15 Dec

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I believe My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution part 2 This is part II of my manifesto written in response to the question posed by Jacqueline Novogratz and her Acumen team in the class Path of Moral Leadership. What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”? What is the story about the...

18 Jun

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Get creative in your COVID job hunt. Could a previous employer or manager be the answer to your job quest? Creative job hunting means becoming inventive in your ideas. This video explores positioning yourself to be aware of, and taking advantage of opportunities that may arise. Start looking around for patterns, because...

22 Apr

Posted at 20:56h in Career Conversations, Climate, covid-19, EQ skills, Future of Work, GenZ, GenZ Parent, Make Great Memories, Newsletter by
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Earth Day If there are positive side effects of the COVID-19 crisis, they are the numerous stories of the Earth being able to breathe again. Fitting that COVID Earth Day coincides with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! This has been a peek into what is possible if we all work...

14 Apr

Posted at 21:58h in Career Conversations, covid-19, EQ skills, Future of Work, GenZ, GenZ Parent, Millennial, new normal, Newsletter, transitions by
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As we move into the Future of Work, robots and AI are moving more aggressively into the realm of IQ - the knowledge space. (Ray Dalio, Principles) Which means that we still own the space around emotional intelligence or EQ. The algorithms are crowd-sourcing information based on 'people like us'. They are beginning to recognize what might interest us and give us the 'recommended for you' Netflix watchlist, Spotify playlist or suggestions for recipes to try out based on our past history and the connected interests of others matching our profile and demographics.

AI in a Covid-era

As we sink deeper into a Covid-era we are eager to leverage these good facets of AI : These algorithms are getting better at assisting us in the decision-making process. But in the words of Peter Salovey (alongside John D Mayer, he helped research and coin the phrase Emotional Intelligence in 1990) the machines don't make decisions for us, and cannot yet manage our emotions for us. Therefore, our ability to understand and manage our own emotions is going to be a very powerful skill set as we move ahead in the Future of Work.

Some good listening opportunities

A side benefit of standing in line for hours on my Covid shopping adventure was the opportunity to listen to Adam Grant's audiobook 'Power Moves'. And there, in Chapter 5 titled Robot Power his interview with Peter Salovey delved deeply into the ideas around Emotional Intelligence (also known as EQ) I found my gem. He talked about 3 different components that make up EQ:
  1. Being able to recognize and identify emotions - within our selves. And then through non-verbal cues, with others.
  2. Understanding emotions and the language of emotions, and the subtle differences between the gradations.
  3. Managing emotions, and in particular, regulating our own emotions.
Of all these, they both agreed, being able to manage our own emotions would probably become the most important skill as we move into the Future of Work.

And now for the longer read, or how I connect those dots ...

07 Apr

Posted at 23:49h in Career Conversations, Climate, covid-19, EQ skills, Future of Work, GenZ, GenZ Parent, Newsletter, TILT the Future - Podcast episode by
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E43: The power of small Feeling helpless? Are you feeling like your ideas may not have any impact in a fight that has dominated the global mind and affected health, society and commerce in every country on earth? The Covid-19 pandemic has showcased how the smallest among us can have the biggest impact. The...