As leaders, it’s our duty to communicate: clearly, consistently, and respectfully. But it’s also our duty to recognize when the burden of listening belongs to someone else.Don’t confuse silence for failure or assume someone’s ignorance means you didn’t do your job.Keep the receipts. Protect your energy. And remember, clarity isn’t control, it’s kindness, with a timestamp.Subscribe at www.AmandaMercier.com

As leaders, it’s our duty to communicate: clearly, consistently, and respectfully. But it’s also our duty to recognize when the burden of listening belongs to someone else. Don’t confuse silence for failure or assume someone’s ignorance means you didn’t do your job. Keep the receipts. Protect your energy. And remember, clarity isn’t control, it’s kindness, with a timestamp. Subscribe at www.AmandaMercier.com

As leaders, it’s our duty to communicate: clearly, consistently, and respectfully. But it’s also our duty to recognize when the burden of listening belongs to someone else.Don’t confuse silence for failure or assume someone’s ignorance means you didn’t do your job.Keep the receipts. Protect your energy. And remember, clarity isn’t control, it’s kindness, with a timestamp.Subscribe at www.AmandaMercier.com

I Got Receipts

Breaking barriers between technology, leadership, and the human condition.Hosted by Amanda Mercier — technologist, strategist, and storyteller — this podcast explores what it means to lead, grow, and build in complex systems. From the battlefield to the boardroom, Amanda shares lessons on transformation, creative discipline, and personal resilience — drawn from years of leading AI, data, and modernization efforts across government and industry.Each episode begins with a story — about leadership, health, or the creative process — and ends with a call to action you can use right away. Whether you’re scaling a team, writing your next big idea, or just trying to see your own progress more clearly, this show helps you bridge the gap between thought and action.Themes:<ul><li>Leadership and self-awareness</li><li>Technology, AI, and the people behind it</li><li>Creative process, burnout, and recovery</li><li>Building cultures of accountability and impact</li><li>Transformation in large systems</li></ul>Because thinking deeply is only half the battle — the real change comes when you act. Amanda Mercier is the Chief Digital and AI Officer at U.S. Army Special Operations Command with a history of experience leading technical teams in government and industry. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of War.

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Breaking barriers between technology, leadership, and the human condition. Hosted by Amanda Mercier — technologist, strategist, and storyteller — this podcast explores what it means to lead, grow, and build in complex systems. From the battlefield to the boardroom, Amanda shares lessons on transformation, creative discipline, and personal resilience — drawn from years of leading AI, data, and modernization efforts across government and industry. Each episode begins with a story — about leadership, health, or the creative process — and ends with a call to action you can use right away. Whether you’re scaling a team, writing your next big idea, or just trying to see your own progress more clearly, this show helps you bridge the gap between thought and action. Themes:Leadership and self-awarenessTechnology, AI, and the people behind itCreative process, burnout, and recoveryBuilding cultures of accountability and impactTransformation in large systemsBecause thinking deeply is only half the battle — the real change comes when you act. Amanda Mercier is the Chief Digital and AI Officer at U.S. Army Special Operations Command with a history of experience leading technical teams in government and industry. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of War.

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