In this episode of Leadership Evolving, discover how leadership is shifting in today’s fast-changing world. Explore the rise of “business athletes” — leaders who prioritize precision, resilience, and continuous improvement over simply working harder. Learn how AI is reshaping decision-making, exposing inefficiencies, and helping leaders operate with greater clarity and speed.

This episode breaks down practical strategies to overcome burnout, build smarter systems, and identify your 0.1% competitive edge. It highlights the importance of mindset, focus, and energy management while showing how AI can support — not replace — strong leadership.

• (00:00:01) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:00:52) - Jan Gode on The Business of AI
• (00:02:28) - Business Athletes: The Competitive Edge
• (00:04:14) - How to Build a Business on a Solopreneur Model
• (00:06:46) - How to Build a Strategic Business on the Sales Side
• (00:09:05) - 1% Edge
• (00:12:16) - Leadership Today: How AI Is Evolving the Profession
• (00:12:47) - Leadership Evolving: The Business Athletes
• (00:13:24) - The System Problem of Burnout
• (00:15:44) - What is the Use of AI in Business?
• (00:18:59) - Does Your Biological Age Determine Your Productivity?
• (00:20:38) - Where Are Leaders Leaking Most of Their Energy?
• (00:25:04) - Leadership Evolving: The Real Cause of Burnout
• (00:25:38) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:26:05) - Why Do High Performers Struggle With Boundaries?
• (00:29:20) - What Changes When Leaders Make Decisions Like an Operator?
• (00:32:45) - Does AI Support Better Decision Making?
• (00:37:21) - Leadership Evolving
• (00:37:47) - How AI Empower Leaders
• (00:40:10) - Soft Skills in the AI Era
• (00:41:23) - Is AI Taking Over the Business?
• (00:45:11) - Companies Under-Manage the AI Impact
• (00:46:29) - Want to work with Jen Hatmaker? Here
• (00:47:25) - Leading With AI in the World