This week’s leadership conversation has not focused on perks, personality, or another round of buzzwords. It has focused on uncertainty. Leaders are grappling with shifting economic signals, tariff questions, uneven demand, geopolitical shocks, and pressure from boards to move faster with less room for error. The result is a management problem that shows up in everyday work: teams stall, meetings multiply, forecasts soften, and people start waiting for certainty that never comes.