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Great leaders, planning ahead, and big 'buts'
The Mental Breakdown - Edition #36
Legendary executive coach Brian Wang
Coaching may be undergoing its biggest change since the advent of the internet — have you thought about how your practice might adapt?
Executive coach Brian Wang spoke with me about AI and what it might mean for coaches everywhere — the upsides, the downsides, and hopes for the future.
Find the interview at the link below, and let us know what you think about AI and coaching.
Are you a fan? Have you already started using it in your practice?
From the Coaches
Dick Sanger references the leadership of legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton to show what leaders can do today to handle difficult situations in How Great Leaders Handle Adversity.
Wendy Terwelp urges leaders to take steps before a conference to make sure they're ready to make the most out of these events in Plan Ahead to Get the Most from Your Next Conference.
Rich Bishop cheekily asks leaders to consider whether some of their top performers aren’t more of a liability to their business in Is Your "But" Too Big to Keep Your High Performer In Place?
Elizabeth Bachman speaks with Dorie Clark about the importance of long-term thinking and how leaders can ensure they have enough time to do that during their busy schedule in Making Time For The Long Game: On Being A Long-Term Thinker With Dorie Clark.
Cass Middleton discusses the challenges of being a modern and loving father in Dad Wellbeing - Lessons from Bluey and Bandit.
Kate Leto explores how expectations can poison progress and proposes a healthier way to move forward in The Sneaky Reason You're Failing: Ditch Expectations for Agreements.
From the Operators & Investors
Guy Raz interviews the founders of Yasso, a frozen Greek yogurt treat, to learn about the challenges that faced them on the way from idea through to acquisition in Yasso: Amanda Klane and Drew Harrington.
Jason Calacanis takes a step back and examines how AI is already changing the workforce and how it's similar (and different) to other technological changes that came before it in The Great AI Hiring Freeze.
Oh hey, what’s Heyday?
Heyday is an AI-powered thought partner that helps executive coaches be more present with clients. Modern coaches generate automatic session notes, detect patterns from client conversations, and write targeted content with help from Heyday.
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