Leo Bottary

My passion is building highly collaborative environments that make the world a better place. My company, Peernovation, facilitates intentional conversations that create clarity among leaders and employees to 1) assist companies with building higher-performing teams; and 2) help CEOs and business leaders maximize their peer advisory group experience.

I love what I do because it makes a difference. According to a study conducted by Grammarly/Harris Poll, ineffective communication costs US companies alone $1.2 trillion annually. My programs inspire cross-functional leadership teams, departmental teams, and peer advisory groups alike to write their future of work and set the stage for achieving new heights.

As a keynote speaker, author, workshop facilitator, adjunct professor, and thought leader on the topics of peer advantage and Peernovation, I believe the “The Power of We Begins With You.” 

If you believe that meeting future challenges will require building the best teams possible, then visit https://www.peernovation.biz/, and let's take what CEO peer advisory groups and forums have been doing so brilliantly for decades and apply those practices to your organization!

Founder, Managing Partner

After a decade of research, three books, and the successful completion of more than 600 self-assessment and aspirational workshops for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and their employees in North America, Australia, and Europe, Peernovation, LLC is making a difference. Leveraging my work in group dynamics and strategic communication, we assist companies with building higher-performing teams in the workplace, and helping CEOs and business leaders maximize their peer group experience.  I am joined by a team of Peernovation Certified Facilitators based in the US, Canada, China, UK, New Zealand, and the Nordics.

Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Becky Tolnay to the community of Peernovation Certified Facilitators! Becky is an executive facilitator and Vistage Florida Chair who draws on three decades with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. to help CEOs and leadership teams make better decisions together. She specializes in creating high-trust, high-performing peer environments where leaders can step out of the day-to-day, think strategically, and learn from each other’s real-world experience. To learn more about Becky and our esteemed team of facilitators and coaches, visit peernovation.biz/team. To learn more about our certification program, join us at https://lnkd.in/gzGCK_iw

My passion is building highly collaborative environments that make the world a better place. My company, Peernovation, facilitates intentional conversations that create clarity among leaders and employees to 1) assist companies with building higher-performing teams; and 2) help CEOs and business leaders maximize their peer advisory group experience.

I love what I do because it makes a difference. According to a study conducted by Grammarly/Harris Poll, ineffective communication costs US companies alone $1.2 trillion annually. My programs inspire cross-functional leadership teams, departmental teams, and peer advisory groups alike to write their future of work and set the stage for achieving new heights.

As a keynote speaker, author, workshop facilitator, podcaster, adjunct professor, and thought leader on the topics of peer advantage and Peernovation, I believe the “The Power of We Begins With You.” 

If you believe that meeting future challenges will require building the best teams possible, then visit https://www.peernovation.biz/, and let's take what CEO peer advisory groups and forums have been doing so brilliantly for decades and apply those principles to your organization!

Founder of Peernovation - We leverage the power of peers so your teams learn faster, collaborate better, and deliver results they never dreamed possible. Author, Speaker, Adjunct Professor, CEOWORLD Opinion Columnist.

If you want to know what we can do for you in a nutshell, check out the infographic below. We assist organizations in achieving clarity, improving communication, fostering collaboration, and increasing organizational capacity. Our approach is based on the tried-and-true principles and practices that CEO Forums have successfully utilized for decades, ensuring lasting results.

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D. Becky Tolnay Chris Zhuang Jim Naleid "Bus Driver" Gord Moker Thomas Gregory Karen Louise Floyd Adam Harris Randy Cantrell Pete Sciabarra, Ph.D. Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj CEOWORLD magazine

Post-Thanksgiving food for thought:

In today's fast-paced environment, the challenge is to achieve more with less and to do so quickly. Effective collaboration has become essential rather than optional. Here are three key elements to facilitate this:

1) Team members must have a voice in their roles and processes.
2) A commitment to intentionality is necessary to transition from familiar practices to new ways of working.
3) Relying solely on top-down management is insufficient; collaboration must be driven and sustained by peers.

Peernovation is not merely a solution seeking a problem; it is a tailored system that you create to meet your specific goals. By examining the successful strategies of high-performing CEO Forums, you will uncover ways to thrive in 2026 and beyond. 

Learn more at Peernovation.biz or message me or any of our Peernovation Certified Facilitators. You can find them here at Peernovation.biz/team

Karen Louise Floyd Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D. Becky Tolnay Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj CEOWORLD magazine Thomas Gregory Gilles • Prepoint - Liberating Greatness Gord Moker Adam Harris Pete Sciabarra, Ph.D. Chris Zhuang Jim Naleid "Bus Driver" Randy Cantrell Monica Kreuger

In the race to lead companies, build teams, and outperform competitors, we spend extraordinary time optimizing processes, tightening systems, and measuring output. It’s no surprise, then, that creative pursuits (writing, painting, designing, podcasting, even something as simple as sketching on a whiteboard) are often placed in a category we mentally label ‘optional’. Something for “when things slow down.”

But after reading Your Brain On Art: How Art Transforms Us, the authors (Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross) showed me that if you’re a CEO who believes creativity is extracurricular, you’re leaving one of your most powerful leadership tools untapped. Creativity is not a passive luxury. It is an active cognitive asset, and possibly the most underleveraged one in business today. 

For my complete CEOWORLD magazine article, click here: https://lnkd.in/gYNHe6W8

Anthony J. D'Angelo once said, "When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves." In my latest piece for CEOWORLD magazine, What Prevents Us From Being Better Collaborators, I attempt to do just that.

We celebrate collaboration in theory. We put it on posters, print it in value statements, applaud it in leadership speeches, and promise it in strategic plans. Yet the lived experience is often quite different. Even in organizations filled with smart, well-intentioned people, collaboration usually gives way to competing priorities, individual agendas, or “the way we’ve always done it.”
This raises a fundamental question: If we know collaboration leads to better problem-solving, faster learning, and more innovative outcomes, then why aren’t we better at it?

Click here for the full article: https://lnkd.in/djHMZvqe

Next week, I'll share a major CEOWORLD magazine article on a topic that should be top of mind for every CEO leading any size company in 2026. Your challenge is to lead an organization that learns and implements that learning faster than the pace of change. AI will be an important tool, but the peer-to-peer dynamics in your organization will be the fuel. 

Here's an infographic that draws from decades of research and 50 interviews I conducted with highly successful people from various walks of life - all of whom reached the same conclusions: 1) None of us does it alone; and 2) Who you surround yourself with matters.

For this week's episode of the Peernovation Deep Dive, brought to you by Google's #NotebookLM, DwAIne and JAIne riff on my recent CEOWORLD magazine article on the book, Your Brain On Art: How Art Transforms Us (Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross) and its relevance to today's workplaces. The authors make a case that if you’re a CEO who believes creativity is extracurricular, you’re leaving one of your most powerful leadership tools untapped. Creativity is not a passive luxury. It is an active cognitive asset, and possibly the most underleveraged one in business today. 

Here's your link to the podcast: https://lnkd.in/gZgUH8Gm and the article: https://lnkd.in/gYNHe6W8.

Every once in a while, there's a topic that deserves delivering a special episode of the Peernovation Deep Dive. Collaboration is not difficult because we are broken. It’s challenging because we are human. You'll find the complete article here: https://lnkd.in/djHMZvqe. For today's special episode of the Peernovation Deep Dive, join DwAIne & JAIne here: https://lnkd.in/gYBmEDgP. We'd love to read your thoughts in the comments!

Check out this terrific CEOWORLD magazine article by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky on Generative AI and the importance of collaboration over competition. https://lnkd.in/gC7inMbM

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj Maria Gourtsilidou Lisa Gable Lisa Towles, MBA

Decades of work with CEOs and leadership teams have taught me a humbling truth: teams rarely fail to learn; they fail to apply what they learn to how they work. Great training inspires. Great systems transcend. You’ll find the complete CEOWORLD magazine article here: https://lnkd.in/gPsyEFBq

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