AIIR

Headed to Indianapolis for ATD OrgDev 2026?

Join us Wednesday, September 30th, at 6:30 PM for an exclusive, invite-only dinner at Indy’s premier steak house.

Savor delectable dishes, enjoy drinks, and take advantage of the opportunity to drive leadership excellence.

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Most family businesses don't fail because of bad strategy. They fail because of what the business means to the person who built it.

In her latest piece for Forbes Coaches Council, AIIR Global Managing Partner Joy Nissen, Psy.D., MBA, draws on her own experience growing up in a family business to explain why so many leadership transitions stall. It's rarely a lack of planning. It's unresolved questions about identity, trust and legacy.

Only about 30% of family businesses make it to the second generation. Joy explains why business logic alone isn't enough, and what actually helps founders let go while next-gen leaders step up.

Read it here: https://hubs.ly/Q04x-VvG0

Saudi Vision 2030. The UAE Gender Balance Council. Women now outnumbering men in university graduates across the region. The headlines tell one version of the story. We wanted to hear the real one.

Join AIIR's Joy Nissen, in conversation with two veteran executive coaches based in the UAE, Ghada Zakaria and Cindy van de Kreke-Freens, for a candid discussion on what leadership actually looks like for women in the Gulf right now.

They'll talk about what's really driving change in the region, who opened doors for them earlier in their careers, and what organizations should know before hiring a coach or coaching firm, since not all coaching is created equal.

September 24, 2026
9:00am ET / 2:00pm London / 5:00pm Dubai
Live panel followed by open Q&A

Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04xY4FS0

A year ago, we set out to create conversations that actually change how leaders think and lead.

Twenty-two episodes in, listeners keep telling us the same thing: this isn't leadership theory for theory's sake. It's grounded in real experience and backed by the rigor of psychology and behavioral science, which is exactly what we set out to build when AIIR CEO Jonathan Kirschner sat down for that first conversation.

We've talked with CEOs navigating succession, CHROs rethinking their role in the AI era, neuroscientists explaining what actually happens in the brain when a team clicks, and Navy TOPGUN instructors and leaders in professional sports on what elite performance really requires. Every conversation built around the same idea: real insight comes from people who've actually been in the room when it mattered.

Thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, and shown up for this first year. We're just getting started.

Catch up on any episode you missed wherever you get your podcasts: https://hubs.ly/Q04xMsXn0

Headed to Indianapolis for ATD OrgDev 2026?

Join us Wednesday, September 30th, at 6:30 PM for an exclusive, invite-only dinner at Indy’s premier steak house.

Savor delectable dishes, enjoy drinks, and take advantage of the opportunity to drive leadership excellence.

Request a seat here: https://hubs.ly/Q04xDZJj0

If you are responsible for leadership development at your organization, this question is worth sitting with.

Is your coaching methodology actually built to produce durable behavior change? Or is it built to produce a good experience?

Those are not the same thing.

At AIIR, we built the AIIR Method around these requirements. Across 714 coaching engagements in more than 300 organizations, 78% of leaders reported improved team performance and 72% saw gains in employee engagement. Not because the coaching felt good. Because it was built on science.

The question for HR and talent leaders is no longer whether coaching works. It is whether your coaching methodology is built to produce the outcomes the research says are possible.

Read The AIIR Method whitepaper and find out: https://hubs.ly/Q04xw-FT0

Saudi Vision 2030. The UAE Gender Balance Council. Women now outnumbering men in university graduates across the region. The headlines tell one version of the story. We wanted to hear the real one.

Join AIIR's Joy Nissen, in conversation with two veteran executive coaches based in the UAE, Ghada Zakaria and Cindy van de Kreke-Freens, for a candid discussion on what leadership actually looks like for women in the Gulf right now.

They'll talk about what's really driving change in the region, who opened doors for them earlier in their careers, and what organizations should know before hiring a coach or coaching firm, since not all coaching is created equal.

September 24, 2026
9:00am ET / 2:00pm London / 5:00pm Dubai
Live panel followed by open Q&A

Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04xnl-30

Headed to Indianapolis for ATD OrgDev 2026?

Join us Wednesday, September 30th, at 6:30 PM for an exclusive, invite-only dinner at Indy’s premier steak house.

Savor delectable dishes, enjoy drinks, and take advantage of the opportunity to drive leadership excellence.

Request a seat here: https://hubs.ly/Q04x1XjV0

AIIR Consulting is pleased to announce that it has earned two Gold Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards!

We're proud to celebrate this recognition alongside our partner, a nearly 200-year-old global commercial property insurer, for two leadership programs built to grow talent from front-line management all the way to senior leadership.

Great leadership development doesn't just build better leaders — it moves them forward.

Learn more about the award winning programs: https://hubs.ly/Q04wWlTS0