Thinking about all the right (AI) things.

It Won’t Save Us From Hustle Culture, If We Train It On Hustle Culture

We’ve spent decades chasing efficiency, grinding harder, pushing for that one last productivity hack, only to find that the "win" never really arrives.

AI Enters The Chat: promising to automate the busywork so we can focus on creativity, innovation, and strategy. Will we actually use AI that way? Or will we just drag our bad habits from the last era into the next, working even faster, burning our people and our position in the market out out at break neck speeds, never seen before!?

AI isn’t a savior. It’s a mirror.

The companies that get AI right won’t be the ones that automate the fastest. They’ll be the ones that rethink work entirely. The ones that choose to reinvest in their people, processes and technology, not just squeeze more out of them.

So, what do you see in the mirror? And more importantly....do you like it?

At the Party with AI: Knowing When to 'Leave'

If our current reality is a house party, I am the one in the kitchen at 2 am still chatting with my new best friend, AI about anything and everything. In this latest witty, honest, personal and professional LinkedIn article I share two PSA's around AUPs for our whole lives.

AI is the ultimate conversation partner, my uninterrupted, always-available expert, collaborator, and idea generator. As an extravert and a verbal processor this is both a superpower and an Achilles heel for me. It means that I need to be the one to walk away from the engagement, because my AI conversation partner won't.

The Hard Way Is Human: What AI Misses

The other day, my wife was cutting through a screw with a hacksaw. I offered her an easier way—because, of course, that’s who I am. Efficiency and service are my love languages. But before I could even finish my sentence, she said, “Babe, I want to do this the hard way.”

That phrase has stuck with me. It’s not just about getting the job done, its about the joy of doing THAT work.

AI can do a lot of things faster, better, and smarter—but it doesn’t understand why someone might choose to do things the hard way. This is for leaders to figure out.

This latest cheesy LinkedIn piece explores how we can integrate AI without losing what makes us human. Let AI do what it does best (so many things we do not love) and leave the enjoyable work for us. Because sometimes, the hard way isn’t just a way of working, it’s where the magic happens.