I celebrated an interesting anniversary very recently. Trust Insights, the company I co-founded with Katie Robbert, has now taken the crown as the longest I’ve ever worked at any one company away from the previous record holder, a financial services company in the early 2000s. As a GenXer, I remember growing up listening to my…
Summary In today's episode, I challenge the idea that being an AI innovator provides more career security during a corporate acquisition than driving actual revenue. Here's what this means for you. You can safeguard your position by focusing on sales and customer retention rather than corporate jargon. You'll also learn these concepts: how to prioritize…
Summary In today's episode, I explain how to carve out time for AI experimentation even when your employer doesn't make it a priority. Here's what this means for you. You can take charge of your career by building skills through personal projects and volunteer work. You'll also learn these concepts: how nonprofit partnerships offer real-world…
Summary In today's episode, I discuss how junior employees can navigate AI-driven job displacement and enhance their career opportunities. Here's what this means for you. You learn how to build a skillset that remains relevant despite increasing automation. You'll also learn these concepts: the transition from performing processes to delivering outcomes, essential generative AI proficiencies,…
You can’t become a black belt if you never practice white belt techniques. They’re basic. They can seem boring. Punch. Punch. Kick. Kick. Evade. But those white belt techniques become green belt techniques, become brown belt techniques, until one day, years after you’ve stepped through the door of the dojo for the first time, you…
I don’t do much talk publicly about politics because for the most part, it’s not helpful. Not online, anyway – over a cup of coffee, maybe. But I’ll explain how I think about politics. Electing public officials isn’t a marriage. I’m not looking for the perfect person. Electing public officials is basically hiring a contract…
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OpenAI: “Codex helps you code faster!” Google: “Gemini is the best coding model and Jules helps you code!” Anthropic: “Claude is the smartest coding model!” Do you see the trend? And this isn’t just these companies, everyone touts their models’ ability to code. DeepSeek. Alibaba. Mistral. Cohere. When people talk about jobs AI will take,…
Another class graduated. One of my great joys is teaching the SMPS AEC.AI workshop twice a year to AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) professionals. This two-day intensive is AI bootcamp for AEC pros to get up to speed quickly on the latest in AI. By the end of the event, folks walk away with training…
