Leadership
Intelligence
The Executive Magazine for Leaders Who Want to Stay Ahead
Leadership is changing faster than at any point in living memory. AI is rewriting how we work, human skills have become the new power skills, and the leaders who thrive will be the ones who stay curious, courageous and one step ahead. A quarterly executive magazine created by leadership expert, keynote speaker and author Sonia McDonald — a considered, deep-dive read that brings you the trends, research, tools and real-world scripts you need to lead brilliantly, every season.
What's inside every issue
Most leadership content tells you
what to think. This shows you what to do.
Leadership headlines
The global leadership stories that matter — summarised, decoded and given the executive “so what.” Why it matters, and what it means for how you lead.
The feature story
A monthly deep-dive in thought leadership: leading through AI, why human skills win, building courageous teams, multi-generational workforces, trust and executive presence.
Leadership research, decoded
The latest findings from HBR, MIT, McKinsey, Deloitte, Gartner, Stanford and the World Economic Forum — translated into what it means and the action to take.
AI for leaders
A featured AI tool every issue — from Claude and NotebookLM to Perplexity, Gamma, Fathom and Copilot — with ready-to-use prompts and real leadership use cases.
Leadership brain
The neuroscience and psychology behind great leadership: decision fatigue, burnout, confidence, fear, motivation and executive function under pressure.
Courage conversations
Word-for-word scripts for the conversations leaders avoid: poor performance, burnout, boundaries, managing up, redundancy, promotion and conflict.
WorkSparks leadership lab
Real dilemmas submitted by leaders like you — “my best performer is becoming toxic,” “I’ve inherited a dysfunctional team” — answered with clear guidance.
Executive coaching corner
Five powerful coaching questions, a reflection exercise, a journal prompt and one action to take this week — a pocket executive coach in every issue.
- The essential read of the season and Sonia's recommended books
- Women Who Lead — spotlighting the leaders shaping the future
- Community spotlight — real transformations from our clients
- Podcast, TED Talk and video picks worth your time
- Global leadership trends across Australia, the US, UK, Europe and Asia
The signature feature: Leadership in the Moment
- An employee breaks down in a one-on-one
- Your top performer resigns unexpectedly
- A team member uses AI inappropriately
- Two executives are in open conflict
- A leader receives difficult feedback from their team
Who Leadership Intelligence is for
is forWritten for the leaders who never stop growing.
Backed by world-class research
Every issue is grounded in credible, current research — and sharpened by 35+ years developing leaders across some of Australia's most respected organisations.
- HBR - Harvard Business Review
- MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Deloitte - Deloitte Insights
- McKinsey - McKinsey & Company
- Gartner - Gartner Research
- Stanford - Stanford GSB
A year of leadership, in four issues
Each quarter carries its own theme,
so your growth builds all year long.
Trends & courage
Culture & presence
AI & human skills
Performance & innovation
- The AI Leadership Guide
- Top 100 Leadership Books
- Women Who Changed Leadership
- The Future of Leadership 2035
- The Courage Issue
- Mental Fitness for Leaders
- Plus dedicated CEO
- HR
- Construction
- Government
- Health and Education editions
Lead ahead of the curve.
Your next issue is
waiting.
Join the executives, HR leaders and rising stars who read Leadership Intelligence™ every quarter to lead with courage, clarity and confidence in an AI world.