The fact is that most of our organizations fail to communicate change and explain their expectations for employees, especially when they are remote. We don’t prioritize this, and then we wonder why people aren’t meeting the uncommunicated expectations and report being disengaged at work.
I think the answers are apparent.
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
I may have mentioned that my favorite career advice is taking responsibility for your upskilling. It’s excellent if your manager and the organization you work for support training and development, but even if they don’t, you do it independently.
It’s your career, not theirs.
The link below makes a similar point about celebrating your achievements.
Your boss might not recognize them, but that’s no reason not to celebrate them yourself.
The pressure to become AI experts and make the organization’s rollout of AI tools secure only adds more mental load to already overloaded cybersecurity professionals.
Maybe we should forgive employees on the ground from doubting the public proclamations of an AI strategy. They’re on the ground, and they’ve heard other proclamations that don’t match what they see with their own eyes.
I’m unsure how many tech jobs will be displaced by AI. Part of me doubts that GenAI tools are capable of doing all the work, but I also know that CEOs don’t necessarily care as long as it’s good enough and cheaper than hiring human beings. (Which it might be right now.)
The important thing, however, is that the skills Irina recommends are the same skills we need to develop to deal with change, and our industry is constantly changing.
I wonder how much it costs to generate all those action figures, and “what does ChatGPT know about me” posts on LinkedIn?