The Generalist World Pod

She got fired. Then she wrote a book about empathy.

Jessica Bozsan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-bozsan/] on getting blindsided, building a web of people who root for you, and why empathy is the most underrated business strategy right now. 📚 What You'll Learn 1. Why getting fired can be a catalyst and the one practical move that helped Jess rebuild her confidence and career faster than she expected. 2. The difference between tacit and explicit knowledge and why making empathy explicit is one of the most important things we can do right now as AI takes over the processy stuff. 3. The Kindly Framework: a five-step approach any brand, solopreneur, or team can use to treat their customer like a real person, not a data point. ✍️ Some Takeaways * When your world gets too small, a crisis can force you to rebuild it better. * Empathy is a skill, not a personality trait, and most organisations are letting it go invisible. * The Kindly Framework: five steps to stop treating your customer like a demographic. * Posting, journaling, frameworks - it's all the same muscle. Where to find Jessica Bozsan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-bozsan/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-bozsan/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ [https://www.millytamati.com/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

She helps first-time leaders survive the identity crisis nobody warned them about

Valeria Collu [https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriacollu/] on putting her financial career on hold, coaching yourself like your best friend, and why becoming a leader is nothing like getting promoted. 📚 What You'll Learn 1. How to run "time experiments" to figure out what energises you without blowing up your career in the process. 2. The calculated-risk question that makes scary transitions way less terrifying: "Can I go back if this doesn't work out?" 3. Why getting promoted into leadership is a completely different game and why most organisations fail their people right at that moment. ✍️ Some Takeaways * When you stop being challenged, that's information, not a sign to stay put. * Reframe failure as data, and make the risk feel smaller. * Burnout doesn't announce itself, and by the time it does, it's usually too late. * The first-time leader identity crisis is real and almost nobody talks about it. Where to find Valeria Collu https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriacollu/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriacollu/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ [https://www.millytamati.com/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

What happens when work identity and self-identity become the same thing

Madalina Buzdugan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/madalinabuzdugan/] on career breaks as privilege, generative AI's climate problem, and prompt efficiency. 📚 What You'll Learn 1. Why work identity has become dangerously entangled with self-identity for millennials, making career breaks feel taboo and risky 2. How generative AI can't have positive climate impact due to resource consumption, but predictive AI and machine learning are creating impressive climate solutions 3. Why batching your prompts and being concise can dramatically reduce AI's energy consumption and environmental impact ✍️ Some Takeaways * The taboo around taking time off stems from work identity being entangled with self-identity, especially for millennials who were told "work hard and everything will work out." * Shift how you react to career breaks by responding with "Congratulations" instead of concern, and seek out people who've taken time off to understand their experience. * Generative AI cannot contribute positively to climate goals, but predictive AI and machine learning are creating impressive climate solutions that deserve more capital. * You can reduce AI's environmental impact immediately by batching prompts into single requests and being as concise as possible to eliminate guesswork. Where to find Madalina Buzdugan https://www.linkedin.com/in/madalinabuzdugan/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/madalinabuzdugan/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ [https://www.millytamati.com/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

Why your transferable skills don't care about your industry

Natalie Hoop [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliehoop/] on squiggly careers, the confidence problem, and multi-unit retail as training ground. 📚 What You'll Learn 1. Why your transferable skills don't disappear just because you're sitting in front of a new audience, industry, or type of work 2. How confidence is a learned skill that comes from taking ownership of who you are and what your secret sauce is 3. Why rejection isn't personal - when someone says no, they're saying no to their vision of what fits that spot, not to you ✍️ Some Takeaways * We've been programmed to believe we need specialisation to succeed, but humans naturally keep growing and developing - it's odd to think we'd do the same work at 60 that we did at 18. * Women especially have been trained that humble is the way to go, that accepting compliments is ego-driven and frowned upon - but learning to take ownership of your abilities is essential for communicating your value. * Multi-unit retail experience teaches foundational transferable skills that apply across industries and roles you never imagined pursuing. * Life happening to you rather than being designed can be the path to where you need to be - intentional design often only becomes possible after you've accumulated unexpected experiences. Where to find Natalie Hoop https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliehoop/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliehoop/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ [https://www.millytamati.com/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

The accidental glue person: How community work kept finding her

📚 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 1. Why "glue people" are valuable in organisations and how spotting the best in others helps you connect the dots 2. The difference between transactional networking and the "be a villager" approach of showing up consistently without expecting immediate returns 3. How to identify your unique superpower by noticing what keeps magnetising toward you without you seeking it ✍️ SOME TAKEAWAYS * Portfolio careers don't require launching multiple streams simultaneously - start with one extra thing and build slowly over a year or more. * Your effortless skills can transform outcomes for others - volunteer what feels easy to you but impossible to someone else. * The "be a villager" mindset transforms community engagement by focusing on consistent contribution rather than transactional exchanges. * Being a glue person means seeing the best in people and understanding how they prefer to interact, then connecting those dots within teams. WHERE TO FIND NICOLA EARLE https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-ruth-earle/ WHERE TO FIND MILLY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ GENERALIST WORLD RESOURCES: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.