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By Heidi Jaros, MSOL, SPHR November 6, 2025 More and more employees, friends, peers and network connections are telling me the same story. They are burned out. Not just because they work too much (that’s a topic of its own for another day) but also because the work they are doing feels boring and pointless. They spend hours every day on low-value tasks that rarely tap into their strengths. The spark that once kept them motivated has dimmed. If I’m being totally honest, I can

By Heidi Jaros, MSOL, SPHR October 3, 2025 Think about the people you know who are crushing it  with AI right now. Are you more likely to hear them say: “My boss said we really need to start integrating AI.” “Our CEO is really pushing this AI thing.” “I’d better figure this out or I might lose my job.” Or do they sound more like this? “I just made the coolest thing with ChatGPT today!” “I was playing around with Claude and figured out something wild…” “I cannot believe what A

By Heidi Jaros, MSOL, SPHR September 24, 2025 “My biggest fear is that we’ll put all of this [tech] in place, and no one will use it…that they’ll just keep doing things the way they always have.” This was the main concern a client recently shared with me when discussing the implementation of new AI-enabled software at her company. With a recent MIT report showing that 95% of AI pilots fail to deliver impact, it’s a valid fear. And it’s not a new issue. In 2020, a Boston Consu