A new year, and a new season of the Transforming Insight podcast! We begin Season 12 with Episode 83, and we’ve called it Leading Insight in 2026.
Eagle-eyed IMA members will see that unusually I’ve decided to start this year with the same topic at the Insight forums and on the Transforming Insight podcast. I’ve done it because I think that irrespective of the size of our Insight team, its level of maturity, or our level of seniority within it, we all need to lead Insight’s transformation this year with purpose, right from the start.
How are you feeling about the environment within which your Insight team will work this year? Do you work in a market sector that is thriving? Is your company growing its share of that market? And is the Insight team recognised as a key contributor to your organisation’s growth?
Or do you see challenges all around you – challenges for your market, your company and your Insight team? Are you expecting restructures, budget restrictions or headcount reductions?
If we fail to plan, we plan to fail
Whether you feel optimistic, pessimistic, or somewhere in the middle, we can only manage the things we can manage, and having a written plan drastically improves our chances of making intentional, well-considered decisions.
In my 2025 book, The Insight Leader’s Playbook, I suggested a 9P framework for anyone who wanted to become a more transformational Insight leader and help their team, their colleagues and their organisation to succeed.
But we can’t all focus on all 9Ps at the same time, so which will you prioritise in the first few months of 2026? And which do I think that none of us should ignore?
Please listen to find out more!
Topics discussed
- As the sun rises on 2026, do you see opportunities or challenges? (2.05)
- How transformational are you feeling? (6.00)
- A recap on the 9Ps of the Insight Leader’s Playbook (7.49)
- Which aspects of Insight leadership are essential now for you? (12.12)
- How can we all lead Insight with a clear purpose? (13.43)
- You are not alone! We have so much to learn from each other (19.40)
James Wycherley
Host of the Transforming Insight podcast
Chief Executive, IMA