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People Solve Problems Episode Question and Answer Reference I asked Claude to review all of my podcast episodes and summarize what questions each episode answers. The People Solve Problems podcast explores how people across industries actually solve problems, lead teams, and build more resilient organizations. Each episode features a conversation

Most companies assume they are behind the competition when it comes to having a well-articulated AI strategy. They might be surprised to learn that they aren’t. While there is a flurry of activity, that is not a reflection of clarity or direction. While this isn’t a framework for building your

  Subscribe to Jamie’s Newsletter Here    Think Strategically While in Flight   In my newsletter earlier this year, I suggested that 2026 would be messy and uncertain, and that we would still need to find a way to move forward through that uncertainty. The theme was: the best fishing

Plato may be an unusual person to turn to for a perspective on AI. In trying to predict where AI goes and what it means for work, for learning, and even for humanity, we look to the history of technological adoption. The internet is the most common reference point, mostly

“To sit still is to see the world as it is, not as we would have it” – Laurie Olin Filmmaker Gina Angelone describes the title of her documentary Sitting Still as coming from landscape architect Laurie Olin’s conviction that “one of the best methods devised to learn from the

Arianna Huffington was hosted at Lehigh University for a wide-ranging discussion centered on AI, but covered much more. I certainly will not try to summarize the entire conversation, but will focus on three key takeaways and my reflections on them as she told stories and shared perspectives. Learning from Every

Sometimes, CEO succession goes horribly wrong, and that’s very often public. We see the failings of the CEO selected and think, as they fire them, “How could they get this so wrong?” That’s convenient Monday morning quarterbacking, because the reality is that it is very tricky, and no one (except

Leaders love to tout consensus decision-making. It sounds collaborative, inclusive, and wise. Many will even claim they “lead through consensus,” whether it’s true or not. But consensus fails more often than it succeeds, either because it’s executed poorly or applied in the wrong situations. Here are the most common failure

Most people dread budgeting because they’re approaching it with the wrong goals entirely. Instead of trying to create the “perfect” forecast or simply survive the process with minimal pushback, what if budgeting could actually become a strategic advantage? There’s a counterintuitive mindset shift that transforms this painful annual ritual into

Are you starting your problem solving on auto-pilot? Do you need some kind of trigger to drive systemic, rigorous problem solving? Most people do, and it’s a missed opportunity. I came across this quote from Marvin Minksy, co-founder of MIT’s AI lab: The way people solve problems is first by