{"podcast":{"title":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast","slug":"leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","podcast_index_feed_id":7045357,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6343272/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast--6343272","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6e916786180afeb919935cb2e31f561f.jpg","author":"Aleksandra Lemańska","episode_count":166,"summary":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast Welcome to the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, your ultimate guide to developing exceptional tech leadership skills. Whether you're a seasoned tech leader or just stepping into a managerial role, this podcast is designed to provide you with actionable insights and best practices to create a thriving work environment that people won't want to leave. Learn how to do it with host Aleksandra Lemańska, founder of LemanSkills, speaker, PCM leadership mentor and facilitator that works with hundreds of leaders each year to elevate their potential into the next level. Join Alex as she delves deep into the secrets of effective leadership, from mastering essential tools to implementing cutting-edge techniques. Each episode brings you invaluable knowledge, practical advice, or unique perspectives through engaging interviews with leaders that have their experiences and lessons to share. Discover the dos and don’ts of tech leadership, learn about the habits that drive success, and gather strategies to foster a motivated and engaged team. Follow Alex @aleksandralemanska on LinkedIn for more inspiration and actions that you can take as a transformational leader. Check…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357"},"episode":{"title":"#151 | Your Team Is Using AI More. So Why Does Everything Feel Harder?","slug":"151-your-team-is-using-ai-more-so-why-does-everything-feel-harder","published_at":"2026-04-14T03:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/151-your-team-is-using-ai-more-so-why-does-everything-feel-harder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/151-your-team-is-using-ai-more-so-why-does-everything-feel-harder--71262921","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71262921/151_your_team_is_using_ai_more_so_why_does_everything_feel_harder.mp3","summary":"▶︎ #151 | Your Team Is Using AI More. So Why Does Everything Feel Harder? In this solo episode of the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, Aleksandra Lemańska addresses a paradox that's quietly spreading across tech teams in 2026: AI tools are being used more than ever, output is up, speed is up, and yet people are more stressed, more exhausted, and more uncertain than before. Alex's diagnosis is precise. The technology didn't cause the problem. The missing conversation did. When AI tools entered the workflow, most leaders did the completely understandable thing: they said \"great, let's use this\" and moved on. What they didn't do is renegotiate the psychological contract: the unspoken agreement about what counts as a good day's work, what is expected, and what gets to come off the list when something new gets added. Without that conversation, teams kept adding. And when you keep adding without ever subtracting, you don't get a productivity revolution, you get a burnout machine. Drawing on the CQ Leadership Method and its Contracting pillar, Alex introduces the AI Contracting Conversation: a practical, thirty-minute team conversation structured around three questions: What has actually changed? What needs to be renegotiated? And what new boundaries are we setting together? This is the difference, she argues, between a team that thrives with AI and one that quietly burns out under it. If your team is moving faster but feeling worse, this episode names exactly what's happening — and gives you the conversation to fix it. ✉︎ FOLLOW ME ON: ⤵︎ LinkedIn: @aleksandralemanska TikTok: @aleksandra_lemanska X: @lemanskills Startup Community Poznan: @startup-community-poznan-scp www.lemanskills.com Join Leadership Pulse! https://lemanskills.com/pulse/","meta_description":"▶︎ #151 | Your Team Is Using AI More. So Why Does Everything Feel Harder? 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