After 18 months of quiet reflection, Cheryl Cran returns with a new podcast series and a new framework for the era we're all living in. In this kickoff episode, she introduces the thinking behind her upcoming book What The Flux? 44 Questions to Help You Flex and Flow — and names what so many leaders are feeling but haven't had language for.

Global chaos. Political disruption. Economic uncertainty. AI reshaping how we work. Personal pressures stacking up. It's easy to respond with overwhelm — and Cheryl admits she has too. But in this episode, she offers a different lens: Flux isn't something to manage. It's something to learn from.

In this conversation, Cheryl explores:

Why we're in a new level of disruption that old leadership playbooks can't handle

The rise of sovereignty, self-resourcing, and discernment as essential leadership skills

How AI is changing not just our work, but how we ask questions as humans

Why flexibility is now the non-negotiable skill for leaders

The Flux, Flex, Flow framework — and what each element asks of us

How to recognize when resistance is actually information

The gift hidden inside disruption (and why it's the reason she wrote the new book)

Whether you lead a team, a family, or just yourself through uncertain times, this episode is an invitation to stop bracing against change and start asking better questions.

'"Flux isn't here to break us. It's here to help wake us." — Cheryl Cran

About Cheryl Cran Cheryl Cran is the author of What The Flux?, The Art of Change Leadership, and Super Crucial Human. She has been speaking on change leadership for over two decades and works with leaders and organizations navigating disruption around the world.

Connect with Cheryl www.cherylcran.com 

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