{"id":25674,"date":"2024-05-16T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/?p=25674"},"modified":"2024-05-14T21:44:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T21:44:27","slug":"llw-68-true-classic-new-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/llw-68-true-classic-new-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #68: A True Classic, a New Language for Leaders, and more\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In today\u2019s edition, we also cover a new Book of the Month, a special opportunity for those of you with audiences of your own, a new foundational post on coaching, and an important poll to tell us what you think of AI for leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table of contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#food\"><strong>\ud83e\udd58 Food for Thought<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<em>a True, Inspirational Classic<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#book\">\ud83d\udcda&nbsp;<strong>Book of the Month&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<em>Learning a Language All Leaders Should Know<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#offer\">\ud83e\udd1d&nbsp;<strong>A special offer<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Thought Leaders and Coaches<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#poll\"><strong>\u2753 Poll of the Week&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<em>AI to Help You be a Better Manager?<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f Did a friend forward this to you?<\/strong><em>\u00a0Get every issue\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.ck.page\/9aa103e62f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>straight to your inbox by signing up here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-14-at-4.40.59\u202fPM-1024x606.png\" alt=\"Lighthouse cover image for edition 68\" class=\"wp-image-25682\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-14-at-4.40.59\u202fPM-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-14-at-4.40.59\u202fPM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-14-at-4.40.59\u202fPM-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-14-at-4.40.59\u202fPM.png 1328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"food\"><strong>\ud83e\udd58 Food for Thought<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>\u201cIf today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d And whenever the answer has been&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>\u201cNo\u201d for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.\"&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>-&nbsp;<\/em>Steve Jobs, founder of Apple<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With it being graduation season right now, it had me re-watching some of my all-time, favorite commencement speeches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And any list of great commencement speeches must include the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/2005\/06\/12\/youve-got-find-love-jobs-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Jobs speech at Stanford in 2005<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe title=\"Steve Jobs&#039; 2005 Stanford Commencement Address\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UF8uR6Z6KLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It's worth the full 15 minutes to watch, and I'd like to call out a few of the best lines from it that apply to leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1) It's okay to take detours.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\"...looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made.&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn\u2019t interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting<\/em><\/strong><em>...much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Famously, Steve Jobs dropped out of college. He was one of the first in what is a historic line of well-known tech founders who dropped out of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, unlike most of the other dropouts,&nbsp;<em>Steve kept going to classes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which as fate would have it led him to take a calligraphy class, which came in handy when they were designing fonts and the user experience on the then revolutionary Macintosh computer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steve_mac-1024x876.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25676\" style=\"width:373px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steve_mac-1024x876.webp 1024w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steve_mac-300x257.webp 300w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steve_mac-768x657.webp 768w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/steve_mac.webp 1075w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Steve put it,&nbsp;<em>\"If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Lesson for Leaders:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you're mid or late in your career, keep your interests and hobbies going. Learning things you're interested in can lead to all kinds of exciting opportunities you can't foresee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remember<\/strong>: Steve took that class, and then didn't use his knowledge of fonts from his calligraphy class until&nbsp;<em>10 years later.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What passion do you have that you're not giving some of your time and attention?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You never know where it might pay off, but I've seen examples personally like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A friend found their next job<\/strong>&nbsp;because of the obscure interest they had that was shared by the executive that recruited them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A CTO was recruited to their next job<\/strong>&nbsp;based on the interesting work they'd done on a side project (that otherwise appeared to go nowhere)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A teammate on an old soccer team found that the same people that played soccer at a high level were often&nbsp;<strong>great sources for recruiting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You also may be surprised how many great friends you can make when you cultivate your interests, even if just a few hours a month. And you don't have to change jobs either; often side projects and hobbies can be just as valuable building rapport with your current peers or bringing fresh ideas to the company you already enjoy working at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Trust the process of life.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\"You can\u2019t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;You have to trust in something \u2014 your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>This approach has never let me down<\/em><\/strong><em>, and it has made all the difference in my life.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Calligraphy wasn't the only time Steve had a moment that at the time didn't make sense, but later worked out and was crucial to his life. He also by chance met the founders of Pixar (which wouldn't exist today without his millions in early investment), fortuitously recruited some life changing early hires at Apple, and most notably had a huge redemption arc after being fired from Apple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>\"Getting fired from Apple was the best thing<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting fired from the business you helped build from scratch had to be gut wrenching. Yet, if you've read any of Jobs's biographies, you know that it was totally justified. He was impulsive, disruptive, and at times put the entire company at risk leading up to when he was fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, Jobs overcame all of that to start again. The growth and learning from that experience made him into the executive he became in his triumphant return to Apple, which he never would have been forced to grow into if he had stayed at Apple uninterrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Lesson for Leaders:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it's you being fired\/quitting, or you need to do the firing or accepting the resignation of someone else, realize that sometimes it's necessary. It may be scary and stressful, but often that's exactly what you or your team member needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it's a wake up call, or clearing the way for a new opportunity, embracing the idea of connecting the dots later can be incredibly liberating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I remember being laid off from my first real job in tech. It was scary and frustrating. I then proceeded to try to start a company around making tools for product managers. That totally flopped. I got zero traction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, looking back, the dot connecting is incredible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>One of the investors in the startup I was laid off from had been mentoring me<\/strong>&nbsp;on monthly calls. He kept an eye on me on Twitter after losing my job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I tweeted about my progress<\/strong>&nbsp;on the product management tool and used it to source people to interview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>He and I both were invited to a conference<\/strong>&nbsp;many months later and reconnected over drinks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As fate would have it,&nbsp;<strong>he had fired the product manager<\/strong>&nbsp;at his startup shortly before heading to the conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A lengthy conversation about the merits of moving to Silicon Valley turned into,&nbsp;<strong><em>\"You could come work for me.\"<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 months later, I was&nbsp;<strong>interviewing for the PM job, and absolutely crushed it<\/strong>&nbsp;by talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly I had learned from interviewing all those product managers for the tool that hadn't worked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>He hired me on the spot<\/strong>&nbsp;and I moved to SF a month later, transforming my career and unlocking massive personal growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting laid off from a company that cratered was no fun. Neither was working on a startup idea that went nowhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was very broke for those 6 months, too. I basically lived on PB&amp;J's and ground turkey meat during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, doing my best on some mentorship calls, and working on a failed idea, was exactly why I unlocked the next great opportunity for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>How can you turn your next setback into a great opportunity?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Do you LOVE your work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don\u2019t lose faith. I\u2019m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>You\u2019ve got to find what you love<\/em><\/strong><em>....Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven\u2019t found it yet, keep looking. Don\u2019t settle. \"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If there's one thing Jobs is known for, I think it would be his passion. His enthusiasm for the products he helped create is legendary. The way people hung on his every word at Apple launch events is a testament to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, even he challenged himself to stick to that principle as he remarked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>\u201cIf today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d And whenever the answer has been&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>\u201cNo\u201d for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see this in how Jobs shifted his focus over the years to various projects and products that ignited his passion. But he never let them take him over completely, which allowed him to move from one innovation to the next, seemingly always at just the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems particularly relevant when he stopped focusing on the iPod and started trying to make the iPhone a reality. And this shift happened just as the technology to make the iPhone a reality was just barely becoming available (and sometimes Apple had to invent it!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Lesson for Leaders:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You don't have to be the CEO of a massive company like Jobs to do what you love. We can all be craftsmen and craftswomen, deeply proud of our work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That's why it's important to take stock as Steve did asking if you want to be doing what you're doing today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the answer is no, start working on your exit plan. Life is too short to drag yourself through a job, especially as a leader. Remember: How you feel is passed on to your team. They deserve a manager happy to be there, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this should also apply to your team. If you see a team member who clearly hates it at your company or is miscast in their role, help them find a better one, whether at your company or another. The karma you'll get for helping them will pay you back many times over, and your team will be better for it, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jobs put it best when he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>\"Your time is limited, so don\u2019t waste it living someone else\u2019s life.<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;Don\u2019t be trapped by dogma \u2014 which is living with the results of other people\u2019s thinking. Don\u2019t let the noise of others\u2019 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important,&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you and your team following your heart and intuition?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"book\">\ud83d\udcda&nbsp;<strong>Book of the Month&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<em>Learning a Language All Leaders Should Know<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How many languages do you speak? Some of you I've spoken with need two hands to count. Others are like me, speaking 1 language and vaguely remembering one from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, there's one language I think every manager should understand:&nbsp;<strong>Body Language.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Body language is super valuable for you to learn and understand, because it gives you a variety of helpful insights and context like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noticing when someone is uncomfortable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seeing when someone has something to say (call on them!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognizing emotions your team has before they have to tell you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detecting tension and seeing when people on your team may not be getting along<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding your own body language and using it to your advantage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That last one is one I think you may not have considered, so consider this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can change your body language from closed to open, and it will make you&nbsp;<em>feel<\/em>&nbsp;more open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you smile when you're on the phone, your voice will become higher energy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And all of this is just scratching the surface of the power and value of understanding body language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That's why this month's Book of the Month is my favorite source for learning about body language:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aaJDb2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>What Every Body is Saying<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aaJDb2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/joe_navarro-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25677\" style=\"width:266px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/joe_navarro-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/joe_navarro-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/joe_navarro-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/joe_navarro.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I read this book early in my career and it felt as transformative as when I learned to read as a child; just like suddenly road signs were not a mystery to me anymore, I could suddenly see body language signs all around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew who was having a good or bad conversation at the bar, saw workplace relationships in a new light, and better understood myself and what I was conveying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And all of this is thanks to the book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wlNJPP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">What Every Body is Saying<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's a practical, fun, and pretty easy read, filled with memorable stories, and lessons you'll be able to apply at work right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you don't know this language yet, make sure to pick up a copy of this month's Book of the Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&gt;&gt; Get&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wlNJPP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">What Every Body is Saying here.<\/a>&nbsp;\ud83d\udcda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"offer\">\ud83e\udd1d&nbsp;<strong>A special offer<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Thought Leaders and Coaches<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A wide variety of leaders, writers, managers, executives, founders, and coaches subscribe to this newsletter. We're excited to help all of you grow as leaders, and teach others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we're opening up an offer to those of you with your own newsletter\/email lists, clients you coach, or otherwise work with audiences of leaders, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offer is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you promote our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/m.getlighthouse.com\/courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lighthouse Lessons courses<\/a>&nbsp;to your audience, we'll give you a generous revenue share for any courses sold to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interested?<\/strong>&nbsp;All you have to do is reply to this email, and we can discuss specifics, answer your questions, and explore a few bonus opportunities depending on your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"poll\"><strong>\u2753 Poll of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With AI growing in popularity, the Lighthouse team and I are taking a look at what custom AI might be interesting to you and other leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, we have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/jasonevanish_managers-what-would-you-most-like-ai-activity-7193603010936160256-ErEw?utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;utm_source=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a simple poll we'd love your vote on<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AI_help_managers-1024x469.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25678\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AI_help_managers-1024x469.webp 1024w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AI_help_managers-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AI_help_managers-768x352.webp 768w, https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AI_help_managers.webp 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which do you wish AI would help you with?&nbsp;<em>(Or maybe you're trying an AI already doing one of these now?)<\/em>&nbsp;Either way, help us understand what people want or don't, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/jasonevanish_managers-what-would-you-most-like-ai-activity-7193603010936160256-ErEw?utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;utm_source=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vote here.<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A non-vote tells us it's not interesting to you, so if you want any of those to exist...<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/jasonevanish_managers-what-would-you-most-like-ai-activity-7193603010936160256-ErEw?utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;utm_source=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vote!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If a friend sent this to you, sign up here to get this newsletter every Saturday morning<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/getlighthouse.ck.page\/9aa103e62f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/getlighthouse.ck.page\/9aa103e62f<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks,<br>Jason<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bJason Evanish<br>CEO, Get Lighthouse, Inc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PS:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you're interested in promoting Lighthouse Lessons to your audience, reply to discuss timing, options, and to answer your questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sign up to get this newsletter &amp; our latest blog posts straight to your inbox:<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s edition, we also cover a new Book of the Month, a special opportunity for those of you with audiences of your own, a new foundational post on coaching, and an important poll to tell us what you think of AI for leaders. 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