Recognition reflects sustained leadership development impact as enterprises navigate AI-accelerated decision environments

SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / February 27, 2026 / Fierce Inc. has been named a 2026 Training Industry Top 20 Leadership Training Company for the second consecutive year. Training Industry recognizes organizations that demonstrate excellence in leadership development, innovation in delivery, measurable client impact and sustained market presence.

The award is evidence that, for Fierce, there is value in program quality; it also represents an organization's commitment to providing sustainable, long-term results over at least two decades by improving human judgment in the highest-risk decision-making environments.

Fierce provides human performance improvement solutions for major global corporations, government organizations, and other mission-critical groups that must make operational/financial, and/or human decisions as a result of their work. Fierce uses a methodical approach to improve a leader's or team member's ability to be aware of their actions, be accountable for those actions, and make better decisions under extreme pressure.

"The gap between making a decision and executing it is narrowing much faster than the gap between a recommendation and actual judgment," said Ed Beltran, CEO at Fierce, Inc. "The deployment of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) in critical business processes will create a significant need for an organizational governance process that can govern the actions taken by these systems using disciplined human judgment."

"The traditional model of oversight has evolved as organizations have implemented new technology, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, this new technology has created new challenges and opportunities for oversight and compliance teams."

Fierce's long-standing focus on strengthening judgment and accountability under pressure addresses this gap at the human level.

Pulse by Fierce extends that capability into enterprise infrastructure. The platform embeds governance directly into operational workflows, ensuring accountable and authenticated human oversight at the point of execution when AI systems initiate or carry out consequential actions.

For enterprise leaders responsible for risk, platform governance and AI deployment, the Top 20 recognition signals both sustained leadership development credibility and the institutional foundation behind the organization building this capability.

"The agentic economy enables action at scale," Beltran said. "What it does not provide on its own is judgment. That is the capability we have been developing for more than a decade."

Training Industry evaluates companies based on breadth and quality of offerings, innovation, subject matter expertise and measurable client results. Fierce's second consecutive inclusion affirms both its sustained leadership development impact and its expansion into the next era of enterprise accountability.

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About Fierce Inc.

Fierce Inc. is a global leadership development firm focused on strengthening human judgment, accountability and performance in high-stakes environments. Through its leadership methodology and enterprise platform, Pulse by Fierce, the company helps organizations embed awareness, governance and disciplined decision-making directly into the flow of work.

CONTACT:

Geeta Premkrishnan,
Executive VP of Finance & Operations
geeta@fierceinc.com

SOURCE: Fierce Inc.