Change, resilience

How do you distinguish yourself in your career, and make progress in times of change? While a number of workplaces are increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence (AI), we need more than AI and other tech skills to thrive. We also elevate our performance, outcomes and value by cultivating skills associated with our cultural (CQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ/EI). If anything, the value of these human-centric skills will continue to increase in this AI era. They also help us elevate our influence.

With these three intelligences in mind, you’ll see how GenAI and agentic AI can be used in careers. You’ll learn about cultural intelligence, and how you can tap into it for positive impacts. Identify skills you’ve already established – and those you can polish – when it comes to emotional intelligence. Prepare to exercise these skills through relationship management, particularly as you gain insights on the top priorities and challenges today’s boards and leadership teams are facing. You’ll wrap up this course with a series of challenges Shelagh has to help you thrive as careers continue to evolve.

  1. Gain an overview of how GenAI and agentic AI resources are showing up in workplaces
  2. Build understanding of significant priorities and challenges today’s boards and management teams are facing, and tap into your emotional intelligence (EQ/EI) skills in recognition of these demanding times
  3. Learn about and gain recognition for your ability to bring cultural intelligence (CQ) to the workplace
  4. Consider a dozen challenges Shelagh will present to help you thrive and differentiate yourself as “soft skills” and judgement become increasingly valuable
  5. Identify which of the dozen challenges reflect your current strengths, and how you’ll prioritize focusing on the remaining challenges

Change continues to come at us at an accelerated pace, and adapting to new ways and people can be unsettling for many. In the thick of dynamic times, it can be all too easy to overlook the reality that change can also represent opportunity. Some resist change even when it supports career currency. Some head down a path to burnout by striving to prove they’re indispensable, or create self-imposed stress through the pursuit of perfection.

However much we may long for stability, all careers and work environments will continue to evolve. You’ll be equipped with practical steps to help you thrive and distinguish yourself at a time when others may be grappling with change. It begins with attitude, and understanding resilience and change. Identify and choose tweaks and recalibrations to help you position yourself to face your future – and change itself – with adaptability, confidence and something Shelagh calls informed optimism. You’ll leave with practical strategies and ideas you can apply right away to take ownership of your resilience and your future.   

  1. Delve beyond “bounce back” definitions of resilience, and recognize the role personal resilience plays in career resilience.
  2. Recognize that change can represent opportunity. Build adaptability as you explore different types/degrees of change, and consider just much change you’ve already successfully navigated.
  3. Identify and discard any self-limiting attitudes and inner narratives that don’t benefit you, your workplace or the future of your career.
  4. Recalibrate your approach to high performance, and understand the challenges perfectionism can create. Choose to invest in high performance and reduce the likelihood of burnout by coaching and managing yourself.
  5. Focus on what’s within your control. Explore the concept of informed optimism, and how you can achieve it.
  6. Be intentional in order to thrive. Build routines and habits that support endurance and resilience.

Shelagh Donnelly

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