This piece was originally featured in the October 15th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, October 15, 2025: Lost the Plot on Planning Part 2, AI for Frameworks We’ve Lost the Plot on Planning- Part 2 Remember the BIG question from Part 1? What problem are we actually trying to solve for our customers? That’s […]
In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss effective reporting and creating reports that tell a story and drive action using user stories and frameworks. You will understand why data dumping onto a stakeholder’s desk fails and how to gather precise reporting requirements immediately. You will discover powerful frameworks, […]
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This data was origially featured in the September 3rd, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, September 3, 2025: Becoming AI Ready, Leading Economic Indicators In this week’s Data Diaries, let’s examine a few more leading economic indicators. Last week we looked at hiring demand to understand the state of the economy based on what industries […]
This post was originally featured in the August 27th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, August 27, 2025: Organizational Assessments, 2025 Hiring Demand by Industry The Organizational Readiness Assessment That Actually Works I want to tell you a story about one of my more spectacular failures. Years ago, I was tasked with rolling out a […]
This data was originally featured in the August 27th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, August 27, 2025: Organizational Assessments, 2025 Hiring Demand by Industry In this week’s Data Diaries, let’s take a step back and look at the USA economy and hiring demand as it has changed year to date (apologies to our non […]
This blog was originally featured in the August 20th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, August 20, 2025: Common Leadership Mistakes, AI Beauty Standards A Common Leadership Mistake Earlier this year, I watched a CEO confidently tell the company at the all-hands meeting that their AI strategy was “handled” because his IT director was “looking […]
This post was originally featured in the August 13th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, August 13, 2025: Why Soft Skills Aren’t Soft, AI and Jobs Why “Soft Skills” Aren’t Soft Here’s a story that perfectly illustrates a much bigger problem we need to talk about. We recently had an incident where a generative AI […]
This data was originally featured in the August 13th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, August 13, 2025: Why Soft Skills Aren’t Soft, AI and Jobs In this week’s Data Diaries, let’s explore some of the impacts of generative AI on professions. In a recent academic paper from Microsoft titled “Working with AI: Measuring the […]
INBOX INSIGHTS: Fear-Based Management Failures, Economic Indicators (2025-05-21) :: View in browser 👉 Our Unofficial Guide to the LinkedIn Algorithm has just been updated with brand new information! Watch This Newsletter 🎧 Listen to this newsletter as an MP3 Leading With Fear Is Not Leadership I posted about this on LinkedIn this week, but it […]
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In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss troubling new trends in leadership and how you can navigate an increasingly demanding work environment. You’ll learn to identify the difference between tough business decisions and terrible leadership tactics. You’ll discover practical strategies to document issues and set healthy boundaries with […]
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