Don’t wait for your company to figure out AI. Use personal projects to gain practical experience and uncover skills you can apply at work. By Ryan Phelan Published on June 22, 2026 My chicken incubator could turn you into an AI leader at your company. Well, not the incubator itself. But my … Continue reading Build your AI skills with a useful home project
Learn how to install, deploy, and brand AI skills to turn generic chatbots into your agency’s custom, scalable operating system. By Optmyzr Published on June 10, 2026 Disclosure: I’m the co-founder of Optmyzr. I’ll use one of our open-source skills as the example below, but the frameworks here apply to anything you install or … Continue reading AI skills: The next layer of marketing automation by Optmyzr
May 29, 2026 Why the hardest skills in leadership are the ones we’ve typically called soft BY Marcus Collins In the late 1960s, the U.S. Army made a distinction between the skills necessary for machinery operations and those used in service of people management. Hard skills, as the Army framed it, were the competencies that involved … Continue reading Why the hardest skills in leadership are the ones we’ve typically called soft
May 28, 2026 ‘Skills manifesting’: More workers citing skills they don’t have—but intend to learn—on their résumés BY Erica Lamberg Many people, Gen Zers in particular, have embraced the practice of “manifesting”: essentially, believing that positive thoughts lead to positive things happening in life. Now, it seems some job seekers are applying the same principle to … Continue reading ‘Skills manifesting’: More workers citing skills they don’t have—but intend to learn—on their résumés
May 18, 2026 Close the skills gap through employer-educator collaboration BY Paul Toomey Higher education is under pressure from every direction. Shifts in finance and policy, high tuition costs, and a decline in public trust have forced colleges and universities to rethink how they prepare people for work. At the same time, employers face persistent talent … Continue reading Close the skills gap through employer-educator collaboration
March 01, 2026 Two-thirds of Gen Z say they rely on self-taught skills to find a job BY Eve Upton-Clark “Do you want to know the biggest career hack I’ve learned in 25 years of recruiting?” That’s the opening of one TikTok video. The answer, the creator Elite Recruiter says, is “skill stacking”: … Continue reading Two-thirds of Gen Z say they rely on self-taught skills to find a job
February 22, 2026 AI can tank teams’ critical thinking skills. Here’s how to protect yours BY Jenny Fernandez and Noam Bar-Lev AI is transforming how teams work. But it’s not just the tools that matter. It’s what happens to thinking when those tools do the heavy lifting, and whether managers notice before the gap widens. … Continue reading AI can tank teams’ critical thinking skills. Here’s how to protect yours
September 04, 2025 Why the future of leadership is multifaceted BY Tony Martignetti and Jessica Wan There was a time when leaders followed a linear path. Pick a lane, specialize, climb the ladder, and stay the course for decades. But that norm is unraveling. Global complexity demands leaders who are adaptive, integrative, and, above all, multifaceted. These … Continue reading Why being a leader requires more skills than ever
August 05, 2025 Police are turning to improv to improve leadership skills BY Tyler Dean Kempf Discomfort is common in leadership training, but it’s especially palpable when you walk into a room of police commanders and ask them to say “Yes, and…” That’s the scene I step into regularly as part of my work with the … Continue reading Police are turning to improv to improve leadership skills
The marketing world needs strategic thinkers and project managers, a report by the AMA found. Mike Pastore on April 18, 2025 MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Source: The 2025 AMA Marketing Skills Report. Click to enlarge. The 2025 AMA Marketing Skills Report identifies the skills marketers … Continue reading The skills marketers need in 2025 and beyond
