Is ChatGPT real writing?
Last week I was creating a document for an upcoming project. The person who helped me create the document casually called upon ChatGPT to insert some placeholder text for the copy that I would be ultimately writing. I thought—NO WAY! Not my work. As a writer, I like my own voice, and I’m going to […]
This back-to-school season is going to be different
This back-to-school season is going to be different. Why? Because of the concerted effort to ban phones in school districts across the nation. I had to hear about this for myself, so I asked my friend’s son at dinner last week. Their son is a junior in high school and he loves his tech—Xbox, phone, computer, you name it […]
Get human with AI
One of the feistiest sessions I attended at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival was on AI and Global Learning. Go figure! The discussions were intense and thought-provoking, with perspectives ranging from: Kaya Henderson, co-founder and CEO of Reconstruction and one of the panelists, summed it up perfectly: “We don’t need to decide if it’s good […]
Loneliness is still a thing
Last week, at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, I attended two sessions that were so oversubscribed that people were actually sitting on the floor. Surprisingly, these were not the sessions with tech guru Kara Swisher and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, or even the session with author Michael Lewis talking about Sam Bankman-Fried. The standing-room-only sessions were Dr. […]
My meeting with a great human leader
A few days ago, I got this text: Erica – Greetings – Dawn here! Always like to check in when I am headed to Aspen to see how you are and if there is a chance to say hello! Would be great to connect. I hope you and your lovely family are well. Dawn It’s […]
I deleted instagram
For the last 19 years (except during Covid), I’ve gone away by myself once a year to take a break, get off my technology, and just relax. This year my reset ritual took place over Memorial Day weekend, and as a bonus, I brought my two daughters. As we drove out of NYC to the […]
The chat was on fire 🔥
Last week I hosted a free event called The Case for Community: The ROI of IRL Connection as a preview of a new keynote + workshop I’m offering. The chat was so full of comments and questions I couldn’t get to them all, so I wanted to follow up. Here are just a few: – “People often commute […]
The one thing that can eclipse an eclipse
On April 8, 2023, exactly one year ago yesterday, we got an email from our friend Adam that started like this: Dear friends who are interested in travel, wanderlust, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities… Can you guess what he was inviting us to? Yep, an eclipse watching party in Dallas, Texas. I’m not sure I would have […]
5 ways to embrace your humanity in the age of AI
AI was the talk of the town at the Transform HR Conference in Vegas a couple weeks ago. My big takeaway? Guys, it’s here to stay. But so is our humanity—as long as we’re intentional. So if you’re interested in staying ahead of the AI curve (and if you don’t, you’ll definitely be left behind), here […]
3 o’clock dance party
Last week I took the stage at Transform to talk about one of my favorite topics – Navigating Leadership in the Hybrid Horizon: The Crucial Role of Middle Managers. The room was packed, so clearly it’s on other people’s minds as well. At the end of the talk, a woman walked up to me to […]
