Now Live The Human Leader publishes bi-weekly. Part 1 is available now.

About the Series

Leadership has entered a new era—but most leadership operating systems have not. The Human Leader is a bi-weekly thought leadership series exploring what it means to lead people in a world shaped by uncertainty, pressure, and rapid change.

This series is not built on trends, tactics, or motivational slogans. It is built on the reality leaders face: clarity, trust, accountability, emotional regulation, and the daily choices that shape culture.

Who This Series Is For

  • Executives navigating complexity, change, or growth
  • Senior leaders accountable for culture, clarity, and alignment
  • Founders and owners building teams under pressure
  • HR and people leaders influencing leadership behavior at scale

How This Series Fits

The Human Leader complements The Human Path Forward™ by focusing less on systems and futures— and more on the leader as the system.

Where The Human Path Forward™ examines what is changing in work and society, The Human Leader examines who leaders must become to meet that change with integrity.

Publishing cadence: Released bi-weekly in sequence, prioritizing clarity over volume. · 12-part first run · Jan 2026
Original Analysis · Rights & Attribution

This series is part of The Human Leader, an original thought leadership body of work by Jerrell Rogers, published by EKG HR Consulting LLC.

Rights & Intellectual Property (click to expand)

© 2026 EKG HR Consulting LLC. All rights reserved.

All original written content, analytical frameworks, leadership models, and editorial materials associated with The Human Leader and The Human Path Forward™ are proprietary intellectual property of EKG HR Consulting LLC and may not be reproduced, distributed, adapted, or republished without prior written consent.

The Human Path Forward™ is a pending trademark of EKG HR Consulting LLC.
Redeploy, Don’t Replace™ is an unregistered mark used in commerce.

Limited quotation for commentary or educational discussion is permitted with clear attribution. Commercial reuse, training delivery, or derivative works are prohibited without authorization.

Release Schedule

Status: Live Cadence: Bi-weekly Last updated: 01/08/2026
Part 1 — Leadership Has Changed. Most Leaders Haven’t.

Now live. The old leadership operating system is failing quietly—eroding trust, engagement, and execution.

Next Release — Part 2

Title reveals at release. Published bi-weekly in sequence.

upcoming
Batch 1 — Parts 2–4

Coming next. Additional titles will be revealed as each essay is published.

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Batches 2–3 — Parts 5–12

Coming later. Released in two additional batches to keep the series focused and responsive.

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A note to the reader: this series is written deliberately—less noise, more signal. Not to chase algorithms, but to strengthen leadership behavior where it matters most.