Shame vs. Guilt. What 81,000 people want from AI. Technical leaders make these 3 common storytelling mistakes.

One “must” for this week: Shame vs. Guilt

Brené Brown distinguishes shame from guilt, arguing guilt is healthy (recognizing wrongdoing) while shame is harmful (feeling fundamentally flawed and unworthy).

She warns that shame leads to destructive behavior rather than positive change, and references Dan Ariely's experiments on labeling to support the idea that how we identify people (not just their actions) impacts behavior.

Personal development

• Shame vs. Guilt

• A letter about you

• Staying human in the age of AI

• The gut decision matrix: when to trust instinct and intuition

• The motivation triangle: the science of progress

• The ritual of writing

• The tactical playbook for getting 20-40% more comp (without sounding greedy)

• This is why you don’t want to tell yourself stories

Innovation

• What 81,000 people want from AI

• AI org chart

• How commercializing tetris made it a global hit

• How organizations lose their minds — from circuit city to the 2026 AI layoffs

• Labor market impacts of AI: a new measure and early evidence

• The design process is dead. Here’s what’s replacing it

• The state of organizations 2026

• Why does everyone hate AI?

Leadership and management

• Technical leaders make these 3 common storytelling mistakes

• Accountability is leadership’s greatest weakness

• How to be more memorable in your career: lessons from the 2026 oscars

• Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

• Off the clock: how our perception of time can affect productivity

• The “utility” of psychological safety

• Three axioms of effective leadership

• Want a better work culture? Change your team conversations

One book

“Primal leadership: realizing the power of emotional intelligence” by Daniel Goleman.