Leadership

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    El Niño to La Niña: Two Climate Years That Could Reshape Weather Risk in Florida, the U.S., and the World

    ByElmer Hall

    El Niño La Niña: From record heat to hurricane season, snowpack, drought, floods, food systems, and strategic planning March 2026 was not a subtle warning. It was a flashing red light. Across the contiguous United States, March 2026 ranked as the warmest March in the 132-year U.S. record, with an average temperature 9.35°F above average….

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    Companion Essay: The GenAI Adoption Curve Is Not Following the Old Rules

    ByElmer Hall

    Why the speed of AI adoption is rewriting assumptions about innovation, work, planning, and competitive advantage. Companion Essay to the Two-Part “GenAI Adoption Curve” Series: The adoption of Generative AI is not just another technology cycle. It is a break in the historical pattern. For most of the modern industrial era, transformative technologies followed relatively…

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    Florida’s School Grade Gap: When School Ratings Look Better Than Student Mastery

    ByElmer Hall

    Why Florida’s School Performance Ratings need a second score: the Mastery Benchmark Index Florida’s 2025 school grades look good. Very good, in fact. According to the Florida Department of Education, 1,509 schools earned an A in 2025, 928 earned a B, and only 63 schools received a D or F in the reported school-grade table….

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    The AI Ban Written by AI: Plagiarism, Policy, and the Ghost of Wikipedia

    ByElmer Hall

    Subtitle: Everyone is using GenAI. The real question is whether we can learn to use it honestly, wisely, and well. The policy says, “No AI.” The teacher used AI to draft the policy. The student used AI to interpret the policy. The administrator used AI to summarize the violation. The committee will now meet for…

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    The Adoption Curve Went Vertical: Why GenAI Is Different from Every Technology Before It

    ByElmer Hall

    Innovation used to arrive slowly enough for institutions to prepare. Generative AI did not wait. The telegraph needed poles. The telephone needed wires. The automobile needed roads, gas stations, mechanics, insurance systems, and a century of traffic laws. The personal computer needed desks, software, training manuals, and people willing to admit they did not know…

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    Strategic Service for Rotary Clubs: A 5-Minute Charity Review and Planning Framework

    ByElmer Hall

    A practical framework for Rotary leaders—featuring a 5-minute charity review to improve impact and decision-making Strategic service for Rotary clubs begins with recognizing a critical moment: the transition between leadership cycles. Too often, clubs operate within a one-year reset, where momentum, insight, and planning start over each July. Club Horizon Planning addresses this challenge by…