Modern Mentor Top five work lessons from 2025 to carry into the new year
Dec 23, 2025
As 2025 wraps up, the conversation tackles the unpredictable nature of the year and how to reframe uncertainty into proactive preparation. The host emphasizes the importance of experimenting with AI to enhance human skills. Loneliness at work is identified as a significant issue, highlighting the need for meaningful connections. Listeners are advised to protect their careers as workplace loyalty evolves, ensuring resumes are always up to date. Lastly, a message of self-compassion is shared, encouraging listeners to balance pressure with kindness to themselves.
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Plan For Uncertainty Not Panic
- Uncertainty is now a constant that seeps into everyday work decisions.
- Reframe worries into specific plans by asking "What will I do if X happens?"
Experiment With AI Early
- Try using AI by experimenting and improving through practice instead of waiting to be expert.
- Let AI automate mechanical tasks so you can amplify uniquely human skills like empathy and judgment.
Humanity Becomes Higher-Value Work
- As AI handles more mechanical work, human qualities grow more valuable.
- Skills like empathy, nuanced judgment, creativity, and trust become harder to replace.