Articles & Insights

Welcome to the Ember & Oak Articles & Insights library, where leadership meets action.

Here, you’ll find two types of content: Original Articles and Curated Highlights featuring standout research, industry trends, and thought leadership from across the leadership and feedback landscape. Each piece is selected or written to spark growth, challenge thinking, and equip you to lead with clarity and courage.

The Feedback Divide: How Bridgewater Built Success and Kodak Silenced Itself Into Failure
Feedback Culture, Leadership Case Studies, AI and Future Leadership, Military to Civilian Leadership, Organizational Health, Trust and Transparency, RA-RA Model in Action Clayton Thompson Feedback Culture, Leadership Case Studies, AI and Future Leadership, Military to Civilian Leadership, Organizational Health, Trust and Transparency, RA-RA Model in Action Clayton Thompson

The Feedback Divide: How Bridgewater Built Success and Kodak Silenced Itself Into Failure

This side-by-side image contrasts two leadership cultures: Bridgewater Associates thriving through radical feedback and Kodak collapsing under silence. A visual metaphor for how transparency drives innovation—and how suppression leads to decline.

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