The Confidence Journey Part 3 - The Origins of Confidence

The Future of Work: When Machines Start Negotiating for a Raise

René woke from a strange dream: HR had cut his client's pay because the company's AI had filed for a raise of its own. This episode uses that unsettling image to ask the real question — when machines become colleagues, how do we keep people from becoming line items?

The Differences between Coaching, Mentoring, Teaching, Therapy and Consulting

A coach has great questions for your answers; a mentor has great answers for your questions. René untangles five disciplines people constantly confuse — coaching, mentoring, teaching, therapy, and consulting — and explains why knowing which one you actually need changes everything about the help you get.

The art of negotiating for a salary increase

Most people undersell themselves because they don't know their own worth. Drawing on his ten "commandments" of salary negotiation, René makes the case that the big ask is less about nerve and more about timing, preparation, and proving what you deserve — not what you need.

Technology and Dehumanization

A coffee run taught René something uncomfortable: most people never looked up to thank the barista — their phones mattered more. This episode asks whether all our connectivity has actually brought us closer, and argues that staying human is a choice technology will never make for us.

The Work That Does Not Fit in the Gaps

Writing his first book taught René a hard truth: his best work doesn't happen in the cracks between emails. This episode makes the case for protected, unfragmented time — and why the deep thinking that shapes real leadership can't be squeezed into the gaps of a busy calendar.