Join Julie Riga, host of the Stay On Course Podcast, for a solo episode that every working woman and corporate leader needs to hear right now. Julie breaks down what it really means to lead in the age of AI, why burnout was already here before the technology arrived, and how the leaders who are still doing everything themselves are the ones most at risk. This is not a conversation about fear. It is a conversation about freedom.
In This Episode:
✨ Why the people who know AI are a bigger threat to your career than AI itself
✨ How burnout became an epidemic before AI ever showed up and what that tells us
✨ The difference between doing your job and being your job and why only one can be replaced
✨ Why your presence, critical thinking, and communication are the skills that matter most right now
✨ How AI frees leaders to delegate, align, and think strategically instead of just executing
✨ Julie's Phase Two framework and why she believes you should start building what is next at 32
✨ Why the fifties are the power decade and what it looks like to bring everything you are into what comes next
✨ Her bold reframe of imposter syndrome: if you feel like an imposter, you might just be in the wrong place
Key Takeaways:
📌 AI is not coming for your job. The people who know AI are coming for your job. That distinction matters.
📌 The chef still cooks the meal. AI is just a new ingredient. It does not replace the creator.
📌 Any deficiency you had before can be shored up with AI. What you cannot shore up is your presence.
📌 Real leaders delegate, hold people accountable, remove obstacles, and think at the level of strategy. AI gives you time to do exactly that.
📌 Alignment is a critical leadership skill right now. How are you aligning up, across, and down?
📌 Phase Two does not start at retirement. It starts at 32 and builds quietly until you are ready to step into it.
📌 Imposter syndrome might not be a confidence problem. It might be a placement problem.
📌 The fifties are the power decade. Do not leave any part of who you are behind.
Memorable Quotes:
"AI is not coming for your job. The people who know AI are coming for your job." – Julie Riga
"Which parts of your job are you, and which parts of your job are you just doing? Because doing can be replaced. The leader cannot." – Julie Riga
"The chef still does it. AI doesn't cook the meal." – Julie Riga
"You're too young for someday. We're not done. It's not over." – Julie Riga
"I call the fifties the power decade. What do you want to do?" – Julie Riga
"Greatness is never an accident. It's the result of carefully prepared ingredients. And AI is just a new ingredient." – Julie Riga
Perfect for women in corporate leadership, entrepreneurs navigating reinvention, and anyone who has ever felt like the hardest worker in the room and the best kept secret. If you are ready to stop doing everything and start leading everything, this episode is for you.
Connect with Julie:
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