The Building Champions Leadership Development Blog
Drawing upon their decades of leadership experience—and the hundreds of conversations they have each week with leaders across the country—our team of coaches deliver insights, strategies, and tips to help you improve how you lead and live.
The 4 AI Strategies You Need
We’re currently living in what has been termed the New New Economy (and no, that’s not a typo). It means that the digital landscape and introduction of artificial intelligence have dramatically shifted and globally impacted the way we all do business, differentiating it from the New Economy launched by the dot com era. And when the way we work changes, the specific functions and skills needed to accomplish a new way of doing business must adapt too. Of course, many are interpreting that to mean that AI is taking away jobs, and in some cases, that will be true, but it’s also going to create new jobs—and it’s important to understand that technology will never replace human-centric skills.
In this article, we share four strategies you need surrounding how your organization embraces and integrates (or sometimes even rejects) artificial intelligence.
The Cost of Comfort: How Discomfort Builds Better Leaders
Most of us like to be comfortable, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing; but the pursuit of comfort can become a negative when chosen over growth. When you postpone the conversation you know you need to have, when you soften expectations to avoid tension, or when you delay a decision you need to make, you’re choosing comfort. And it can feel harmless—because in the moment, comfort looks like peace; but when you learn to lean into the opportunity that comes through discomfort, you grow.
In this article, we share how discomfort can actually be a catalyst for growth and the five leadership benefits that come with it.