https://cherylehays.com Updates from Cheryle Hays https://cherylehays.com/blog/reactive-leadership-habits-leading-by-default https://cherylehays.com/blog/reactive-leadership-habits-leading-by-default <ul style="margin-left:20px;"><li>Why reacting and defaulting are not the same thing &mdash; and why that distinction is the key to changing your leadership patterns</li><li>What the science actually says about how much of your daily behavior runs on autopilot (the number is higher than you think)</li><li>What defaulting looks like in real leadership moments &mdash; including the quiet versions most leaders don&#39;t recognize in themselves</li><li>Why AI is making the defaulting problem worse, not better &mdash; and what that means for leaders right now</li><li>What Courageous Curiosity℠ is and why it&#39;s an operating system upgrade, not another leadership tip</li></ul>]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 CDT