Emily Mercier | Transformational Change Strategist

Tag: Change Leadership

  • AI Adoption Isn’t a Tech Problem

    AI Adoption Isn’t a Tech Problem

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    This article explores why AI adoption stalls despite sound strategy, arguing transformation is fundamentally human. Drawing on Stoic principles, it examines identity, fear, grief, and resistance at work, clarifies what meeting people where they are truly requires, and offers practical guidance for leaders pursuing ethical, durable, human-centered AI change efforts.

  • What Stuttering Taught Me About Change Leadership

    What Stuttering Taught Me About Change Leadership

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    For most of my life, stuttering was something I managed quietly. I learned how to work around words, how to anticipate moments of friction, how to prepare for conversations other people took for granted. For a long time, that experience lived in a separate mental box—personal, not professional. It turns out that box was artificial.…