5 Nov 2026 06:30
E188 | The Future Is an Inside Job | Dr. Shalini Lal
Guest: Dr. Shalini Lal, Future Minds
What if the very things that made you successful are also keeping you from seeing what comes next?
We spend a lot of time talking about being future-ready: learning new skills, embracing AI, staying curious, becoming more agile. But future readiness may not be just about what we need to learn. It is also about what we're willing to unlearn, question, and let go of.
Dr. Shalini Lal has spent 35 years in organizational behavior, studying leaders, organizations, and the changing world of work. Through her writing and her work with Future Minds, she explores how our experience, mental models, and natural wiring shape what we notice, what we miss, and how we respond to an uncertain future. In this conversation, we go past the future of work to the human being who has to navigate it: why success becomes a blind spot, the four fears that keep capable leaders playing small, two kinds of curiosity, the quiet signals worth watching, and the one thing to do on Monday morning.
Have you purchased the copy of Inspire Someone Today, yet? - Give it a go geni.us/istbook
Available on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify
