{"podcast":{"title":"the Learn-It-All™ podcast","slug":"the-learn-it-all-podcast-6700797","podcast_index_feed_id":6700797,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-learn-it-all-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.learnit.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f891943b-30b9-49b8-84c5-7345d93f0a26/updated-THE-LEARN-IT-ALL-PODCAST-LOGO.png","author":"Damon Lembi","episode_count":319,"summary":"The Learn-It-All™ podcast is built on the conviction that the leaders worth following aren't the ones with all the answers. They're the ones who never stop learning. If you've chosen growth over coasting, and curiosity over the comfort of being the smartest person in the room, you're a learn-it-all. And this podcast is for you. Host Damon Lembi is a 3x bestselling author, CEO of Learnit, and someone who has spent 30 years watching what separates leaders who keep growing from those who quietly become the ceiling that limits everyone around them. Each episode features real conversations with top executives, founders, NYT bestselling authors, and world-class athletes — people who've faced adversity, made costly mistakes, and done the hard, unglamorous work of growing. They share what they learned — and unlearned — to lead at the next level. Great leaders aren't born or made. They're always in the making. Let's not do that work alone. Stay curious. Keep learning. Subscribe to the Learn-It-All Podcast on your favorite platform to never miss an episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:17:03.856720+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learn-it-all-podcast-6700797"},"episode":{"title":"296. The Real Workforce Crisis Isn’t AI — It’s Human Disconnection | Colleen Stanley","slug":"296-the-real-workforce-crisis-isn-t-ai-it-s-human-disconnection-colleen-stanley","published_at":"2026-05-14T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learn-it-all-podcast-6700797/296-the-real-workforce-crisis-isn-t-ai-it-s-human-disconnection-colleen-stanley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learn-it-all-podcast-6700797","url":"https://www.learnit.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/01287f9b-c048-4d19-b132-b68340aa09da.mp3","summary":"What happens when people stop feeling seen at work, right as AI makes it easier than ever to avoid real human connection? In this episode of The Learn-It-All™ Podcast, Damon sits down with Colleen Stanley, President of SalesLeadership, author, and one of Salesforce’s Top 7 Sales Influencers of the 21st Century, to talk about the workforce crisis hiding in plain sight: leaders know mentorship matters, but the pace of change, remote work, social media, AI, and the “tyranny of the urgent” keep pushing it to the bottom of the list. Colleen explains why mentorship may not show up as a clean line item on a profit and loss statement, but it absolutely impacts employee engagement, retention, leadership development, emotional intelligence, sales performance, and company culture. Colleen also breaks down why AI will make human mentorship more important, not less. As younger professionals turn to AI tools for answers, judgment, and critical thinking, leaders have a bigger responsibility to pass down wisdom earned through real experience. From the power of a five-minute conversation to the danger of checking “one more message” during meetings, this conversation is a wake-up call for leaders who want to build mentorship cultures, strengthen workplace belonging, improve focus, and create teams where people don’t have to go it alone. In this episode, you’ll learn... How the “perfect storm” of remote work, social media, technology, and the pace of change is weakening the workplace community Why AI makes mentorship more urgent, especially as younger employees turn to tools before turning to experienced leaders Why Colleen believes focus is not just a productivity skill, but a relationship skill that affects trust, learning, and sales conversations How to stop “managing from the suite”…","meta_description":"What happens when people stop feeling seen at work, right as AI makes it easier than ever to avoid real human connection? In this episode of The Learn-It-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2720,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-learn-it-all-podcast-6700797/episodes/296-the-real-workforce-crisis-isn-t-ai-it-s-human-disconnection-colleen-stanley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learn-it-all-podcast-6700797/296-the-real-workforce-crisis-isn-t-ai-it-s-human-disconnection-colleen-stanley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}