In this solo episode of The Edge of Work, Al Dea explores why traditional career planning may no longer be enough in a rapidly changing workplace. He introduces career experimentation, a curiosity-driven approach that replaces rigid career roadmaps with small, practical tests designed to uncover new interests, build skills, and identify opportunities. Al outlines a four-step framework: formulate a hypothesis, test it, learn from the experience, and take action.

He explains how this approach helps professionals navigate uncertainty, build momentum, and make more informed career decisions without waiting for a promotion, a formal development plan, or a clear career ladder.

Links

• Al Dea: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/
• Al Dea’s Website: https://www.al-dea.com/

Joe Leslie is Vice President of Global AI L&D at Golin Ketchum. In this episode, Joe shares how organizations can move beyond basic AI training to drive meaningful adoption and behavior change. He discusses how Golin Ketchum increased weekly AI usage among client-facing teams from 15% to 93% in 18 months, emphasizing the importance of leadership support, role-specific learning, and practical application. Joe also introduces his “Live AI” framework, which uses AI itself as a tool for learning and development. Finally, Joe also explores how Golin Ketchum uses role-specific AI workflows, peer mentoring, and an AI coaching companion to help employees improve their use of AI in everyday tasks.

Links

• Joe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephleslie/

Debbie Lovich is a Managing Director & Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and Author of Make Work Work: The 5 Daily Practices of the Employee-Centric Leader. In this episode of The Edge of Work, Debbie discusses why she believes work is broken and how organizations can become more employee-centric without sacrificing performance. She explains why employee experience needs to focus on the work itself, not just HR programs, and why the perceived trade-off between employees, customers, and shareholders is a false one. Debbie also shares the five daily practices leaders can use to create better workplaces: celebrate them, go see and help, be interested, co-create, and do it first. She also discusses what these practices look like in action, including how leaders can model change and encourage AI adoption.

Links

• Debbie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-lovich-634b681/
• Debbie’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHP1B28Z?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback