In this guest episode, we welcome Amy Philbrook, Executive Vice President and Head of Service at LPL Financial. From navigating layoffs to leveraging AI, we explore practical strategies to future-proof our relevance in the workplace, empower leaders and employees, and lead through uncertainty, with  curiosity, courage, and kindness.

Throughout her career, Amy has spent time building businesses, running revenue, service, and operations organizations, and also in HR. What Amy brings to the table reflects the point of view of employees, middle management, and leaders from across the organization.

▶️ Future-Proof Your Relevance in Today's Fast-Changing Workplace with Amy Philbrook:

• [03:16] Meet the velvet hammer, Amy Philbrook
• [07:28] A different way to think about layoffs
• [11:08] Navigating capacity pinch points
• [13:50] How leaders can prepare their workforce for the future
• [19:44]  How AI will transform the role of middle management
• [25:51] The power of curiosity in surviving a changing workplace
• [29:27] A simple hack to  future-proof your relevance
• [36:37] A broader view of HR and its role in the business
• [40:40] Lightning Round: Favorite leader, book recommendations, proudest accomplishment

Resources:

Check out Sahil Bloom's newsletter, the Curiosity Chronicle.

Watch our favorite Ted Lasso scene here.

The two books every leader should read: Principles by Ray Dalio and The Creative Act by Rick Rubin.

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Notable Quotes from Future-Proof Your Relevance in Today's Fast-Changing Workplace with Amy Philbrook:

“ The role of a leader is the role of a learner, I think today at every level, in every company.” - Amy Philbrook

“ You will not survive if you are intellectually lazy. If the value you create can be replicated by a machine learning model in an app, then you are no longer relevant or of value. But if you can use the capacity that model frees up to be insanely curious, that's where you're gonna uncover hidden value.” - Amy Philbrook

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