight on. ❤️💛
It’s interactive, real, mostly unscripted, and built for how leaders actually learn. Live studio, lurkers, replay, podcast.
This is Brave Business. Every Monday.
It’s interactive, real, mostly unscripted, and built for how leaders actually learn. Live studio, lurkers, replay, podcast.
This is Brave Business. Every Monday.
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Invited 275 USC Trojan alumni into my first Brave Business Mastercast today. Fight on. ❤️💛
It’s interactive, real, mostly unscripted, and built for how leaders actually learn. Live studio, lurkers, replay, podcast.
This is Brave Business. Every Monday.
It’s interactive, real, mostly unscripted, and built for how leaders actually learn. Live studio, lurkers, replay, podcast.
This is Brave Business. Every Monday.
What do you think? Is LinkedIn a place for real conversation and growth, or mostly posturing? I was told “no one goes there for help.” That hasn’t been my experience. Thoughtful conversations, real insight, real people. Curious what’s been true for you.
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
What do you think? Is LinkedIn a place for real conversation and growth, or mostly posturing? I was told “no one goes there for help.” That hasn’t been my experience. Thoughtful conversations, real insight, real people. Curious what’s been true for you.
AI can speed decisions.
But if it’s doing the thinking for your C-suite, judgment gets weaker, not sharper.
The risk isn’t AI.
It’s outsourcing critical thinking.
Read more 👉 peopleriskconsulting.com/ai/is-your-c-suites-critical-thinking-getting-weaker-with-ai/
But if it’s doing the thinking for your C-suite, judgment gets weaker, not sharper.
The risk isn’t AI.
It’s outsourcing critical thinking.
Read more 👉 peopleriskconsulting.com/ai/is-your-c-suites-critical-thinking-getting-weaker-with-ai/
Is Your C-Suite’s Critical Thinking Getting Weaker with AI? – People Risk Consulting
peopleriskconsulting.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
AI can speed decisions.
But if it’s doing the thinking for your C-suite, judgment gets weaker, not sharper.
The risk isn’t AI.
It’s outsourcing critical thinking.
Read more 👉 peopleriskconsulting.com/ai/is-your-c-suites-critical-thinking-getting-weaker-with-ai/
But if it’s doing the thinking for your C-suite, judgment gets weaker, not sharper.
The risk isn’t AI.
It’s outsourcing critical thinking.
Read more 👉 peopleriskconsulting.com/ai/is-your-c-suites-critical-thinking-getting-weaker-with-ai/
Taylor Swift performed on the Eras Tour with the stomach flu. That’s leadership. Not perfect conditions, but honoring the commitment. Tomorrow, I do the same while coming down from a cold at the first CEO Innovation Masterclass of 2026. Leadership decides anyway.
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Taylor Swift performed on the Eras Tour with the stomach flu. That’s leadership. Not perfect conditions, but honoring the commitment. Tomorrow, I do the same while coming down from a cold at the first CEO Innovation Masterclass of 2026. Leadership decides anyway.
Coffee this morning with Roger Dooley, author of Friction and Brainfluence. His work on friction and human decision-making augments my own. Innovation accelerates by removing friction, not adding pressure. Books in hand. ☕📚
January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Coffee this morning with Roger Dooley, author of Friction and Brainfluence. His work on friction and human decision-making augments my own. Innovation accelerates by removing friction, not adding pressure. Books in hand. ☕📚
Power New Year’s Day. 💥
Client meeting. Time with mentors who sharpen me to serve: Brendon Burchard, Jenn Gottlieb, Chris Winfield.
I start my days with power, precision, and purpose on GrowthDay. Free trial: app.growthday.com/signup/refer...
What did your powerful start look like?
Client meeting. Time with mentors who sharpen me to serve: Brendon Burchard, Jenn Gottlieb, Chris Winfield.
I start my days with power, precision, and purpose on GrowthDay. Free trial: app.growthday.com/signup/refer...
What did your powerful start look like?
January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Power New Year’s Day. 💥
Client meeting. Time with mentors who sharpen me to serve: Brendon Burchard, Jenn Gottlieb, Chris Winfield.
I start my days with power, precision, and purpose on GrowthDay. Free trial: app.growthday.com/signup/refer...
What did your powerful start look like?
Client meeting. Time with mentors who sharpen me to serve: Brendon Burchard, Jenn Gottlieb, Chris Winfield.
I start my days with power, precision, and purpose on GrowthDay. Free trial: app.growthday.com/signup/refer...
What did your powerful start look like?
I asked my ChatGPT, well-tuned for leadership “What can I do to be my best self in 2026?” Here’s what it shared. Does any of this resonate with the other leaders I am connected with? Let me know!
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I asked my ChatGPT, well-tuned for leadership “What can I do to be my best self in 2026?” Here’s what it shared. Does any of this resonate with the other leaders I am connected with? Let me know!
Spent time yesterday with Scott Tillema. Retired SWAT hostage negotiator, FBI + Harvard trained. His 4-step framework, Understanding, Timing, Delivery, Respect, is influence done right. Focus word for 2026: CONNECTION.
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Spent time yesterday with Scott Tillema. Retired SWAT hostage negotiator, FBI + Harvard trained. His 4-step framework, Understanding, Timing, Delivery, Respect, is influence done right. Focus word for 2026: CONNECTION.
Met a fellow Trojan at the River Rally before USC vs TCU. He’s a product exec at The Clorox Company and shared how Clorox grew by experimenting, focusing, and exiting what no longer fit. Innovation is disciplined courage. University of Southern California energy never disappoints. Fight On. 🏈❤️💛
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Met a fellow Trojan at the River Rally before USC vs TCU. He’s a product exec at The Clorox Company and shared how Clorox grew by experimenting, focusing, and exiting what no longer fit. Innovation is disciplined courage. University of Southern California energy never disappoints. Fight On. 🏈❤️💛
SMART gave structure.
FAST gave speed.
CLEAR added the human layer.
But goals still fail when they avoid the real tension, tradeoffs, and cost of staying put.
The goals that move behavior tell the truth first.
FAST gave speed.
CLEAR added the human layer.
But goals still fail when they avoid the real tension, tradeoffs, and cost of staying put.
The goals that move behavior tell the truth first.
December 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
SMART gave structure.
FAST gave speed.
CLEAR added the human layer.
But goals still fail when they avoid the real tension, tradeoffs, and cost of staying put.
The goals that move behavior tell the truth first.
FAST gave speed.
CLEAR added the human layer.
But goals still fail when they avoid the real tension, tradeoffs, and cost of staying put.
The goals that move behavior tell the truth first.
Throw the cookie cutters out in 2026! Not all frameworks work for all situations, including my own frameworks. The sooner you realize that, the sooner the real experimentation and innovation can begin.
December 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Throw the cookie cutters out in 2026! Not all frameworks work for all situations, including my own frameworks. The sooner you realize that, the sooner the real experimentation and innovation can begin.
Some change comes polished. Most comes when something cracks open so it can go very right.
I joined INSPIROQA early morning from Bali for an honest, human, unscripted conversation about leading when life has no clear map. 🎧
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I joined INSPIROQA early morning from Bali for an honest, human, unscripted conversation about leading when life has no clear map. 🎧
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December 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Some change comes polished. Most comes when something cracks open so it can go very right.
I joined INSPIROQA early morning from Bali for an honest, human, unscripted conversation about leading when life has no clear map. 🎧
lnkd.in/g_CQdSCq
I joined INSPIROQA early morning from Bali for an honest, human, unscripted conversation about leading when life has no clear map. 🎧
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