Uncertainty isn’t going away. 
And in today’s workplace, uncertainty doesn’t just show up in the market — it shows up in your meetings, in your messaging, in your team’s energy. 

Here's what most leaders miss: 

It’s not just the change that’s hard — it’s the emotional state it triggers. 

When people talk about AI in the workplace, it usually sounds like a choice: 

Either we go all-in on AI and risk losing our soul... 
Or we stay human and risk falling behind. 

Have you ever felt like technology was pulling you faster than your team could breathe?

I have — and it changed the course of my career. 

Early on, I worked on major technology transformation projects. The systems we were rolling out promised efficiency, consistency, and speed. But the real shift happened when we realized something critical:

Challenge
An aerospace company experiencing high levels of organizational change, rapid growth, and significant turnover faced challenges in fostering resilience and effective team dynamics. Teams often struggled with storming stages (based on Tuckman’s model) and lacked clarity around vision and purpose following a reorganization.

You’ve made it to the final step in our 6-part series on creating a project vision document with Generative AI. 🎉

So far, you’ve built your project’s foundation using AI to:

Craft a clear vision statement
Define success criteria
Identify your core team
Map out impacted groups
Outline your areas of focus

You’ve built a strong foundation so far—
 A clear vision statement
 Measurable success criteria
 A core team
 And a list of impacted groups

 Now it’s time to define the big building blocks of your project—also known as epics in Agile.

Leadership is more than directing teams or achieving goals—it’s about fostering an environment where individuals can thrive. A leader who prioritizes wellbeing creates a culture that promotes productivity, resilience, and long-term success. At Nimble Up, we believe in empowering leaders with strategies to integrate wellbeing into their organizational culture.

So far, you’ve created a strong foundation for your project:
 A clear vision statement
 Measurable success criteria
 And a core team to get it done

Now let’s take it a step further.

By now, you’ve written your project vision statement and defined what success looks like. (If not, you can catch up here and here.)

Next up: your core team—the people who will make this project happen.

Challenge
An aerospace, defense, and thermal systems organization faced growing pains as it scaled its business. Processes critical to daily operations were undocumented and lived primarily in employees' heads, making delegation and onboarding for new hires inefficient. Additionally, investments in updated systems and tools required alignment with current processes to meet strict regulatory and quality audit standards.

Let’s keep the momentum going! Now that you’ve created a project vision statement (if you missed it, catch up here: Define Your Vision with AI), it’s time to define what success actually looks like.

This week’s prompt helps you do exactly that—with a little help from your AI tool of choice.

Welcome to our 6-part email series: Define Your Project’s Vision and Success Criteria Using AI! 🎉 Over the next few weeks, I'm going to show you how to use Generative AI to knock out one of the most important parts of project planning: defining a strong vision and clear success criteria.

Accountability is the backbone of any high-performing team. It ensures that individuals take ownership of their responsibilities and work collaboratively to achieve shared goals. At Nimble Up, fostering accountability is a cornerstone of our approach to building resilient and effective teams.

Challenge
An organization in the wellness and fitness industry, specializing in the heart-brain connection and stress management tools, faced a unique challenge. Their practitioner training programs were successful in educating participants, but many practitioners, often solopreneurs, struggled to apply the tools in their own coaching or educational offerings.

In today’s fast-paced world, stress is an inevitable part of professional life. Deadlines, demanding clients, and the pressure to perform can take a toll on even the most seasoned professionals. However, managing stress effectively can transform challenges into opportunities for growth and resilience. At Nimble Up, we empower individuals with the tools to manage stress and build a foundation for long-term well-being.

My all-time favorite Agile meeting is the Retrospective. Back in 2012, I learned the role of a Scrum Master. I loved that role for so many reasons. As a Scrum Master, you get to make sure everyone understands what is expected of them. You get to ask all the dumb questions! You get to document things and provide clarity. People really appreciate what a Scrum Master provides them, so it was a really fulfilling role for me. 

Challenge

A publicly-owned utility company had been operating with the same product since the 1970s. As competition from newer, more cost-efficient alternatives increased, leadership knew they had to modernize. They needed to introduce new products, improve operations, and better meet evolving customer expectations.

In 2010, I was working for Capella University. This was the year I learned what it meant to collaborate in a virtual environment. How to try to get stuff done with a group when they were not physically co-located.