Every few weeks, someone in our FlipWork™ community, a friend, a colleague, or one of our AI reinvention sprint participants, asks me the same question. "Monica, which AI should I use?" And every time, I give the same answer: "Which person on your team is the best one?" They pause. Because the a...

Last week, I came across new research on cognitive atrophy from overuse of automation. The findings were striking. When automation carries everything, core skills can and will fade. Like a muscle, if you don't use it, you lose it. That research caught my attention, so I set a personal challenge ...

I have had this exact conversation hundreds of times. Someone pulls me aside after a keynote, or sends me a DM, or says it quietly in a leadership meeting: "Monica, I tried AI. It just doesn't work for what I do." And every single time, I ask the same follow-up question. "Which model did you u...

  I come from a lineage of warriors in heels. My mom, my tías, and my abuela didn’t just talk about hard work; they lived it. I was raised with the mantra: “Mija, pon la cabeza abajo y trabaja el doble.” (Keep your head down and work twice as hard). Education was everything. Excellence was expec...

  Several years ago in my corporate career, I sat in a quarterly planning meeting, feeling sharp. The deck was polished. I had the talking points down. Then, the managing director turned to me and asked: “So… how does this ladder up to the broader company strategy?” I blanked. Not because I didn...