{"podcast":{"title":"Fit Happens: Why CEOs and Leaders Succeed or Fail","slug":"fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast-7795405","podcast_index_feed_id":7795405,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gACIuRL7b7JSP4dtyitL00UT6qf9BTU7KbE36WYw6Fs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNTdl/MDY2MDQyMDAzMmFk/MWIzNjMwMzMwZjFh/NTRmMS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Andy Milad","episode_count":26,"summary":"Why do talented leaders fail in one role and thrive in the next? Jason Baumgarten has led hundreds of Board, CEO and c-suite transitions at Spencer Stuart. He covers CEO succession, how boards hire a CEO, and shares leadership research alongside candid opinions about leadership and governance. His guests include CEOs, Board Directors, Researchers, Authors and unique executives who share their own observations about leadership but also their own lessons and life stories. Jason covers everything from the impact of technology and AI on leaders to the personal toll and stress of leadership. Every episode brings new lessons, fresh perspectives and a glimpse into a leader’s story.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T00:17:11.274712+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast-7795405"},"episode":{"title":"Your Schedule Is Your Job — How AI Affects Job Fit","slug":"your-schedule-is-your-job-how-ai-affects-job-fit","published_at":"2026-06-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast-7795405/your-schedule-is-your-job-how-ai-affects-job-fit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast-7795405","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/e9db92af","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/e9db92af/f72bb621.mp3","summary":"What if the job you have today quietly becomes the job you never agreed to take? In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten breaks down one of the most underestimated risks facing leaders right now: not job replacement, but job transformation. Drawing on history, academic research, and real examples from his work in executive search, Jason explains how AI and automation are quietly unbundling roles from the inside out — and why your calendar tells more truth than your job description. He introduces a practical three-column exercise to help leaders map what's coming, and challenges every professional to ask not just \"is this the right role?\" but \"is this role becoming what I want?\" Key Takeaways: The real AI risk for most leaders isn't replacement — it's being left with the parts of your job you don't enjoy Job titles stay fixed while the substance of work underneath them changes dramatically The Luddites weren't anti-technology — they were reacting to the loss of craft, dignity, and meaning in their work AI doesn't just automate tasks; it codifies tacit knowledge from your best people and distributes it to everyone The most valuable future leaders will be defined by discernment — knowing when something is wrong, naive, or just buzzwords Careers drift out of fit gradually and then suddenly, much like Hemingway's description of bankruptcy Boards and hiring teams often define the next leader by the last job — a costly misread of what the role is becoming Generic competency models (\"strategic, collaborative, transformational\") fail because they don't tell you what a leader will actually be doing McKinsey research confirms this wave of AI disruption hits knowledge work — not just factories and call centers The three-column exercise: map what gets automated, what becomes more va…","meta_description":"What if the job you have today quietly becomes the job you never agreed to take? In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten breaks down one of the most undere…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast-7795405/episodes/your-schedule-is-your-job-how-ai-affects-job-fit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-happens-the-executive-search-podcast-7795405/your-schedule-is-your-job-how-ai-affects-job-fit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}