Agentic AI, Quarterly Leadership Reviews, and My First Wingsuit Jumps

Hi! Here are a few insights from my coaching practice during the last month that I wanted to share with you.

AGENTIC AI AND HUMAN JOB LOSSES

You've read in the news the last few weeks that large tech companies are reporting dramatic increases in work being done by AI agents and laying off some employees. In fact, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff recently stated AI is doing 30% to 50% of the work in his company. The companies I get to work with have reported experimenting with AI agents, but none have reported replacing human work with digital workers. So it may be a while before we see enterprise-level AI adoption spread to medium-sized businesses. However, invest some time and energy now in identifying areas of your business that may be ripe for AI adoption so you can act when the technology is ready.

QUARTERLY MEETINGS — JULY

July is the time of year most of my clients have quarterly Leadership Team meetings, during which we discuss: 1. Last quarter's performance and lessons learned. 2. Any changes in strategy (not typically) and changes in execution based on results (almost always). 3. Our people — would we enthusiastically rehire everyone in our organizations? If not, what steps need to be taken? 4. Q3 priorities — what are we committing to for this quarter? If you don't yet have your Q3 leadership team meeting on the calendar, please schedule it ASAP.

AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE

Wingsuit jumps! I've been skydiving for fun since just after COVID, and I currently have about 310 jumps. Last month I took the plunge, hired a coach, and with him in tow did my first wingsuit jumps. WOW! I sincerely hope you have a passion project that brings you as much joy as skydiving does for me.

If any of this resonates, feel free to reach out.