Are you leading from instinct or outdated programming?

Are you leading from instinct—or outdated programming?

A new Kellogg study tracked 1.4 million people over 11 years.
The punchline? Our gut instincts do evolve—but not always in the right direction.
Some biases softened. Others—like racial bias—got worse.

That’s a wake-up call for any leader who says,
“I just trust my gut.”

Your instincts aren’t fixed.
They’re shaped—by repetition, environment, unconscious patterns, and mindset.

In my coaching work, I help CEOs and execs examine the mental shortcuts they’ve stopped questioning:

• The gut calls that aren’t aging well
  
  
• The assumptions baked into “this is just how I lead”
  
  
• The habits that once worked—but now limit your growth

 Ask yourself—

• Where might your “leadership intuition” be more bias than wisdom?
•  How often are you updating the operating system behind your decisions?

The best leaders don’t just trust their gut—they train it.

Ready to retrain yours?

Credit: KelloggInsight/Tessa Charlesworth & coauthors - Do Gut Feelings Change Over Time?