Caroline Dowd-Higgins
About Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Posts by Caroline Dowd-Higgins:
The AI Career Reality Check: How to Future-Proof Your Professional Path
Let’s get real about AI and your career. While tech leaders have been reassuring us that AI will simply “enhance” our jobs, the headlines tell a different story. With nearly 950,000 job cuts announced this year and middle management taking the biggest hit, it’s time for an honest conversation. The truth? AI is reshaping the workplace […]
How Leaders Shape Team Stress – And What to Do About It
We’ve all been there – walking into a team meeting where the tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife. You know the feeling: shoulders hunched, energy depleted, and that collective sigh that seems to echo around the room. As leaders, we often think stress is an individual challenge, something each team […]
Quiet Cutting: The Silent Career Killer
As an executive coach and talent development consultant, I’ve seen many workplace trends come and go over the years. But there’s one emerging trend that deeply concerns me – what is now being called, “quiet cutting.” You’ve likely heard of “quiet quitting,” where employees do the bare minimum required in their jobs. Quiet cutting is […]
The Leadership Energy Crisis: Why Executive Burnout Threatens Your Entire Organization
In today’s fast-paced career world, we often celebrate leaders who seem to possess superhuman endurance, working tirelessly to drive their organizations forward. But what happens when these titans of industry start to falter? When the very individuals responsible for steering the ship begin to lose their way? Executive burnout is a silent epidemic that’s putting […]
Finding Your Ikigai: Unlocking Your Life and Work Purpose
As we navigate our careers and personal journeys, many of us find ourselves searching for that elusive sense of fulfillment and purpose. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the Japanese concept of Ikigai , which translates to “a reason for being.” This philosophy emphasizes the intersection of what we love, what we’re good at, what the world needs, […]
