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Here are a few reasons for my current Leadership development focus:
  • Artificial Intelligence isn’t coming—it’s already here.
  • AI is quickly becoming part of everyday life. From online shopping to legal research to how we write emails or school papers.
  • AI is changing the way we live, work, and lead.
Is AI impacting how you live? How you work? How you lead?

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How are your leadership strategies helping shape leaders who rise with courage instead of shrinking in fear, especially in this AI Revolution, where the way we live, work, and lead is being challenged? That question was fresh on my mind as I watched the docu-drama, The American Miracle. I’ve seen it twice now. The second time was during a special screening with executive producer Tim Mahoney, at the AMC theater in Minot. It gets better every time.

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It's a pressing Leadership Strategy question: Will you manage AI, or will AI manage you? Or, as a Millennial friend recently asked - Will AI enslave you?

This question came to life twice recently.  First, with my grandchildren on a Cancun family vacation, watching the “robot-taking-over-the-world” movie. Next, during my conversation with Regina Barr on the Women at the Top podcast. It's also the central question of my upcoming book, Character Mandate: Winning Strategies for Leading in the AI Revolution. As we step into a 500-year shift—where technology outpaces our moral frameworks—it’s clear that character must become our compass.

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Publication: Axios AI Plus Authors: Megan Morrone and Emily Peck Date: September 8, 2025

One Big Thing: AI Job Anxiety is Coming at the Worst Time

Workers at all stages of their careers — from job hunters to job havers — are increasingly anxious about the lightning-fast deployment of AI. Why it matters: Their fears come at a particularly fraught moment, with jobs in scarce supply, hiring frozen in many industries, and corporate leaders relentlessly pushing this technology as a replacement for humans.