Building Skyscrapers in Earthquake Zones: What’s Now, What’s Next

This season, we asked one central question: what should leaders be doing now to prepare for what’s next? The old playbook is a liability, and the new one is still being written. This season was a curriculum for leading through chaos, with each guest providing a blueprint for how to build a skyscraper in an earthquake zone. This brief synthesizes the key themes from the entire season into a new playbook, framed around that core question.

Season 2, Episode 12: Building Skyscrapers in Earthquake Zones: Season 2 Wrap-Up

In this Season 2 finale, Janet and Khalil explore what it takes to build lasting change when the ground keeps shifting. They connect the dots from eleven episodes, examining how organizations can move from reaction to redesign, from symbolism to systems. Through frameworks on clarity, strategic elimination, and collective action, they offer a roadmap for resilient leadership. The conversation celebrates the diverse voices that shaped this season and poses three essential questions every leader must answer.