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Nobody Gets Promoted by Prompting ChatGPT

Nobody gets promoted by prompting ChatGPT. I just wrote a 16-page roadmap proving it.

Built for Senior Managers and Directors going for promotion at Big 4 and tier-1 consulting firms. I went through that process myself and I have coached many others through theirs.

The further I got into writing it, the clearer one thing became: almost nothing on those pages is something AI can do for you.

Most candidates ask permission. "Do you think I am ready?" "Would it be appropriate to be considered?" That language sounds polite. It hands the other person the key to your career.

What works is the opposite. Speaking as someone already operating at the next level. Stating, not asking.

That has to come from your voice. Not a prompt.

The same is true for the moments that decide everything:

→ The stakeholder map that does not appear on any org chart
→ The conversation with your sponsor about this cycle or next
→ The corridor conversation with a Partner from an old account who holds a quiet vote

Where AI does help: pressure-testing your case story, rehearsing panel questions, spotting gaps in your sponsor network. The roadmap includes a prompt for exactly that. You can download it here: https://www.thechangerepublic.com/coaching-for-consulting-leaders#big4consulting

But the moments that decide the outcome happen in rooms AI is not in.

And to be clear: this is a path worth wanting. It shaped my career in ways I am grateful for. The work is meaningful, the people are sharp, and the path is walkable. It just has to be walked with intent, not hope.

Are you stating, or asking?

I Have Used AI Badly. Here Is What It Taught Me.

I have used AI badly. Here is what it taught me.

I am a coach who teaches leaders how to work with AI. I use it every day hours long. I build tools. I told myself I was the careful one.

Then I looked honestly at how I was actually using it. I also asked my AI what I should not continue doing.

Five patterns I do not want my clients to repeat.

1. I asked AI what I should do. It told me what most people do. Average is baked into the model. My life is not average. It is just a statistical probability.

2. I used AI to sound smarter. I ended up sounding like everyone else. The voice people trust is yours.

3. I used AI to confirm what I already wanted to hear. A real thinking partner pushes back. AI does not do it, unless you train it. (Claude Opus 4.8, thank you for the massive improvement in this.)

4. I outsourced the easy thinking. Then the hard thinking went too. There is no clean line between them. Once you stop using your brain, you stop noticing that you stopped.

5. I asked AI for answers. I forgot to sit with the questions. Quite often, you just have to live in the questions. AI closes them too fast.

No, I did not stop using AI. AI is not the problem. My mindset was. I was using AI to skip the parts that are difficult, heavy and uncomfortable.

I see the same trap in almost every team I work with. AI did not create the problem. It just turned the lights on.

The work starts once the lights are on.

Have you used AI badly?

The Pope Said What Silicon Valley Has Been Avoiding

The Pope just said what Silicon Valley has been avoiding.

Last week, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. His central message is this:

AI must be disarmed.

He was clear about what that means. Not rejecting the technology. Preventing it from dominating the people it is meant to serve. Decisions about technology, he said, must never be separated from conscience and responsibility.

This is the conversation I have been having with leaders for the past year, only in different words. My TEDx talk was called "What AI Can't Hear" for exactly this reason.

Then I noticed who presented it with him. Chris Olah, co-founder of Anthropic, the lab behind Claude. That tells you something.

Here is where I land:

→ Knowledge is cheap now. The thinking is the work.
→ AI gives us answers. ALL of them. It does not give us conscience.
→ The future will not work because it is fast. It will work because humans stay involved.

When one of the world's oldest institutions and a frontier AI lab end up in the same room asking the same question, it is worth paying attention.

What is one part of your work you hope stays human?

AI Education and Human, Not Productivity

I made the top 10 in Switzerland for AI Education and Productivity on LinkedIn. And I want the category renamed.

Number 9 overall. Number 2 among women. Thank you, Favikon, for the recognition.

Now here is my wish for the 2027 list: replace the word "productivity" with the word "human".

AI Education and Human. That is the category I actually want to be in.

Productivity is what we measured before AI showed up. Outputs per hour. Reports per quarter. Slides per Tuesday. AI is already better than most of us at all of that.

Here is what AI still cannot do.

→ Sit with someone who has just realised their job description is gone.
→ Notice that the quiet person in the meeting actually has the answer.
→ Tell a CEO their strategy is wishful thinking and have them thank you for it.

That is the work I want a ranking for next year.

Productivity, or human. Which word would you prefer?

PS: Follow them all, super Swiss AI thought leaders.

Excellent Work Alone Will Not Get You Promoted

Excellent work alone will not get you promoted. Excellent work people know about will.

Most Senior Managers and Directors I coach for promotion are excellent at their work. The client engagements deliver. The team performs. The numbers show.

And yet promotion year does not always go their way.

Here is the pattern I keep seeing:

→ Excellent work that nobody knows about is not promotable work.

→ Internal stakeholders are not magically informed. They form opinions from what they see and hear. The Partners voting on your case need to know what you have done, from you, at the right moments.

→ You would never run a six-month client engagement without narrating it. You send updates to the client. You flag wins. You make the value visible as it unfolds.

When the client engagement is actually their own career, most Senior Managers and Directors do the opposite. Heads down. Quietly delivering. Hoping someone notices.

The candidates who get promoted apply that same client-communication discipline internally. They narrate to their sponsor, to other partners, to the people who decide.

Not as bragging. As demonstration.

I have packaged what I have learned coaching Senior Managers and Directors through this process into a free 15-page roadmap. The visibility work, the stakeholder map, the equity vs non-equity decision, and what actually decides how your case lands.

Built for Senior Managers and Directors 12 to 18 months from their final panel. Big 4 and consulting.

You can download it here: https://lnkd.in/eMP6G5qr

When did you last tell your sponsor what you have actually delivered?

AI in Real Meetings: What Actually Works

Most meetings should never happen. But once you decide a meeting matters, you have to make it count.

On 15 June I am joining the fabulous Anna Stando for an "AI For The Real World" session. One hour, zero slides, fully hands on.

Here is what I am sharing:

→ Before the meeting: how I prepare faster and arrive sharper with AI
→ During the meeting: how AI sits in the room with me without taking it over
→ After the meeting: how I turn one hour of talk into action that actually moves

This is not a theory session. No frameworks dressed up as wisdom. Just the exact tools and habits I use every week.

If you have been told to "use more AI" and you still are not sure what that looks like inside a real working day, this hour is for you.

Bring your lunch and join us on 15 June, 12:00 to 13:00.

As you read in Friday's Advance Gender Equality in Business newsletter as well, thank you so much for the feature.

Will I see you there?

Why Empathy Feels Different When You Know It Comes From AI

Same exact words. Two different labels. AI. Human.

The results? Mind-blowing.

Researchers showed people identical responses to someone in distress.

But here's the twist: half the participants were told it came from a human, the other half from AI.

Guess which one people rated as more empathetic?

This study reveals something fascinating about how we experience connection and why the source matters as much as the message.

It completely changes how you think about AI, empathy, and what makes us human.

Why Most AI Transformations Quietly Fall Apart

Ask any leadership team if AI is a priority. They will all say yes.

Ask two of them separately what the plan is. You will get two different answers.

That gap is where most AI transformations quietly fall apart.

In my latest newsletter I write about a leadership team that had done everything right on paper. Six figures invested. Tools, training, a champion network. The one thing they had never stopped to answer together: what are we actually trying to achieve with AI?

It is a more common situation than most of us would admit out loud.

Plus: what the research says about why this keeps happening, and a free 5-minute assessment that shows you where your team stands.

What's your plan?

Why Senior Professionals Shrink Their Achievements (And How to Stop)

"I feel like a fraud talking about my achievements."

Daria (name changed) said this during our third coaching session. She'd already figured out that her skills belonged to her, not her company.

But now she faced a new challenge: actually talking about them.

Here's what was happening:

LinkedIn post draft: "I developed a process that saved 40% of project time."
Daria's edit: "My team and I were fortunate to work on a process that helped improve efficiency."

Interview preparation: "Tell me about your biggest accomplishment."
Daria's practice answer: "Well, I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time..."

The pattern was clear. Every achievement got watered down. Every success got credited to luck, timing, or other people.

During our session, I asked: "Daria, if your colleague John (name changed) had built that same process, what would you tell him to say about it?"

"I'd tell him to talk about it. It was great work that took months of analysis and testing."

"And when you did it?"

"That's... different."

No, it's not.

We spent the next 30 minutes rewriting her achievements. Not with arrogance. With facts.

"I designed and implemented a process that reduced project delivery time by 40%."
"I grew my team from 3 to 15 people while maintaining quality standards."
"I successfully navigated the company through its largest crisis in a decade."

Finally, Daria started speaking about her work the same way she'd speak about a friend's work. With respect. With accuracy. With pride.

The opportunities start opening when we stop shrinking our story.

What's one thing you're shrinking in your story?

PS: Name and minor details are changed due to privacy. The story is true.

Will AI Replace Your Job as a Leader? It Depends How You Define the Job.

"People think a comedian's job is jokes. It is not. It is joy."

Professor Murat Tarakci of IMD opened his leadership workshop with that line from Jimmy Carr.

His point was simple. Will AI replace your job as a leader? It depends entirely on how you define the job.

Recently I stood on the same stage as a speaker in the "AI Impact On..." series. This month I sat in the audience. And once again, I learned more sitting down than standing up.

If leadership is a list of tasks, reporting, reviewing, approving, communicating, then yes, AI is coming for most of it.

But Professor Tarakci reframes it differently:

"My job as a leader is not to keep the right answers. It is to ask the right questions."

"My job is not to sell AI. It is to orchestrate relationships."

That doesn't sound like a list of tasks. It sounds like a human holding something a machine cannot.

Thank you to Professor Murat Tarakci, Rafael Martín de Agar and the IMD Alumni Club Zürich for another sharp evening.

What does your job become once you rewire it?

Why Most AI Rollouts Fail at the Leadership Level

Six figures spent. Six months later, nobody could say what they were trying to achieve.

That is how a client described their AI rollout when we first spoke.

→ They had the tools.
→ They had run the training days.
→ They had sat through the vendor briefings.
→ They even built a champions network to drive it.

The problem was not any of that.

The leadership team had never agreed on what they wanted AI to do for their business.

Each leader had a different view. Some were experimenting quietly. Others were waiting to be told what to think. One was openly skeptical. Nobody was talking about any of it out loud.

As it happens, by the time we spoke, the gap had been growing for almost a year.

I knew, they weren't missing AI tools. They were missing AI leadership.

And AI leadership does not come from a vendor briefing. It has to be built deliberately, inside the team, before the tools go live.

This company had invested heavily in AI capability. Not once they sat down to talk if the leaders themselves were ready to get on that change journey that the tools were supposed to deliver.

This is the most common pattern I see. And it is almost always invisible until something breaks. The best part: not so difficult to fix it.

Do you always know why you are doing what you are doing?

Why "I'll Get a Coach When Things Slow Down" Never Works

"I'll get a coach when things slow down."

No, you won't.

Things don't slow down. You just get more used to the chaos.

I started coaching a finance advisor, mother of two, juggling full-time work and a women's support group. Her first words to me: "I'm drowning, but I can't spare an hour right now."

Six sessions in, she set better boundaries with clients, got her evenings back, and her portfolio grew.

Then there is the managing director who has been "too busy" for 18 months. Still putting out the same fires. Same stress. Same stagnating career. His calendar never cleared up.

The difference was not time. It was the decision to start in the chaos.

When you feel the pressure is very real. When the decisions are piling up. When the problems won't wait. Exactly then you need a coach.

Busyness is not the obstacle. It is the excuse.

Are you the finance advisor or the managing director?

What 50% Job Losses Mean for the Next Generation

50% of entry-level jobs. Gone.

In the time my son has left before he graduates high school.

That's what Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, said in Davos.

And it means every second child in his class may be working toward a job that no longer exists.

I talk about what this really means, for our kids, for how we guide them, and where to put our energy right now, in the full episode of The Time Is Now podcast with Amel Derragui.

The Three AI Fears Senior Leaders Aren't Talking About

The biggest AI fear in the room was not losing jobs.

In the past few months I spoke in different corporate and community events. I always asked these senior executives and founders across Europe the same questions about AI.

These were not casual observers. Alumni of top European business schools, corporate leaders and entrepreneurs, people already working through AI transformation in their own organizations.

I see three trends coming up.

→ 1. The real fear is not losing jobs. It is losing the ability to think.
"We get lazy and stop thinking." "Mankind is getting more and more stupid."
These are people afraid of becoming worse thinkers. Not of being replaced.

→ 2. Most of them feel powerless to shape how AI unfolds.
Only 28% of senior leaders feel they have significant or real influence to make AI adoption more human. These are people who run companies. That gap is worth paying attention to.

→ 3. What they actually want is someone to think with.
Across events, several people used the exact same phrase: "A thinking partner that is not insulted when I do not take its advice."
It is lonely at the top. Honest pushback is rare. And many see AI becoming that thinking partner.

I see most thoughts around values. About who we want to be. And about what kind of thinkers we choose to remain.

Which one resonates most with you: 1, 2 or 3?

Why I Trademarked The Change Republic

My clients told me to do it. So I did.

Some months into building The Change Republic, several clients said the same thing: "You should trademark this."

I did not take it as a legal tip. I took it as a signal.

That what I was building meant something to them. That it was worth protecting. That it was real.

So I registered The Change Republic® as a trademark in Switzerland.

Not to put a symbol on a logo. But to honor the trust my clients place in me every time they invest their time, money, and energy into our work together.

A trademark is a legal document. But for me it was also a decision.

To stop treating this as something I am doing for now. And to commit to building something that lasts.

Has anyone ever believed in your work before you did?

What Will You Do in the Age of AI? Taking Back Agency

What will you do in the age of AI?

Last night in Vienna, I spoke at the IMD Alumni Club of Austria & CEE on Leadership in the AI Age.

A new kind of intelligence is taking shape around us. Bit by bit, things that used to be fiction are becoming possible. And in that shift, human agency matters more than ever.

The question I wanted to explore together wasn't "what will AI do?" It was: what will you do?

At one point in the evening, everyone pulled out their phones and asked their AI tool to name one significant mistake from the past year. Not operational mistakes. How they thought. How they decided. Or didn't.

The answers were honest and familiar. Getting too complex instead of acting. Waiting a little too long. Thinking more when moving forward was what the moment needed.

It was about taking back agency.

Not what AI can do. What you can do.

Thank you Norbert Hölzl for inviting me and thanks to all the participants for the very lively discussion.

What is one thing only you can do in your role that AI cannot?

What Losing My First Job Taught Me About Career Resilience

I did everything right. Then I got fired.

This photo is from 1990 in Hungary, where I grew up believing hard work equals safety.

I was always top of my class. Good schools, great first job abroad. Everything by the book.

Then came the reorganization during my very first job in Switzerland. Standing outside that office, I thought: "How did this happen?"

That day taught me something I hadn't expected. Hard work isn't enough. Companies change strategy and reshuffle priorities. Economic downturns don't care about your performance. Neither does AI.

Later, leading change projects across Europe, I learned something else. One person's mindset can make or break an entire initiative. The best tools mean nothing if people aren't ready for change.

That little girl in the photo had to unlearn some things. She had to learn that how we think through uncertain times matters more than how hard we work.

That realization eventually led me to found The Change Republic. As a coach and consultant, I now help leaders do the same: think differently when everything around them is changing.

Do you have an old belief that you want to let go of?

Do You Have an AI Strategy or Just a Rollout?

More training. More tools. Less progress. Sound familiar?

A client told me, quite frustrated: "We've done training after training. Different tools, different platforms. And we're still not moving forward."

The frustration wasn't about the technology. It was about the fact that nobody had planned how the team worked together around AI.

That's the real problem. And MIT Sloan just confirmed it. Thomas Davenport and Randy Bean call 2026 a "level-set" year. The hype is cooling. The real work is starting. The real work has nothing to do with algorithms.

→ Agentic AI is still not end-to-end and maybe for the better. You need people checking the work, judging, challenging. That's leadership design, not IT.

→ Productivity gains stay individual until you redesign how teams collaborate around AI. That's change management.

→ 38% of enterprises now have a Chief AI Officer. But nobody agrees where that role belongs. And that mixes up accountability.

→ The companies winning are building AI into how they operate. Methods, data, governance, learning loops, all of it.

The big challenge remains the human experience of AI inside your organization. Who supports teams? Who sets the rules? Who decides what's safe?

No answer to those questions means you don't have a strategy. You have a rollout.

So, do you have a strategy, or a rollout?

Knowledge Is Worthless Now. Judgment Is the New Currency.

Knowledge is worthless now.

Last night I spoke on a panel at Zürich Social Hub alongside Maciek Sikorski and someone asked what skills actually matter in the AI era.

My answer surprised them. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude. Anyone can access the facts instantly. That is no longer your edge.

What AI cannot give you is judgment. The ability to take information and do something with it that nobody else would do in quite the same way.

We grew up in systems that rewarded knowing things. That world is gone. The new currency is application. Perspective. Decision making under uncertainty. And most of us were never trained for that.

So that is what I am focused on now. Helping people build the one thing AI cannot replace. Their own thinking.

What is one skill you are actively building this year?

Thank you Laura Ferrari for the invite and to CITYDENTAL for the fabulous location and view. And thanks to all Zürich Social Hub members for the great discussions, I really enjoyed being with you.

What You Keep When You Leave Your Company

"I don't know who I am without this company."

Daria (name changed) said this during our first coaching session some months ago.

Twenty years at the same firm. Same badge, across 3 different countries.

Now restructuring was coming, and her world was cracking.

Here's what she thought she was losing:
Her morning routine of swiping into the building.
Her corner office with the good coffee machine.
The weight of being "Daria from [Company Name]" when she introduced herself.

But that wasn't the real fear. The real fear was simpler: "If I'm not the Director of Operations at [Company Name], then who am I?"

During our second session, I asked her to tell me about her proudest moments at work. Not the company's wins. Her wins.

→ The process she built that saved 40% of project time.
→ The team she grew from 3 to 15 people.
→ The crisis she navigated when everyone else was panicking.

Then I asked a couple of questions that changed everything:

"Daria, what happens to that process you built when you leave? Where do those skills live that you used to mentor 15 people? What about your ability to stay calm when everyone else is panicking, where does that come from?"

Long pause. "No. That's... that's mine, isn't it?"

Exactly.

You don't need to rebuild your brand after leaving a company. You need to remember what was always yours.

The skills, the judgment, the way you make people feel heard. That's not your company's brand. That's your brand.

Now Daria confidently talks about her achievements in events and interviews. She writes confidently about her expertise online. Opportunities are finding her instead of the other way around. Same woman. Same talent. Just finally willing to own it.

What skills would you take with you anywhere?

PS: Name and minor details are changed due to privacy. The story is true.

I grew up during a country's transformation.

I grew up during a country's transformation. That is why I am not afraid of yours.

In the 1990s, Hungary was rebuilding itself from the ground up. A political system collapsed. Economic rules were rewritten overnight.

The world my parents had learned to navigate simply stopped existing.

I remember one summer, our attic was full of pumpkins. My parents had taken on harvest work on top of their day jobs just to make ends meet.

No complaints. No waiting for things to go back to normal. Just: what do we do next?

I watched that as a kid and something stayed with me forever.

Some people froze. They waited for the old rules to come back.

Others adapted. They did not have a perfect plan. They just decided to move.

The difference was never intelligence or talent. It was the willingness to let go of what used to work and figure out what comes next.

That is exactly what I see when I work with people going through change. The ones who struggle are holding on the longest to what no longer fits.

Most consultants study change. I grew up in it.

PS: Picture from Budapest from yesterday. A country, that has decided to move on and has chosen its next chapter once again. 🇭🇺 🙏

Change never really stops, does it?

People nominated me for an award without telling me.

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲.

I did not apply. I was not in the room. Members of the public just thought of me.
It's humbling to be in that group of nominees of the Empowering Women Awards 2026 by Swiss Ladies Drive GmbH .

And honestly the nomination already feels like the win.

All my work is about change. I coach, speak and consult on career transitions, leadership and navigating this AI driven world. Change is what I live and breathe.

And what I know for certain is this: women are extraordinary at changing. Reinventing themselves. Adapting. Pushing ahead.

They do it often without giving themselves any credit for how hard that actually is.

I see you. And I hope you see yourself the way others see you. 🙏

To everyone who put my name forward, thank you. You have no idea what that means.

Women lift women. That is the whole point.  Thank you to everyone on that list and beyond, doing the same.

Who are you lifting up today?

40 minutes on why AI changes everything.

40 minutes on why AI changes everything. 3 minutes on what to do about it. That was the keynote. That was the problem.

Some time ago I was at a leadership conference. The room was nodding. The speaker was polished and confident.

After the talk,someone said it out loud: "That was fascinating. But what do we actually do on Monday?"

Nobody had an answer.

I go to these events because I genuinely love them. For me they are not networking. They are where I reflect, learn, and bring something back that I can actually use in my business or with my clients.

That last part matters. I do not just want to be informed. I want to be able to do something.

And I am also a keynote speaker myself. So I left that conference with two feelings at once. Frustrated as a participant. And quietly asking myself: am I doing the same thing to my audiences?

Impressed people nod. Equipped people act.

The question I ask before every talk I give now: what do I want people to do differently on Monday?

Ever left a conference inspired but stuck?

I celebrated Easter this year without realising it was Easter.

𝗜 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.

I was in Nara, Japan. Sitting in a temple. Deer wandering around me like they owned the place.

No painted eggs. No chocolate bunny. Nothing to remind me what day it was.

And funny enough, I thought about Easter more than I have in years.

Because stripped of all the tradition, what is left is the actual meaning.

Renewal.
New beginnings.
Letting go of what no longer serves.

And if you know me a bit, you will guess why that landed differently this year.

I recently left almost 20 years of corporate life to build something on my own. That is not a career move. That is an identity shift. A mindset shit. Pretty much every shift you can think of. Especially when you are not in your twenties anymore.

So being in that temple, surrounded by these animals, I asked myself what renewal actually means for me right now.

And it was the simplest thing. It means saying thank you.

To my family who carries this with me every day.
To old colleagues and friends who believe in what I do.
To new clients and partners who trust me with real challenges.
And to all of you here and in real life who show up and cheer me on. 💛

That was my Easter this year. Quiet. Sunny. Full of gratitude. 🌞

How was your Easter?

What happens to your authority when AI can replicate your thinking?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Not a hypothetical. This is already happening in meeting rooms, in 1:1s, and maybe, quietly in your own head.

You will find out more here:

📆 23 April 2026 | 17:00 CEST
📍 IMD Alumni Club Austria, Vienna (downtown venue)

I explored this with the IMD Alumni Club Zurich a few weeks ago. The conversation got loud fast. In the best way.

Now I am bringing it to Vienna.

We will look at three things that nobody is talking about clearly enough:

How AI changes trust
How it reshapes decision-making
And what it does to how others perceive your authority, and how you perceive your own.

If you are an IMD alumnus, check your inbox for the invitation. If you are not, but you are in Vienna this time, and woudl like to come, drop me a DM, I would love to see you there.

23 April 2026 | 17:00 CEST | IMD Alumni Club Austria, Vienna

Does AI replicate your thinking? I am soooo looking forward to discussing with you!

Thank you for the invite Norbert Hölzl and IMD Alumni Club of Austria & CEE, can't wait to be there!

"Team, you've got this."

"𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀."

One email. That's all Agnieszka (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) sent before leaving for two weeks.

Family emergency. No warning. No long handover notes. No detailed instructions.

Agnieszka was my coaching client. The "old" micromanager herself would have panicked and stayed up all night writing backup plans.

This time? One sentence and trust.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲:

Her team landed a new client. The one they've been trying to get for six months. Their proposal was different from what she would have done. It was better.

She really learnt, that being a perfectionist comes at a cost. And it's not only the late nights.

→ It's the great ideas you'll never see because your team thinks "different" means "wrong."
→ It's the future leaders who won't grow because they never got to try and fail.
→ It's the smart solutions that never happen because "the boss will just redo it anyway."

During our coaching session, Agnieszka said: "It wasn't about quality at all. It was about me. If I wasn't the person who knew everything, who was I?"

She was referrring to her "old" micromanager self. Oh, I know how hard is this work. Not delegation tricks, but changing how you see yourself.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 "𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀" 𝘁𝗼 "𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀" 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁.

You're not doing all the work anymore. You're the one planning it. And good planners don't build everything—they create space for others to build something amazing.

What are you still fixing that isn't yours to fix?

#change #coaching #trust

PS: This and other habits to stop doing immediately are in the comment. Because being aware is the first step.

I have been coached badly.

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲.

A few years back I was facing a challenge I did not want to do it alone. So I hired a coach.

The questions sounded impressive but meant nothing to me. Things like "Where do you feel this in your body?" or "If your challenge were a colour, what colour would it be?" 😶

I sat there thinking: I do not even understand what you are asking me.

Instead of feeling supported, I felt like I was being tested. Like I had to perform insight on command.

And the connection? There was none. We came from completely different worlds, and I could feel it in every session.

Here is what most people do not say out loud: they walk out of a bad coaching session thinking they are the problem. They are not. And many never try coaching again.

That breaks my heart. Because good coaching exists. It just does not look like that.

Good coaching does not make you feel clever. It makes you feel understood. It meets you where you are, not where the coach thinks you should be.

That experience taught me many things. One that I don't forget is not to ask questions to sound smart. But to ask questions, that land and connect with whoever I am talking to.

If you have ever walked out of a session thinking "what just happened?" you are not the problem. You just had the wrong coach.
The right one is out there.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗳𝗳? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱?

We keep treating AI adoption like a directive.

𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

They follow journeys they feel part of.

Recent data from Accenture's Pulse of Change 2026 confirms:

→ 81% of employees believe their leaders understand how AI impacts their work.

→ But only 20% feel like active co-creators in shaping that change.

(See the link to the study in the comments 👇)

It's not data from the other half of the world. The countries surveyed contains Switzerland, Germany, Italy and many other European ones.

And it's quite aligned with what I hear when working with leaders.

This kind of empathy without agency is really killing adoption.

→ And on top of this we see, that employees who enjoy using AI and actively seek new ways to apply it? Down to 17%. From 21% just months ago. 😶

It's fair to say, the problem is not technology. By far, not.

We are dealing with a leadership problem.

AI change, at its core, is a human transformation. And bringing people into the conversation early enough beat the big AI budgets every time. Honestly. With a clear vision and the space to co-create.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁?

#change #aiadoption

People aren't resisting AI. They're resisting being left out.

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁.

Recent data from Accenture's Pulse of Change 2026 confirms:

→ 81% of employees believe their leaders understand how AI impacts their work.

→ But only 20% feel like active co-creators in shaping that change.

(See the link to the study in the comments 👇)

It's not data from the other half of the world. The countries surveyed contains Switzerland, Germany, Italy and many other European ones.

And it's quite aligned with what I hear when working with leaders.

This kind of empathy without agency is really killing adoption.

→ And on top of this we see, that employees who enjoy using AI and actively seek new ways to apply it? Down to 17%. From 21% just months ago. 😶

It's fair to say, the problem is not technology. By far, not.

We are dealing with a leadership problem.

AI change, at its core, is a human transformation. And bringing people into the conversation early enough beat the big AI budgets every time. Honestly. With a clear vision and the space to co-create.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?

#change #aiadoption

You have access to your customers' minds. The question is: what will you ask them?

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?
Last month, I stood on the IMD Alumni Club Zürich stage talking about AI Impact on Humanity.

This month, I sat in the audience. And honestly? I learned more sitting down than standing up.

Cindy Candrian , co-founder of Delta Labs, presented "AI Impact on Marketing." She showed us how companies are building digital twins of their customers. Synthetic personas trained on real behavioral data that predict what customers will do before you launch anything.

McDonald's uses it to understand fried chicken preferences in Thailand. Colgate tests willingness to pay. Startups pitch VCs more effectively.

The accuracy? 95% identical to human behavior.

Fascinating technology.
But here's what stayed with me.

Cindy closed with this: "Imagine your customers, employees or whoever you are interested in, are sitting in a room next door. You can walk in any time and ask them anything."

I love this because it's simple. And simple is hard. It means dropping your assumptions. Changing direction. Just asking.
Breakthroughs come from better questions, not only better tools.

So, what would you ask from a room of interesting people?

PS: it was lovely to catch up with old and new friends, ladies from energy Raffaella Desiati Sandra Perletti Irina Radzikhovskaya

#change #airevolution

You don't need to know every new tool to stay relevant.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁.

In fact, chasing the latest AI trend might be exactly what's holding you back.

On 15 April, I'm on speaking at Zürich Social Hub for a conversation that cuts through the noise: what does staying relevant at work actually require?

It's not about tools.
It's about skills, mindset, and adaptability that outlast any technology wave.

I'll be exploring this alongside Maciek Sikorski , who brings sharp L&D perspective from scaling learning initiatives across global organisations. The conversation you need to hear.

📅 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 
📍 𝗭𝘂̈𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯
🎫 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

If you're in Zürich, come sit with us. This is the kind of conversation that only works in a room full of people asking real questions.

Thank you for the invite Laura Ferrari 🚀

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

I don't do generic.

𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰.

Many speakers say they can "speak on everything."
Me? I focus on exactly three things:

→ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲: what will stay human, where do you actually matter, and how to reclaim your agency when everything feels automated (for leaders who refuse to become obsolete)

→ 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 using my C-H-A-N-G-E framework (for leaders navigating constant disruption)

→ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 in the AI age when everyone claims mastery of everything using my B-R-A-N-D framework (for professionals who want to stand out)

That's my lane.

Why? Because event organizers don't need another all-rounder. They need the person who solves their specific problem.

When someone asks for generic "motivation and inspiration," I'm probably not the fit.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 "𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲," 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵.

Being narrow means saying no to some gigs. But it also means the right organizers know exactly why I'm the one to book.

If you're organizing something that fits, let's talk.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲?

I speak four languages. But that's not why my clients listen.

𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻.

I'm Swiss and Hungarian—raised in Hungary, settled in Switzerland, married to an Italian. Three very different cultures with totally different leadership styles.

In Hungary, I learned resilience and resourcefulness.
Switzerland taught me precision and consensus-building.
Through my Italian family, I learned the power of relationships and warmth.

Speaking Hungarian, German, Italian, and English means I don't just translate words. I translate mindsets.

When I'm coaching a client in Munich, I understand their direct communication style.

With someone in Milan, I appreciate their relationship-first approach.

And the bonus: living between cultures made me comfortable with uncertainty.
I learned early that there's rarely one right way to do things.

That's become my superpower as a coach and consultant. 🦸‍♀️

The best leaders today aren't stuck in one playbook.

They read the room, adapt their style, and connect with people who think differently.

I know, my background isn't just my story. It's my leadership toolbox. An award winning Stanley kind. 🛠️

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵?

𝗣𝗦: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗼, 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆?

#change #leadership #culture

80 applications. Four months. Zero offers.

80 applications. Four months. Zero offers.

This was my client's reality. Fifteen years in financial services. Strong network. Excellent references.

The problem wasn't his CV. It was the question he was asking.
He kept asking: "How do I get a job?"
The better question: "How do I monetize what I know?"

The job market has fundamentally shifted.
Job openings in Switzerland dropped from 130K to 90K. Companies are growing without hiring. AI is quietly reshaping which roles justify senior salaries.

Meanwhile, the Swiss consulting market is worth $3.58 billion and growing.
Senior expertise is in demand. Just not in the way most people are packaging it.

Read my latest newsletter for the full breakdown on:

→ What's really happening in the Swiss job market
→ How to reframe your expertise as an asset
→ My upcoming workshop on navigating careers in the AI age

Link below 👇

What expertise have you been undervaluing?

Not yet.

"𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁."

Two words that changed the energy in the room yesterday.

Thank you MSD Switzerland for inviting me to speak about leadership in the AI age. 🙏  The session was live in Schachen, with a public viewing room in Zürich and employees from elsewhere joining virtually.

I shared something that sounds so simple and have the power to change everything.
When people tell themselves "I can't do this" or "I failed at AI," their brain literally shuts down. Carol Dweck's research shows the neural pathways stop helping.

But "not yet"? The brain lights up. Growth becomes biologically possible.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜:
84% of the world has never used an AI tool. Not once.
If you've opened ChatGPT, typed a prompt (even a messy one), you're already ahead of most people on the planet.

Our AI journey doesn't have to be perfect, but it has to be in progress.
So if you catch yourself thinking "I'm behind on this AI stuff," try this reframe:
"Not yet."

It's the most powerful shift you can make.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

I stopped calling them difficult conversations.

I stopped calling them difficult conversations.

For years, every time I had to address something uncomfortable, I would think: "This is going to be difficult."

And guess what? It always was.

The label created the stress before I even opened my mouth.

Then I learned a simple reframe: call them 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 instead.

I got that insight during my studies at IMD. So I thought I'd share it with you.

→ I added a simple framework I use to the comments - use it with fun! →

Courage feels empowering. Difficult just feels heavy.

As an executive coach, I have walked so many leaders through these moments:

→ The performance talk they've been avoiding for months
→ The boundary that feels impossible to set
→ The feedback that feels too risky to give

But I know, courage doesn't mean having no fear. It's means preparing well and showing up anyway.

So I happily share with you a 5-step framework. Before. During. After.

It's what I use myself and share with every client.

Super simple. Here below: 👇

Courageous or difficult for you?

#change #courage

The boys are watching.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
At IWD, I celebrate all the women who push through every single day. But there's a group I think about extra today: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Not because it's harder. Because it's different.

These women are not telling their boys that women are equal, but they are proving it.

Every time they negotiate a better deal.
Every conference call taken on the kitchen table.
Every moment they walk into a room and take charge.

Our sons are absorbing all of it.

I believe, when our boys grows up watching their mom run a business, lead a team, or make the tough calls for the family, that becomes their normal.

Not inspirational. Not brave. Just normal.

I believe, our boys won't need diversity training at 25. They will already know women belong in every room because they watched one shape their entire world.

I believe, our boys will become the men who hire, promote, and champion women without thinking twice about it. They'll raise daughters and sons who never question whether women can lead.

So today, to every woman raising a boy and showing him what power looks like by simply being herself: thank you a million, you are building a better world.

Happy IWD to all the brave moms and women!

#iwd #IWD26

Companies buy AI tools. Employees don't use them. Guess why.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀. 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆.

Lots of organizations throw money at AI tools. Far fewer invest in making people feel safe enough to actually try them.

A recent study from researchers at Avanade, Kyndryl, and the University of Toronto looked at 2,257 employees in a global consulting firm. The question was simple: what predicts whether someone adopts AI at work?

(I link edthe study in the comments.👇)

Not job title. Not experience. Not location.

𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆.

If you think about it, it isn't so surprising. People who felt safe to experiment, ask questions, and make mistakes were 29.6% more likely to start using AI. This held true across every level, every region, every experience group.

The study also says, that psychological safety only predicted whether people started using AI. Once they crossed that threshold, other factors like usefulness took over.

Again, not surprisingly, if your team isn't adopting AI, the problem very likely isn't the technology. It's the environment.

People won't experiment with something new if they're afraid of looking stupid.
It says, there is yet work to do creating a space where people feel safe to try and fail.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?

#change #airevolution

Everyone thinks leaving a toxic job is the hardest part. It is not.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

Three months into his dream job, Matteo (name changed) still heard his old boss in every meeting.

Not literally. But you know what I mean.

His new team was delivering. Client satisfaction was up. People actually liked working with him.

And yet.

Every time someone pushed back on his idea, a voice said: "Real leaders don't get challenged." Every time he asked for input, the same voice: "Leaders decide. They don't ask."

This is what Matteo told me during one of our sessions. He had been coaching with me for a few months after leaving a toxic workplace.

The toxic boss was long gone. But he had moved into Matteo's head rent-free.

In one of our coaching sessions I asked him: "What makes you think your approach is not working?"

Long pause.

"Actually... it is working. My team delivers faster than anyone else's. People want to work with us."

Another pause.

"But I keep waiting for someone to tell me I am doing it wrong."

That is the real damage toxic workplaces leave behind. Not the lost time. Not even the bad memories.

It is the rewired brain. The one that has learned to doubt exactly what is working. The one that mistakes kindness for weakness. The one that kept someone else's voice playing on loop, long after that someone left the room.

Here is what I want to ask you:

How do you get rid of toxic voices in your head?

PS: Let me help you too. I dropped a list of "20 Habits You Should Stop Doing Now" in the comments. Go grab it.


#change #executivecoaching #culture

How do you know if your coach is actually qualified?

How do you know if your coach is actually qualified?

Anyone can call themselves an executive coach today. No license needed.

But let me ask you something.

When you're making big career choices, shouldn't you know your coach chose to be accountable?

I got my IMD and ICF certification not because I had to, but because my clients deserve someone who has been measured, evaluated, and held to industry standards.

Both institutions set the benchmark for what this profession should be. Their standards raised mine, which is exactly what I needed.

There's a difference between experience and proven skills.

PS: I'm hosting a workshop on thriving in the AI age. Link in comments.

Do credentials matter to you?

#change #executivecoach #quality

The market moves faster than your job search.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

Coffee chats. Discovery calls. Conversations with senior leaders across Greater Zürich. I see same story, since many months now.

Highly experienced people. 10, 20, sometimes 30 years in their field. Directors, VPs, Partners with impressive track records.

All waiting for the right moment to start their search.

The problem? By the time they dust off their CV and start applying, the window has already closed.

Banking reorganizations. Pharma layoffs. Consulting firms cutting deep. AI measures earlier than expected.

Many people feel something is in the air before it happens.
Yet they still wait to act.

What I hear from my clients is this: the traditional way doesn't work.
Job boards are noise. Applications remain unanswered. 400 applications sent a day after being published on Linkedin.

The roles worth having? Most never get posted.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆.
Not your dusty LinkedIn profile from 2021. Not another CV update. Your positioning. Your story.

Curious where you actually stand? I built a free Career Readiness Assessment.
Takes a few minutes. Gives you an honest picture of how prepared you are for today's market.
Link is in the comments below.

Are you prepared for today's market?

Everyone's asking 'What will AI do to us?'

Everyone's asking 'What will AI do to us?'
The better question is 'What will we do with AI?

Last night I had the honor to speak at the IMD Alumni Club Zürich's event on "AI's Impact On Humanity".

No pressure...

There was a lot of "what does this mean for us" energy in the room.

So I said what I believe.

We can't control the global AI race.
We can't pause the acceleration.
We can't slow the headlines.

But we're not passive spectators either.

(Try the prompt in the pictures and more event prompts in the comment👍)

We decide where we reskill.
We decide where we experiment.
We decide where we keep humans in the loop.

That's not a small thing. That's everything.

I loved the room getting quite loud after that. People pushed back, debated, shared real fears. Exactly what we need more of.

Not polished panel discussions. Real conversations. With real stakes.

Because predictions just bring us so far. The real move is picking your role in the AI journey. Early. On purpose.

My call is to stop debating the future. Start deciding your place in it.

What's your call in the AI journey?

Thank you for the invite Rafael Martín de Agar and Philippe Weiss, MBA, and thanks to the whole group for the lively discussion, I had a really great time 🙏

Next event of the series. "AI Impact on... Marketing & Customer Centricity" with Cindy Candrian on 19th March 🚀 (link to register in the comments)

Hard work does not protect you from uncertainty. Mindset does.

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀.

I learned this the hard way.

For years, I believed that if I worked hard enough and controlled enough variables, I'd be safe.

I lost my job in a reorganization more than a decade ago. No warning. No fault. Just change.

That moment became one of those defininig moments of who I am today.

This week, I spoke to over 100 master students at Maastricht University, as part of their @ Women in Business Maastricht community. A room full of brilliant people facing big transitions. Graduation. First jobs. New countries. New identities. Real change.

We talked about the change curve. Most people don't realize that the tough part, the frustration, the resistance, isn't weakness. It's normal. The goal isn't to skip it. It's to move through it faster.

Three things I shared that matter most right now:

→ 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. When you're stuck, you want answers fast. But better questions open better paths. Ask "what can I learn from this" before you ask "how do I get out of this."

→ 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. Nervousness and excitement feel almost the same in your body. The difference is the story you tell yourself. You get to choose which one you call it.

→ 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁. Two powerful words for growth. Not "I can't do this." But "I can't do this yet." That small change shifts everything.

During the Q&A, someone asked what I'd tell my younger self.
I paused. Then said: Trust yourself more. Be bolder.
That younger version of me had more than enough. She just didn't believe it yet.

Everything feels uncertain right now. But the real skill isn't having perfect answers. It's staying curious and moving forward anyway.

𝗣.𝗦. If you were one of the participants and missed downloading the AI tips and tools I shared, or if you weren't there but are interested, I dropped the link in the comments 👇

So let me ask you this: where are you on your change curve right now?

#change #mindset

What AI Can't Decide.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲. At Davos, I sat through lots of sessions on AI.

Infrastructure. Energy. Chips. Models. Scale.

Important stuff. All of it.

But almost no one talked about boundaries.

We talked about what AI can do. Not about what we should do.

And that gap is exactly what I see with my clients.

Not a lack of tools. Not a lack of ambition. A lack of clarity around values.

Questions like "Just because we can ...

→ ... automate this, should we?"
→ ... measure people, should we reduce them to metrics?"
→ ... move faster, should we?"

AI can recommend. It can predict. It can optimize. But it cannot decide what matters. That responsibility still sits with us.

And this is where I see a new leadership challenge coming up. Not in adopting the newest tool. In deciding what you stand for when everything becomes possible.

Where do you see the biggest "we can, but should we?" moments right now?

#change #aiadoption

Every week, another headline about AI replacing jobs.

Every week, another headline about AI replacing jobs.

Every day, another tool promising to transform your work.

Every conversation, the same question: "What happens to us?"

I get it. The pace feels overwhelming.

But I learnt something in the past months and years from working with leaders navigating this shift: the people who thrive are the ones staying intentional about their role in it.

On 26 February, I'm leading a workshop title "𝘈𝘐'𝘴 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺" for the IMD Alumni Club Zürich to tackle this head-on.

We'll explore some critical questions:

→ What do we actually know about AI's impact? (Beyond the headlines)

→ What patterns can we reasonably expect?

And most importantly:
How do we stay in the driver's seat instead of just reacting?

This isn't about becoming an AI expert. It's about building a framework to think clearly when everything feels uncertain.

The goal isn't prediction.

The goal is empowerment.

Because the future won't happen to us. We're actively creating it.

IMD Alumni Club Zurich members only
📅 26 February | Zurich

Who else is wrestling with these questions?

#change #airevolution

Most people think innovation happens in meeting rooms.

Most people think innovation happens in meeting rooms.

With whiteboards. Spreadsheets. Strategy decks.

But the most powerful innovation tool is thousands of years old.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁.

On 12th March, #OpenDoorInnovation is trying something different in Zürich.
(Tickets to the event are in the comments.)

(If you haven't heard of us yet, #OpenDoorInnovation is a non-profit platform founded by Dr. Gitanjali Ponnappa , Andreea Stanescu and me to connect corporate innovators.)

We're swapping the conference room for paintbrushes.

Here's what happens when you paint:

→ Your hands move before your brain can interfere. That's exactly how breakthrough ideas work too.

→ You experiment without knowing the outcome. Just like real innovation.

→ You start seeing patterns everywhere. Which is what innovators do best.

Pari, a professional painter will guide us through the session (supplies included). We'll paint, talk innovation, and see what emerges when we stop trying so hard to be clever.

This is training your brain to think like an innovator.

I'm curious what will happen when we put down our phones and pick up a brush. 😜

Who's joining us?

📍 Zürich, address in comments
📅 12 March 2026, 18:30
🎫 Check comments for tickets

#change #innovation

The most valuable skill of the next decade isn't technical.

The most valuable skill of the next decade isn't technical.

It's something we're already terrible at.

Lightkey asked 17 experts: "What does 'skill' actually mean in an AI world?"

(Link to the full article is in the comments below.)

My answer surprised some people.

It's not prompt engineering. It's not technical mastery.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

AI can analyze thousands of reports in minutes. Generate presentations. Write emails faster than any human.

But it can't tell you what actually matters for your team, your customers, your situation.

That's still on you.

→ AI gives you 50 marketing insights. Which 3 should you act on?

→ AI drafts the strategy. Will your team actually follow it?

→ AI spots patterns. Are they worth your time?

The people who succeed aren't just fast with tools. They ask better questions. They can sit with messy problems without jumping to quick fixes.

Most importantly, they think beyond "Can we do this?" to "Should we do this?"

That's human work. And it's not going anywhere.

Check out all 17 perspectives in the full article (link in comments).

What skill do you think matters most as AI gets better?

PS: thank you for the feature Featured 🙏

#change #airevolution

Everyone is talking about Microsoft AI CEO's the latest interview.

Everyone is talking about Microsoft AI CEO's the latest interview.
(FT link in the comments 👇)

Mustafa Suleyman says 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀.

That's his sole job at Microsoft, to create superintelligence, so let's take this statement seriously.

Now, that's the headline.

Here's what actually matters.

𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴.

He's right. And most workplaces aren't ready for this conversation.

Here's what's actually happening right now:

→ Engineers are no longer writing code. They're reviewing, debugging, architecting. The relationship to the work has already shifted.

→ Doctors won't diagnose. They'll verify, guide, and provide emotional support. The skill is no longer knowledge. It's presence.

→ Leaders are still running AI pilots while the entire definition of professional work is being rewritten underneath them.

The hype is about speed. The real question is readiness.

Not technical readiness. Human readiness. What happens when x, y, z.

It may take some time (not long) until AI takes over execution at Company A, B and C, but then what's left is judgment. Ethics. The ability to stay accountable when the system says "trust me."

That's not a soft skill. That's the hardest skill of the next decade.

We (the not Mustafas of the world) can't quite control when and how superintelligence arrives. But we can control other things.

The smart companies are already thinking about this. Who makes the final call? What stays human? How do we train people for this new world?

The future won't work just because it's fast. It'll work because humans stay involved.

How is your team preparing for this shift?

#change #airevolution

The most important job title of 2026 doesn't exist yet.

The most important job title of 2026 doesn't exist yet.

Recently sat in a room at Axios House in Davos with people from around the world, and as you can expect, one of the questions I heard repeatedly was:

𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥?

I loved what came up in one of the panels by Accenture, Stanford and ADP:

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳.

Not because asking questions is new. But because the quality of your questions now must be really outstanding. Your AI output. Your competitive edge. Your ability to see what others miss.

If you wonder, that's quite the same that I am noticing, talking and working every day on meaningful AI adoption.

Everyone's racing to adopt tools. Chasing efficiency. Automating tasks.

Meanwhile, three things are definitely changing:

→ 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 just became your biggest advantage. Ask "What are we not seeing?" instead of "How do we do this faster?"

→ You still have to make the 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴. AI generates options. It can't navigate ethics, culture, or the messy human stuff that actually decides outcomes.

→ 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 while senior thinking explodes. Workers aged 22-25 in software and sales got hit hardest. Seniority has a value if you can frame problems AI can't see.

AI changes what we need to know. But it changes how we need to think even more.

What are your question no algorithm can answer?

PS: thank you for the great company during Davos Alina Ignatieva, PhD

#change #airevolution

Give everyone AI tools and watch the magic happen!

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Gallup's latest study shows what many people think is wrong.

The data reveals why this approach fails spectacularly → I dropped the link to the study in the comments.

Leaders use AI 3x more than their teams. The gap keeps widening.

Why? Leaders immediately see the connection. AI helps with strategy, reports, decisions. It clicks.

But what about the HR manager at a logistics company? The finance analyst at a hospital?

They are sitting there thinking: "What does this have to do with my actual job?"

Here's what Gallup found: The #1 barrier to AI adoption isn't access or training.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹.

People don't see how it fits their actual work.

And here's the uncomfortable truth: This isn't an employee problem. It's a leadership problem.

If your AI strategy is "Here's a Copilot training, figure it out," you don't have an AI strategy. You have a very expensive experiment. And nicely phrased emails

Real AI adoption needs what any change requires:

→ Clear connection to daily tasks
→ People who are allowed to try new tools
→ A reason to care beyond "the future is here"

I believe, the companies understanding it that utility is THE deal breaker, will dominate. The rest will wonder why their shiny new tools are gathering dust.

What's your day to day job impact? Useful or shiny tool?

→ PS: Link to Gallup study + free What AI Can't Hear Pack both in the comments.

#change #revolution

LinkedIn is just for job hunting.

"𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴."
That's what I believed three years ago.

I was so wrong it hurts.

→ Check the comments for proof: my 42 LinkedIn tips list giveaway. →

What started as random posts about my work turned into something I never expected:

→ Coffee meetings with fascinating strangers.
→ Speaking invitations from companies I admired.
→ Clients reaching out saying: "I've been following your journey for months."

None of this I could foresee. I was just sharing what I was learning.

But then I got curious. If I am to invest time, I need to understand the rules of play here.

Yes, I know what I want to say, but how do I say it so that those in need hear me?

I started tracking everything. I signed up for courses and got a coach.
(Yes, coaches have coaches too.)

After three years of testing, failing, and adjusting, I've collected 42 lessons that actually work.

Not fluffy marketing theory. Just insights from my experiments:

→ Why it's not a press release site
→ Why jack-of-all-trades type of posts don't last long
→ Why people including myself hate to be sold in the face
→ Yet so many well paid communication gurus got this wrong
→ Why simple language and personal stories beats industry jargon

So many of you downloaded and thanked me the 42 LinkedIn lessons learnt that I shared for my birthday.

→ If you aren't one of them yet, see the comments and grap the short free guide. →

What's one LinkedIn lesson you wish someone had told you earlier?
#𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 #communication

Same exact words. Two different labels. AI. Human.

Same exact words. Two different labels. AI. Human.

The results? Mind-blowing.

Researchers showed people identical responses to someone in distress.

But here's the twist: half the participants were told it came from a human, the other half from AI.

Guess which one people rated as more empathetic?

This study reveals something fascinating about how we experience connection and why the source matters as much as the message.

It completely changes how you think about AI, empathy, and what makes us human.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿" 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 👇

#change #tedx #airevolution

Much of coaching could be automated by 2030. Here's why I'm not worried.

Much of coaching could be automated by 2030. Here's why I'm not worried.

The International Coaching Federation just dropped their 2026 Coaching Futures Report.

77 pages. Four possible futures for the profession.
→ (Too long, so I made a 15 min podcast. Check out the comments for link.) →

Here's the one insight that made me jump:

The future of coaching won't be decided by AI. It'll be decided by how we use AI.

The report shows two extremes (loved the foresight method):

→ "Digital First, Human Optional" → Algorithms do the coaching. Humans become the expensive upgrade.

→ "Local Roots, Human Touch" → Technology stays backstage. Deep connection takes center stage.

Most of us will land somewhere in the middle.

But here's what I know for sure: AI can analyze patterns, suggest frameworks, even predict outcomes.

What it can't do:

→ Sit in the silence with someone who just realized their entire career was built on someone else's expectations

→ Feel the shift in energy when someone finally drops their armor

→ Hold space for the messy, beautiful work of human change

That's our superpower. And it's irreplaceable.

Now I'll be honest. 77-page reports make my eyes pop. So I dropped it into NotebookLM and had it create a podcast summary.

Game changer. Link in the comments. 👇

#change #executivecoaching

My team just does not follow me.

"𝗠𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲."

That is what 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 (name changed), a senior executive told me in our first coaching session.

She had the title. The experience. The track record. But when she spoke, people nodded politely and then did their own thing.

She thought it was a motivation problem. Or that she needed to be more assertive.

But when we dug into the 360 feedback, the real story emerged.

Victoria's colleagues said things like: "She never lets anyone finish a sentence." And: "Every idea I bring, she finds something wrong with it."

I showed her Marshall Goldsmith's 20 habits that hold successful people back.

→ I have added a checklist in the comments so you can download and reflect on it yourself→

She immediately recognised herself in three of them:

Number 2: Adding too much value.
Number 5: Starting with No or But.
Number 16: Not listening. At all.

Victoria realised she was not empowering. She was overpowering. And people had stopped bringing her their best thinking.

Once she saw it, she needed some time...

Then she started asking more questions. She let others finish. She resisted the urge to "improve" every idea.

Some months later the change was visible, her team was not just following her. They were actively contributing, challenging, and taking ownership.

Which of the 20 habits are getting in your way?

See the comments for the link to checklist. 👇

PS: Name and minor details are changed due to privacy. The story is true.

#change #habits

Finally found a leadership tool that actually works.

Finally found a leadership tool that actually works.

Just earned my certification as a Leadership Circle Practitioner. and I am so excited to bring this to my executive coaching practice.

This is what convinced me:

→ Most leadership assessments tell you what you already know. "You need better communication skills." "Work on delegation." "Be more strategic."

→ The Leadership Circle shows you where your current leadership could work better.

→ It reveals the specific patterns that stop you from being the most effective you: like why you micromanage even when you know you shouldn't, or why your team isn't bringing you the real problems.

→ Instead of guessing what to fix, you get a clear roadmap of what's actually holding back your performance.

The result? We can all stop stop wasting time on generic development and start addressing the root causes that matter.

Clients who have used this tool see faster results because they are finally working on the right things.

No more endless feedback loops. No more wondering why the same issues keep surfacing.

Just clear insight into what's driving your leadership effectiveness, and what to change.

Which habit would you like to change the most?
Leadership Circle EMEA

#change #leadership

Fast Company just quoted me saying something controversial.

Fast Company just quoted me saying something controversial.

The piece captures something I see every day: people think it's either AI or human skills.

It's not. The future belongs to those who combine both.

Grateful for being featured in their latest article on why AI skills have become the new gold standard for job seekers. (link to the full article incl podcast version in the comments)

AI skills matter because they are now central to how work gets done. But AI can't replace what truly differentiates us: listening, building relationships, making judgment calls.

When you master AI tools, you gain time and headspace to focus on what makes you irreplaceable.

In my own business, AI became my operational backbone: it analyzes feedback, tests messaging, prepares me for coaching sessions, optimized whole workflows.

My proprietary AI coach helps my coaching clients between sessions.

But the human work, the listening, the connection, the meaning-making, that's what creates real value.

AI gave me speed and better quality. Human insight opened doors to bigger stages and leadership conversations.

That combination is what matters.

Thank you Fast Company and Featured for spotlighting this message. The conversation about AI and careers needs more nuance, not more fear.

How is AI changing your work?

PS: This was an editorial feature, not a paid placement. Just wanted to clarify since I'm seeing more coaches and consultants pay for media mentions lately.

My teenager will graduate into a job market that barely exists yet.

My teenager will graduate into a job market that barely exists yet.

I went to Davos to hear what world leaders actually say about AI and jobs.

Dario Amodei shared a number that stopped me: 50% of entry-level jobs could disappear in the next one to five years.

Not decades from now. Right now.

By the time my teenager enters the workforce, the landscape will look completely different.

I wrote about what I learned at Davos, the conversations we are not having, and what this means for your career.

Full article 👇

What are you seeing in your industry?

#change #airevolution

I thought Davos during WEF was for presidents and billionaires.

I thought Davos during WEF was for presidents and billionaires.
(Save this post for your next visit 📑)

The kind of place you watch on CNN. Not the kind you visit.

Then curiosity won.

I bought a train ticket from Zürich. No VIP pass. Just one question: What's actually happening there?

What I found was fun.

Yes, there are cordoned zones and bodyguards.

But outside those fences? Open conversations. Free forums. CEOs and activists in the same coffee line.

I made connections I now collaborate with. Met future clients. Heard ideas that completely shifted my work.

None of this happens from your desk.

Davos reminded me of something I keep forgetting:

The rooms you think are closed? Most of the time, they're just waiting for someone curious enough to try the door.

Your career works the same way.

Where has curiosity taken you lately?

#change #wefdavos

Professor Stefan Michel said something that stopped me cold at the IMD Alumni Club Zürich's event earlier this week.

Professor Stefan Michel said something that stopped me cold at the IMD Alumni Club Zürich's event earlier this week.

"AI is not valuable because it gives better answers. AI is valuable because it gives leaders more ways of seeing."

This was the opening session of their year-long "AI Impact On ..." series, and a great one about how we can reframe leadership, hands on.

His main point? Stop using AI to get answers. Start using it to generate new perspectives.

Instead of asking "What should I do?" try "Give me five different ways to frame this problem."

Prof. Michel called this "stepping out of autopilot thinking." Most of us judge before we explore. AI can interrupt that pattern if we use it consciously.

AI can teach us to ask better questions, instead of having fix answers.

I am humbled to be the next speaker, following Prof. Michel, on 26th February about "AI Impact On Humanity". Building on this session, I'll be discussing how we move from fear-based AI adoption to using AI as a true thinking partner.

Thank you Rafael Martín de Agar and the IMD Alumni Club Zurich Switzerland for the invitation.

Do you use AI to get answers, or to expand your thinking?

#change #airevolution

Davos has hundreds of AI sessions.

Davos has hundreds of AI sessions. One bigquestion is barely mentioned.

AI chips. Models. Infrastructure. Edge computing. Enterprise ROI.

All important. All necessary.

But there was one question I barely heard anyone ask:

"What should humans do now?"

This stood out to me because it's exactly the gap I see in my work. The tools are there, trainings are done, but many people in organizations are still stuck.

We keep obsessing over what AI can do:

→ Write reports
→ Analyze data
→ Generate content

But we're missing the bigger question:
What should humans focus on when AI can do all of this?

Session after session, I watched people dive deep into technical capabilities while talking less on the human strategy.

Yet that's where most companies actually struggle. People too.

After helping leaders navigate AI adoption, here's what I think we should be asking instead:

→ How do we become irreplaceable in an AI world?
→ What uniquely human skills should we double down on?
→ How do we lead teams through this transition without losing what makes us human?

AI will handle the tasks. But humans will determine the outcomes.

This is exactly why my TEDx talk focused on "What AI Can't Hear". The real competitive advantage isn't in the technology. It's in the humanity.

What's your take?

#change #airevolution

Another year around the sun for me.

Another year around the sun for me.
For you, I put some presents in the comments. 👇

For myself, this is all I'm wishing for on my birthday.

→ I don't want more friends → I only want friends I can trust completely, who tell me hard truths when needed, and who genuinely want the best for each other.

→ I don't want more money → I only want money from projects that help people and companies truly transform, not just check boxes.

→ I don't want more clients → I only want clients who are ready for real change and understand that growth takes commitment from both sides.

→ I don't want more noise → I only want the right events and opportunities that keep me focused on this huge year where I left corporate life to make The Change Republic dream come true.

→ I don't want more cake → OK. This is a lie.

But honestly.

I don't want more.
I don't need more.

We live in a world that says "more is better," but what I want for this new, biiig year is more of the right people and more time spent well.

The best things in life for me aren't "more." They're "right."

That's all I want for my birthday!

You think I can get these?

PS: I am so grateful for all the new friends, clients and opportunities I got here on LinkedIn. So I put my 42 best tips that work for me here, while posting my thoughts and connecting with others. Grab it below in the comments, it's my free giveaway.

PS2: Completely free first module of our STAR Career Transition Program + big discount code to the full program. Yup, also in the comments.

PS3: Before you ask, the number 42 is pure coicidence 😀

#change #birthday

Next week, I'm heading to Davos.

Next week, I'm heading to Davos.

And I am looking to find leaders who aren't afraid of AI.

WEF 2026's theme is "A spirit of dialogue"—and honestly, that's exactly what's missing from most AI conversations.

Most AI adoption fails because of fear.

Companies get stuck not because the technology is too complex, but because they approach it with fear instead of curiosity.

In my TEDx talk "What AI Can't Hear," I shared why AI adoption isn't about better prompts or endless ChatGPT trainings. It's about getting back to what makes us fundamentally human.

I believe, that the companies thriving with AI aren't the ones with the fanciest tools. They're the ones brave enough to have real conversations about change.

That's exactly what I'm looking for at Davos: leaders ready to move past the fear and build AI strategies that actually work for their teams.

If that's you, let's connect. As I learnt, best insights come from honest dialogue.

Who else will be there? Looking forward to real conversations about real change.

#change #wef2026

20+ years of experience.

20+ years of experience. Not sure where to start new?

You are not alone.

We have received a lot of feedbacks and had conversations with senior leaders in recent months. The pattern is clear: reorganizations, AI transformation, and skills shifting faster than ever are reshaping career paths for experienced professionals.

The old approach of simply applying for jobs is no longer enough.

That is why we have created the STAR Career Transition Program, specifically designed for you, navigating this new landscape.

If you are without a job right now.

Or you are still in a role, that's changing fast.

It is not about starting over. It is about translating what you have built into what comes next.

Take this free assessment and see where you are:
https://lnkd.in/eU9Eb_tN

1 spot is still left for the upcoming cycle, for those ready to make a strategic move.

What feels like the biggest unknown in your career right now?

#career #transition

Non-techie builds tech.

Non-techie builds tech. Here's how it worked.

I just vibe-coded my way through building an assessment tool.

And no, I'm not a developer.

But I am someone who believes in human-AI collaboration. So when I needed a website with a career transition assessment for my new program, I didn't hire a tech team.

I partnered with AI. With Replit to be precise.

Here's how it worked:

→ I brought all the psychology and career transition expertise

→ I guided the logic and user experience, the look and feel

→ All in plain English, without and Python etc know-how

→ AI handled the technical part - coding and design

→ We just built something I couldn't do alone.

The result? A tool that helps people see how prepared they are to change careers in this crazy times of reorganization and AI measures. Across mindset, skills, and market positioning.

It's no secret, see it for yourself in the comments!

This is exactly what I mean when I talk about collaborating with AI.

We don't replace human expertise. We amplify it.

I'm not trying to become a programmer. But I can use these tools to serve my clients better and faster than ever before.

What have you built lately that surprised you?

#airevolution #careertransition #change

A year changes everything.

A year changes everything.
One year ago, I was testing a side project called The Change Republic.

Today? I can't believe how much it's grown.

What started as Friday coaching calls and weekend strategy sessions has turned into something I never expected.

We are now helping leaders in Switzerland and across Europe figure out how to lead better, handle change, and work with AI instead of against it.

A year in, here is what I have (re-)learned:

Good leaders don't pretend to know everything. Or solve everything on their own. They just need the right support to make smart decisions when everything feels uncertain.

I am a lucky girl, because I got to build this with amazing clients, supporters, coaches, mentors, referrals and freelancers:

→ Coaching programs for senior leaders who deal with (un)expected career turns and tired of old ways that don't work

→ AI adoption programs that actually prepare teams for what's next.

→ Getting on stages I could only dream of, to talk about mindset and learning to love and live with AI.

The best part? It's the doing part. Working with HR and learning leaders and business executives who care enough about themselves and their people to invest in real development.

To our clients who took a chance on us, supporters who helped make it all happen, and everyone who continues to believe: THANK YOU 🥰.

Here's to Year 2 of changing how we think about AI and leadership. 🎂

#change #birthday #coaching #airevolution

1400 followers.

1400 followers.

That is not just a number. It is 1400 people who care about navigating change, leading with intention, and figuring out this wild AI driven world together.

Thank you for being here.

For reading, commenting, sharing, and sometimes just quietly nodding along. This community keeps growing because you find value in what we share, and that means everything.

Building The Change Republic has never been about having all the answers.

It is about exploring the questions together. And having you along for the ride makes it better.

As a small thank you, here are some free resources to support your journey: https://lnkd.in/epAyevik

Here is to the next milestone, whatever it may be. 🥂🍓

What does it really take to hear someone?

What does it really take to hear someone?

Not just process their words, but truly 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 them?

I believe it requires two things most people never think about.

In my TEDx talk, I break down why your best friend calling you at midnight hits differently than a stranger's tears.

It's not about the words they're saying.
It's about something much deeper.

This insight changes how you think about empathy, AI, and human connection.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿" 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 👇

#change #tedx #airevolution

Teaching someone to drive in a city with broken traffic lights is pointless.

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀.

No matter how well they drive, reality is that they won't make progress.

I was not surprised too see the same in Gartner's new study for CHROs about 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

-And please read this also if you are not the CHRO, it's on us all.-

So, the Gartner research shows that changing how work is organized matters more than AI training.

Baaaang. 💥

More than x rounds of Copilot training.
More than employees' acceptance.
More than knowledge sharing.

And it makes sense. You can train people to be AI experts, but if your organization still requires:

→ Three approvals for any experiment
→ Detailed plans before trying anything
→ Punishment when things don't work perfectly

Then you're teaching them to drive in a city with broken traffic lights.

They won't be able to drive in real, just like simulation.

AI needs speed, experimentation, and comfort with imperfect information.
If your operating model and the way things are done in your house rewards the opposite, no amount of ChatGPT training will help.

Fixing traffic lights first.
Teaching better prompts then.

Whose lights are fixed? 🙌

#change #airevolution #aiadoption

The rules of the game have changed.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱.

Reorganizations. AI transformation. Skills becoming obsolete overnight.

This is Zürich area, Switzerland, based on my countless coffees, lunches and discovery calls in the past 3 months.

But I am curious, are you seeing the same patterns wherever you are?

Many senior people with 20+ years of experience are looking for their next career move, but they are not sure where to start.

Plug-and-play applying for jobs alone won't cut it.

I am opening a small number of spots in a new career transition program specifically for experienced leaders navigating this. 2 spots are still open, even though I haven't finalized the program (more info in the comments).

But before I finalize anything, I want to understand what you are actually facing.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 #1 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

Is it:

→ Not knowing what's needed in the market right now?

→ Not knowing which skills will matter going forward?

→ Not knowing what is it that only you can offer?

→ That's all clear, but you have something else?

Drop a comment or DM if you feel more comfortable.

Your insights will shape how I move forward with this.

#change #careertransition

I used AI to build a TEDx talk about what AI can't hear.

I used AI to build a TEDx talk about what AI can't hear.

AI helped me research patterns, structure content, and even find stories buried in years of documenting my own work.

What it couldn't do? Feel my nerves backstage or create that moment of shared silence with 150 strangers.

The real lesson: learning to dance together, not compete.

I wrote about the entire process: how we collaborated, where I drew the lines, and what this taught me about human-AI partnership.

Full article 👇

Let me know what you think!

My heart goes out to all those affected by the recent events in Crans-Montana.

My heart goes out to all those affected by the recent events in Crans-Montana.

While many of us were able to take some time off and recharge for what the new year brings, a devastating fire took the lives of so many young people during what should have been a night of celebration.

As a mother raising a teenager, I cannot imagine the pain of the families who lost a child. These were young people full of life, with everything ahead of them.

My thoughts are with everyone affected and with the community that is standing together during this difficult time.

A heartfelt thank you to the first responders, the everyday heroes who helped that night and in the days since, and all the medical teams caring for the injured.

#cransmontana

Welcome to my 2026.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

If you're reading this, you'll probably be part of it.

This new year, I want to meet here great people: smart business leaders, real partners, and people ready for change.

I am excited about good moments ahead.

Change projects with companies.
Speaking on new stages.
Family & friend trips.

Big and small wins with people I care about.

I hope to share useful ideas through my AI workshops, leadership & career coaching sessions, and all the stages I willl speak on this year.

I hope to grow the friendships that make my work and life better.

I hope to see new places and try things that make me feel alive.

Most of all, I hope the people I love stay happy and healthy.

And you? Whether we meet in Switzerland, somewhere across the world, or online where we really connect—I hope this year brings us together.

Here's to making 2026 count. Happy New Year from one of the prettiest places in the world, Zürs in Austria ⛷️

#change #happynewyear

The trouble with AI is that computers don't give a damn.

The trouble with AI is that computers don't give a damn.

Think about the last time ChatGPT got your request wrong.

Now think about the last time a human got you wrong.

Which one hurts more?
And do you know why?

This moment from my TEDx talk reveals the one thing AI will never be able to replicate, no matter how perfect its answers become.

It's not what you think.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿" 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 👇

#change #tedtalk #airevolution

She insisted she was 'terrible with technology.' I changed her mind in under 5 minutes.

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 '𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆.' 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.

After a speaking engagement, a woman approached me looking frustrated.

"Everyone at work expects me to use AI tools now," she said. "But I'm hopeless with technology. I just wasn't built for this stuff."

I asked her one question: "What makes you believe that?"

Here came the avalanche: "I studied accounting, not computer science. I can't code. I don't even understand my smartphone half the time!"

This is exactly where most people give up. Right when breakthrough becomes possible.

But we kept talking, and here's what emerged:

→ She masters complex financial software daily
→ She solves system glitches for her team regularly
→ She's been "partnering with technology" for decades

You should have seen her expression change.

"Hold on... I actually solve tech problems all the time, don't I?"

This perfectly illustrates the "G" in my C-H-A-N-G-E™ framework: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁.

It's about viewing every obstacle as a skill you're still developing, not proof of your permanent limitations.

This will be my daily practice to remind myself in the new year too 🙌

⛔ 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀: "Technology isn't for me." 
✔️ 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀: "I'm still figuring out these AI tools."

⛔𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀: Evidence of failure. 
✔️ 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀: Space for improvement.

You see? Growth mindset keeps you exploring instead of retreating when something feels hard.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴?

#change #growthmindset #leadership

I am obsessed with sharing the good stuff.

𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳. Save this! 🚨

And with this, I also wish you all a peaceful holiday time 🎄

I have been dropping free resources one at a time. Your reactions have been incredible.

"This quiz showed me I've been hiding my voice!"
"My kid loves the leadership book!"
"Finally, AI advice that works!"

𝗦𝗼, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆:

🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸 
Following the story of myy TEDx talk: the definitive guide for leaders staying human in our AI world

💬 𝟱 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 
For those hard conversations you keep postponing

⚠️ 𝟮𝟬 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗡𝗼𝘄 
The sneaky habits sabotaging your confidence

🚀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗧𝘂̈𝗻𝗱𝗲.𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 
My coaching philosophy, AI-powered

🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 
My daily toolkit (zero fluff)

🗣️ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 
What's really stopping your voice

📚 𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Children get leadership better than adults

🔥 𝗔 𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗭'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
When I went all-in and got less cringe (Gen Z feedback)


𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲? Because trust comes from delivering value first. And your breakthrough moments make my week.

If one resource helps you speak up or lead better, mission accomplished.

Find the link in the comments 👇 Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

#change #bettertogeter #freebies

My TEDx talk is now live on YouTube.

𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲.

"What AI Can't Hear" tackles what we are all thinking about but rarely discuss.

There is one moment in the talk that got the biggest reaction from the audience.

I asked them two simple questions:
→ "Think about the last time ChatGPT got your request wrong."
𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘱, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥

→ "Now think about the last time a human got you wrong. Which one hurt more?"
The room went completely silent. Then knowing nods everywhere.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆: When AI fails us, we shrug it off.
When humans disappoint us? That stings.

Because we expect empathy from people, not machines.

𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮*𝗻.

That's the core of what AI can't hear.
Not just our words, but the weight behind them.
The lived experience.

The genuine presence of someone who chose to spend their finite time really listening to you.

AI can process. Humans can care.

Watch the full talk → link in the comments below. Leave a like or dislike!

What hits you harder - when ChatGPT fails you, or when a person does?

#change #tedx

We need better AI tools might be the wrong conversation.

"𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀" 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

New research from ServiceNow shows that 47% of employees using AI don't know how to get the results their bosses expect.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

Here's what's actually blocking AI success:

(Not a surprise to many of you.)

→ Fear of losing jobs

→ No clear direction from leaders

→ Not knowing how to use AI to get work done

The report says it clearly: AI works when you change how people work, not just what tools they use.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗥 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

Not through training alone, but by making people feel safe, explaining the changes, and showing employees they have a future.

When companies invest in learning, they're saying: "You belong here if you're willing to grow."

That message beats any new AI tool.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲: 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀?

#change #airevolution

London friends - I'll be in your city January 27-29!

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 - 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳-𝟮𝟵!

I'm always curious to connect with people navigating the same challenges I speak and coach on:

→ Leaders managing AI transformation and constant change

→ Event professionals creating experiences that truly impact their audiences

→ Companies implementing AI adoption (workshops and strategic projects)

If you're up for a coffee chat about any of the above (or just want to swap stories about what's working in 2025), drop me a message.

Always enjoy learning from people doing interesting work in different markets.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗜'𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?

#change #airevolution #londoncalling

Nobody owns your career but you.

𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

My final project with EY couldn't have ended on a better note.

Yesterday I spoke at the Power UP! session with the team at Swisscom in Bern—a five-step program designed to help people take ownership of their career growth.

𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗢": 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿.

Because, no one else will champion your professional growth as fiercely as you will.

Not your manager. Not HR. Not even the best mentors.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.

I am grateful for listening to so many inspiring speakers sharing real insights, motivated participants asking the hard questions, and honest conversations about what it actually takes to grow.

Thank you for having me Eszter Petrovics and Margit Vunder and Irene Geissbuehler for bringing this experience to many places. And thank you to everyone who showed up ready to do the work.

What's one bold step you could take this week to own your career?

#change #careergrowth #leadership

What happens when no one has to work?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?

Another great episode from Steven Bartlett's podcast (yes, I'm hooked on these AI talks after last week's post).

AI expert Stuart Russell shared something that stopped me mid-dog walk:

𝗜𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

The real crisis is this: How do we live well when we don't need to work? When AI does all our jobs?

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹'𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆.

The jobs that will matter most are not technical. They are people-focused:

→ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 who understand how people think
→ 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 who help people find purpose
→ 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 like hospice staff who give real human presence

Here's the thing: Volunteers in caring roles often feel happier than highly paid workers. Why? They know they matter to real people.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁: As machines get smarter, being human becomes our biggest strength.

Not our ability to crunch data or run systems.

Our ability to truly hear, understand, and care for each other.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?

Link to podcast is in the comments.

#change #airevolution #beinghuman

Everything has changed.

Everything has changed.

I am relaunching my LinkedIn newsletter after a long break.

→ New focus: How we navigate work, identity, and leadership when humans meet intelligent tools.

→ Every month or so: perspectives, practical tools, and real stories from my work with leaders and teams.

→ Coming next week: How I used AI to build my TEDx talk (and what surprised me most).

And welcome back ☺️

I don't speak on everything.

𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

A lot of speakers say "leadership, mindset, motivation... whatever you need!"

Instead, I speak on exactly three things:

→ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 / 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 without losing the human touch (ideal for teams struggling to integrate AI)

→ 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 using my proven CHANGE framework (perfect for leaders navigating constant disruption)

→ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 using my B-R-A-N-D framework (great for professionals who want to get noticed by decision-makers)

That's it.

Why so specific? Because event organizers don't want a jack-of-all-trades on their stage.

They want the expert who can solve their audience's exact problem.

When someone asks for "a motivational speaker," I'm probably not your person.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 "𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲," 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Being specific means turning down some opportunities. But it also means the right organizers know exactly why they should book me.

If that sounds like one of your events, DM me for my speaker's kit 🎇
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲?

#change #speaking #keynotespeaker

We'll adapt like we always do. Will we?

"𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗼." 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲?

Steven Bartlett and Tristan Harris discussed about artificial general intelligence and they said: it will automate all forms of human cognitive labor, unless we do about it.

That's right: this time is different.

We have automated tasks before, but AI automates 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸:
Humans don't lose relevance when the world changes.
We lose relevance when we stop choosing how to adapt. When we stop doing what makes us truly human.

𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀:

→ Listening, and I mean truly listening to each other
→ Emotional courage in tough conversations
→ Judgment calls when data isn't enough
→ Building genuine human connections
→ Leading others through uncertainty

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.

I am not asking anymore whether AI will outthink us.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀: 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱?

#change #airevolution

After almost 12 years, I'm saying goodbye to EY.

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗬.

Change is essential for growth. And this moment feels like my opportunity to lean into that.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆: from exciting roles here in Switzerland to inspiring experiences across the international EY network. What made it truly special were the people and that spirit of collaboration where we built things nobody had built before us.

My next chapter of growth calls me beyond EY.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 The Change Republic 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 - working with both individuals and organizations across Switzerland and beyond.

Our mission is simple: help people grow their careers and help companies build leaders who lift their teams up in this crazy and new AI-driven world.

And I am so excited for every new opportunity that comes along my way.

𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗘𝗬 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀: thank you for the trust, support, and memorable moments we lived together. The exceptional EY experience is truly yours to build 🙏

I'll always be happy to hear about your journeys and catch up - whether in person or online. You find me here and more in the comments 👇

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁.

#change #career #mynextchapter

After almost 12 years, I'm saying goodbye to EY.

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗬.

Change is essential for growth. And this moment feels like my opportunity to lean into that.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆: from exciting roles here in Switzerland to inspiring jobs across the international EY network.

What made it truly special were the people and that spirit of collaboration where we built things nobody had built before us.

My next chapter of growth calls me beyond EY.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 The Change Republic 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: working with both individuals and organizations across Switzerland and beyond. Our mission is simple: help people grow their careers and help companies build leaders who lift their teams up in this crazy and new AI-driven world.

And I am so excited for every new opportunity that comes along my way.

𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗘𝗬 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀: thank you for the trust, support, and memorable moments we lived together. The exceptional EY experience is truly yours to build .🙏

I'll always be happy to hear about your journeys and catch up - whether in person or online. You find me here and more in the comments 👇

Grateful for what was, excited for what's next.

#𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 #𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 #mynextchapter

Last chance to join us on Monday evening.

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

December 1st - Ladies' Drive Bargespräche Digital with Sandra-Stella Triebl and me.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁.

If you've been feeling like change keeps happening TO you instead of feeling like you can handle whatever comes - this is exactly what we'll tackle together.

Because let's be honest: 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. But how we respond to it? That's completely in our control.

We will explore:

→ Where you are on the change curve right now
→ How to move from helpless to empowered
→ Practical steps to build confidence in uncertainty

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 "𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲?" 𝘁𝗼 "𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀"?

Join us at no cost. Link in comments 👇

In German language.

See you there!

#change #mindset

What an honor to speak at TEDx in my hometown Zürich on Saturday.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗭𝘂̈𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Standing on that red carpet, talking about "What AI Can't Hear" felt deeply personal.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀:

→ As a mother, I want my son to grow up in a world where being human is still valued.

→ As a change expert, I see how fear of AI creates resistance when we need the "doing" it most.

→ And as an executive coach, I work with leaders searching for the balance between efficiency and authentic connection.

During the talk, I had the audience look into each other's eyes for six seconds. The room went awkward. Then something shifted.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼.

It can't pause and feel. When your friend calls crying at midnight, you don't just process "I'm sad." You feel that knot in your stomach because you've been there too.

The irony? While we fear being replaced, we're not doing enough of the very thing AI can't replicate: being truly human.

Thank you for the fantastic event Executive MBA Digital Leadership HWZ and TEDxHWZ for the perfect organization and giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts 🙏

What makes you feel heard?

#change #tedxtalk #airevolution

From speaking about "What AI Can't Hear" at TEDx HWZ straight to the IMD Zurich Alumni Club dinner at Dolder Grand.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿" 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗛𝗪𝗭 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 IMD 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱.

What a weekend this past one.

The setting was beautiful, and I loved meeting many new faces from our 1,000+ member Zurich alumni club. Hard to believe this was our last gathering of the year.

𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 - swapping stories, sharing what we're building, and planning what's next.

Looking forward to more connections next year, especially with the new event series the alumni club is launching. I'm thrilled to be part of it as one of the speakers. Stay tuned!

What's the most unexpected connection you've made through your alumni network?

PS: thank you for spending this wonderful weekend together Irina Radzikhovskaya

#change #alumni

$1.5 million per day.

$𝟭.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

That's what Mercor's CEO announced they're paying humans to train AI on replacing those same humans.

The irony isn't lost on anyone.

Recently, I was having dinner in Lausanne after a long day of conference on the future of work.

Brilliant coaches and thinkers around the table talking about artificial general intelligence arriving within three years.

(That's the one with human-level intelligence, no training needed.)

We painted some doom scenarios. Massive job losses. Social unrest. The Matrix.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

While we talked about dystopian futures, I also thought of some of the people I coached:

→ The executive who finally learned to have tough conversations
→ The team leader who found her real voice
→ The manager who completely changed how he gives feedback

𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

They came from something very human: sitting with discomfort, seeing patterns others miss, creating space for real change.

Yes, AI is getting smarter. Yes, it's learning from us faster than ever.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

That moment when someone finally gets not just what to do, but why it matters to them personally.

I believe there are deeply human things—empathy, meaning, connection—that can be copied but not truly replaced.

Our world is about to change. Big.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲?

#change #airevolution

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗰essity

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Here's what I'm seeing with my AI coaching tool (my AI self!) in action, and it's been heartwarming to watch:

↳ The innovation leader feeling lost among tasks, getting coached on prioritizing, keeping boundaries and finding her enegy again.

↳ The mid-manager who never thought coaching can help her get the next job? She is learning to tell her career story with personalized feedback.

Both of them learnt to give clear context and explain their situations well. Even AI coaching has limits - it's not a mind reader (yet).

𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳."

No, this isn't about replacing human coaches. It's about giving more people access to growth.

There is magic when you combine both:

→ AI coaching is non-stop available
→ Human coaching brings deeper insights
→ Together, they can handle all the complexity

Artificial intelligence is democratizing coaching. And who does't need growth?

The question isn't whether AI will change coaching. It's whether we'll use it to make growth available to everyone, not just a select few.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵?

#change #executivecoaching #aicoach #aicoaching

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"AI can solve problems in seconds. So what's your job now?"

𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

That question led to a fascinating discussion at the iVentiv Learning Futures Basel event some weeks ago, where I led a session on coaching mindset in the AI era.

Since that discussion with a room full of Learning & Development leaders, I keep on meeting the same theme.

AI can instantly tell you the steps to reduce team turnover. But it takes human insight to ask: "What would make our people want to stay and grow here?"

That tiny change in questioning changes everything.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿:

AI excels at processing data, but it misses what really drives people. The unspoken concerns. The personal values. The deeper meaning that means motivation.

That's where leaders with coaching skills shine.

Because n a world full of instant answers, the ability (and willingness) to ask better questions and truly hear what matters becomes your edge.

Call me dramatic, but I see AI making information abundant, and with that, it makes wisdom scarce.

We in the tools. And we should start investing in the human capabilities that help teams navigate change with purpose.

Thank you for the invite Simon Brown 🇺🇦 Jay Moore and the whole Iventiv team. And thank you for the good discussions and new acquaintances everyone 🙏

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?

#change #airevolution #coachingmindset

Challenging what is and inspiring what could be.

Challenging what is and inspiring what could be. IMD's Alumni Club Lunch in Zürich yesterday , this motto I really felt in the conversations.

Corporate leaders alongside entrepreneurs, spanning from different industries and career stages.

The highlight was Severin Schwan, Chair of the Board of Directors at Roche , speaking about the (r)evolution in the pharma industry.

His insights on how the industry is transforming to better serve patients were both grounding and inspiring.

→ What struck: it's a balancing act to manage stability and speed in today's crazy changing times. I couldn't be more grateful for that thought.

Janice Mueller and Pauline Granger, EMBA - lovely to have seen you there again! Rafael Martín de Agar Benedikt Lesniak Pierfrancesco Rosini Simon Studer it was great cathcing up with you at the table!

And here's a fun fact: this might be one of the only business events I've attended this year where I didn't hear the word "AI" in the first 30 minutes.

What are you challenging these days?

#change #imdalumni

The countdown begins.

The countdown begins.

Next week, I'm speaking at TEDxHWZ about "What AI Can't Hear."

And yesterday, we rehearsed.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:

Simone Haeberli → The White Pig

Rob den Otter → The Code We Run On

Soya The Cow → Your Humanity is Killing Us

Amélie Galladé → Democracy's Anti-Aging Cure

Dr. Eve Huber → The Prescription We Forgot

David Mzee → If You Can't Walk, Try Flying

Christian Naef → Rethinking Energy: The Rise of The Homo Symbioticus

Sandro Colombo → The Fairness Question Behind Salaries

Christof Roosli → Breaking the Silence

Nine different voices sharing stories about the big questions we're all thinking about.

From AI's blind spots to democracy's future. From breaking silence to rethinking what makes us human.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Where else do you get this many diverse perspectives in one room?

Can't wait to see what we all discover on that stage.

Will you join us?

PS: the event is sold out in person. Link to live streaming tickets 👇

🚀 Urs Bucher Kiki Maeder Jürg Signer Rebecca Hoffmann (Burrola)

#change #airevolution #tedtalk

"I feel like a fraud talking about my achievements."

"𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀."

Daria (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) said this during our third coaching session. She'd already figured out that her skills belonged to her, not her company.

But now she faced a new challenge: Actually talking about them.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:

LinkedIn post draft: "I developed a process that saved 40% of project time."
Daria's edit: "My team and I were fortunate to work on a process that helped improve efficiency."

Interview preparation: "Tell me about your biggest accomplishment."
Daria's practice answer: "Well, I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time..."

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Every achievement got watered down. Every success got credited to luck, timing, or other people.

During our session, I asked: "Daria, if your colleague John (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) had built that same process, what would you tell him to say about it?"

"I'd tell him to talk about it! It was great work that took months of analysis and testing."

"And when you did it?"

"That's... different."

𝗡𝗼, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Not with arrogance. With facts.

"I designed and implemented a process that reduced project delivery time by 40%."
"I grew my team from 3 to 15 people while maintaining quality standards."
"I successfully navigated the company through its largest crisis in a decade."

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

With respect. With accuracy. With pride.

The opportunities start opening when we stop shrinking our story.

What's one thing you're shrinking in your story?

#change #executivecoaching #personalbrand

"What do you actually do at work, Mami?"

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗶?"

My son has been asking me this question for years.

It started during COVID when he was in Grade 1, watching me talk to a computer screen all day. Back then, I'd say: "Mom helps companies do better."

Simple answer for a simple question.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄:

Grade 3: "Why do companies need your help?"
Grade 6: "What happens if you don't help them?"

And somewhere along the way, my answer became: "I help people in companies do better."

Last week, now in Grade 7, he asked the toughest one yet:
"Mami, what would be different if you didn't do your job?"

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸.

Because explaining my work to my teenager over the years taught me more about my purpose than any performance review ever did.

His questions aren't about job titles and they make you think why work actually matters.

𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

He asks the questions that really count.

Now when someone asks what I do, I don't start with "I am a..."

I start with what I told my son: "I help people in companies become better leaders."

Clear. Simple. Real.

And I am grateful for a curious kid 🙏

How would you explain your job to a kid?

#change #workingmom

Change doesn't ask for permission.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

It shows up whether we're ready or not — job loss, corporate strategy shifts, market disruptions, and the list goes on.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.

The question I ask is: how do we build the mindset to navigate it with confidence instead of feeling like everything just happens to us?

On December 1, I'm speaking at Ladies' Drive Bargespräche Digital with the one-and-only @Sandra-Stella Triebl about building a change-ready mindset.

𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

↳ Where you might find yourself on the change curve right now
↳ Practical steps to move from feeling helpless to feeling empowered
↳ How to shift from "change happens TO me" to "I can handle what comes"

Because here's what I've learned through my own transitions and working with hundreds of professionals:

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀.

But getting ready is a skill we can develop.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed by all the shi(f)ts happening around you — in work, in life, in the world — this session is for you.

Join me on December 1 at Ladies' Drive Bargespräche Digital.

What will you ask in the session?

PS: Link to register in the 👇. In German language.

#change #mindset Swiss Ladies Drive GmbH

"Leadership is a verb," said David Bach at the Future of Work Summit at IMD. And maybe that verb is listening.

"𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯," 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 David Bach 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 IMD. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

That's the thought that came to me as I sat there.

Michael Bungay Stanier calls this shift "Modern Change Mastery" — leadership as curiosity in action.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗠𝗗 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

→ The leaders who are thriving aren't the ones with all the answers.
→ They're the ones who ask questions that open up new possibilities instead of shutting them down.
→ They're building cultures where curiosity matters more than authority.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿.

Now it's about creating the space for the right conversation.

Because if we could change the language we use in our world, we could change the world. (Gratitude Susan Goldsworthy PhD OLY REV and Séverine Jourdain 🙏)

And that starts with the questions we ask.

Lovely reuniting with my fellow coaches Katia Vlachos, Ph.D. Simon Reber Stephanie Comenge Segard , colleagues Simon Brown 🇺🇦 and new friends!

What's one question you could ask more often?

#change #curiousity #coaching

AI solved the answer problem. Now we have a question problem.

𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

𝗔 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿) 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴:

"𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴—𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴—𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥."

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲: 𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

And human qualities show up most clearly in the questions we ask.

At the iVentiv conference earlier this month, I opened with this question:

"𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁?"

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱:

The leaders who thrive in the age of AI (and beyond) aren't the ones with the best prompts.

They're the ones asking questions that AI can't really grasp:

↳ "What's really driving this resistance to change?"
↳ "What are we not seeing here?"
↳ "How does this align with who we want to be?"

These questions require judgment, empathy, and relationship-building.

𝗦𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀.

And start asking the questions that matter most.

What's your bet?

𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

#change #airevolution #betterquestions

"I don't know who I am without this company."

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆."

Daria (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) said this during our first coaching session a couple of weeks ago.

Twenty years at the same firm. Same badge, across 3 different countries.

Now restructuring was coming, and her world was cracking.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Her morning routine of swiping into the building.
Her corner office with the good coffee machine.
The weight of being "Daria from [Company Name]" when she introduced herself.

But that wasn't the real fear.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿: "If I'm not the Director of Operations at [Company Name], then who am I?"

During our second session, I asked her to tell me about her proudest moments at work. Not the company's wins. Her wins.

→ The process she built that saved 40% of project time.
→ The team she grew from 3 to 15 people.
→ The crisis she navigated when everyone else was panicking.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴:

"Daria, what happens to that process you built when you leave? Where do those skills live that you used to mentor 15 people? What about your ability to stay calm when everyone else is panicking - where does that come from?"

Long pause."No. That's... that's mine, isn't it?"

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆.

You don't need to rebuild your brand after leaving a company. You need to remember what was always yours.

The skills, the judgment, the way you make people feel heard. That's not your company's brand. That's your brand.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.

Opportunities are finding her instead of the other way around. Same woman. Same talent. Just finally willing to own it.

What skills would you take with you anywhere?

#change #executivecoaching #skills

"I'll get a coach when things slow down."

"𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻."

I hear this from overwhelmed people constantly.

𝗡𝗼, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁.

I hate to say it, but in my experience, I have rarely seen it happen.

If you don't have time to work on your biggest challenges now, when will you magically have that time?

What if things never slow down?

Coaching isn't about having free time.

It's about making time for what matters 💪

I started working with a finance advisor, mother of 2, who juggles full-time work and leads a women's support group: 'I'm drowning, but I can't spare an hour right now.'
↳ Six sessions in, she's set better boundaries with clients and gained back her evenings. Her portfolio grew while she got her life back.

Compare that to the managing director who's been "too busy" for 18 months.
↳ He's still putting out the same fires while his stress builds and his career stagnates. And guess what, his calendar didn't magically clear up.

The real secret is starting in the chaos.

With the time pressures you're facing today.
With the decisions piling up on your desk.
With the problems that won't wait.

Now, you can pull out your a magic wand 🎩and make time stop. But don't use busyness as an excuse to avoid the work that could actually give you your life back. 🙏

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 "𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻" 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁?

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