The Fear Threshold: Why 2026 Will Break Unprepared Leaders

How leaders can build the fear capacity 2026 will demand.

There are years that test leaders, and then there are years that change them.

2026 will be the second kind.

If the last few years felt turbulent, 2026 will feel like stepping into a pressure chamber.

The signs are already visible. Political fracture. Economic dehydration. AI moving from “interesting” to “inevitable.”

Generational values are tearing apart.

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