Good allies make better leaders. This isn’t a platitude; it’s a data-backed strategy for leadership development. As the workforce diversifies, the skills of allyship—like cross-cultural competence and creating psychological safety—are becoming the core drivers of team performance and innovation.

Leadership development expert Valeria Lassiter recently shared a crucial insight that explains this all-too-common scenario. There’s a world of difference between getting approval and securing genuine buy-in. And in today’s unpredictable business environment, that difference can make or break your most important initiatives.

Welcome to Season 2 of In This Moment, where we connect you with forward-thinking leaders who can see what’s coming in the next 24 months, and know exactly what smart leaders and organizations should be doing today to get ahead of it.