These days it isn’t easy leading ourselves at work, let alone a team of people. Trying to keep up with the rate of change and overall workload can feel like an impossible task. Reactions to the ever-changing environment manifest as anxiety, burnout, and disconnection. Leadership coach, Dani G, and I had a great discussion about…
“There’s a reason for the things that I have on” explains Johnny Cash at the beginning of his song, “The Man in Black”. Cash had worn black for many years at this point. His attire became associated with his stance as an anti-authoritarian man of the people. His fashion was intentional. When he finally breaks…
Self-awareness, real-world application, and cultural alignment are the top three areas that I hope to assess during a behavioral interview. I put together a few questions that you will want to ensure you answer during an interview. Self-awareness: Does your self-perception match reality? Can you recognize your own strengths and weaknesses? Do you make informed…
The mighty lion is often held up as a standard for leaders to follow. He is the master of his domain, and his roar cements his power. Leaders need to be strong. The male lion sits and guards his territory while the lionesses go off and do the work of hunting for everyone. Although, I’m…
Kind of crazy, but I have been presenting on leadership and career development for over a decade now. I was taking a walk down memory lane and stumbled across one of my earliest slide decks. I actually thought it was great. Many of the ideas and style carry through to today. The problem was that…
In this episode we examine how the dramatic changes in the world of knowledge work over the past five years can have traumatic effects. Acute Trauma – Life is noticeably different before and after Job Loss, Layoffs, New AI Capabilities Chronic Trauma – Prolonged exposure to a harmful situation Self-doubt, hopelessness, insecurity, fear, negativity about…
Describing AI Agents as digital workers who are members of your digital workforce is great marketing. It is also dehumanizing. Analogy is a powerful tool to explain innovation. Referring to something we already know and understand makes it easier to conceptualize novel ideas. There are certainly similarities between tasks currently done by human workers and…
Sheltering in place is the logical response to a raging storm, But your makeshift cover won’t hold out forever. There is opportunity in the swirling chaos, You must slay some dragons if it’s treasure that you’re after. What’s the worst that can happen? You expose yourself as the fallible human that you are? We need…
This is a leadership skill that I don’t see talked about explicitly. When you are in a position of authority or seniority, that position carries a weight. Sometimes that weight is helpful to get things done, but it can also get in the way. We often go into meetings with people who have impressive titles…