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October 17, 2025 β€’ 62 mins
πŸš€ Why "I Don't Know Yet" Is the Most Valuable Leadership Skill in the AI Age: Dr. Kirstin Ferguson reveals how expertise becomes your biggest enemy and why intellectual humility beats certainty every time. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction & Antarctica Adventures 02:06 Welcome to Dr. Kirstin Ferguson 04:38 Why Travel Reduces Blindspots 05:49 The UK Post Office Scandal: When "The Computer Is Always Right" 08:44 How Success Becomes the Enemy of Adaptation 10:50 The Power & Authority Problem: Why People Won't Tell You You're Wrong 12:45 Why Leaders Are Trained to Have All the Answers (And Why It's Wrong) 20:13 Meg's SuccessFactors Story: Leading Through "I Don't Know" 26:32 What If the Post Office Had Been Curious Instead of Certain? 35:48 Meg's Oracle Epiphany: When Everyone's Pretending to Know 38:11 Reading the Room: When NOT to Say "I Don't Know Yet" 46:33 Kirstin's Work-From-Home Pivot: How to Change Your Mind Publicly 49:06 The Career Advice Blindspot: Why Parents Give Terrible Job Advice 51:50 The Three Practices: Be Honest, Be Curious, Be Flexible 53:22 Leadership Corner: Should You Pursue Leadership During Uncertain Times? πŸ”‘ KEY INSIGHTS: - The "curse of expertise": Why being right makes you worse at knowing when to doubt yourself - How 900+ innocent people were prosecuted due to blind faith in technology - Why "I don't know yet" builds more trust than false certainty - The art of reading the room while admitting uncertainty - How to unlearn outdated expertise for the AI age πŸ“š RESOURCES: Blindspotting: How to See What Others Miss | https://amazn.so/97uYE8w Head & Heart | https://amazn.so/oOLPfL2 Dr. Kirstin Ferguson's weekly column "Got a Minute?" - Sydney Morning Herald/The Age How Travel Rewires Your Brain | https://superage.com/one-creativity-habit-nobel-scientists-swear-by/ SAP SuccessFactors Migration | https://news.sap.com/2023/02/sap-successfactors-next-generation-cloud-delivery/ Think Again, Adam Grant | https://amazn.so/wglEb5N **πŸ”— CONNECT:** Kirstin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstinferguson/ Kirstin's Website: https://www.kirstinferguson.com/ Leadership Questions: amywilsonadvisor@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show #Blindspotting #Leadership #AI #IntellectualHumility #BusinessTransformation #MegAndAmyShow
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