AMY BERNSTEIN: Amy G. on October 21st for season 10 of the podcast.
Amy Gallo: It’s kind of hard to believe. 10 seasons is amazing. We’ve worked hard to put together eight episodes that speak to both the practical and emotional aspects of women’s experiences in the workplace.
Amy Bernstein: Let me tell our listeners some things about what’s going to happen.
Amy Gallo: I would love to do that. Well, in the first episode of the season, we ask questions like: What does it mean for us Americans to have a woman as president for the first time? We want to understand what we gain and what we lose in the workplace, in terms of status, power, confidence in the future, social policy, etc.
Amy Bernstein: We also have an episode in the works about how women are using GenAI to transform the way they work.
Barbara: This custom GPT allows us to solve technical problems that were previously completely outside our expertise. Honestly, I feel very empowered.
ERIN: Formatting makes things flow easier. So if you’re doing stand-ups every day at work and you want to overhaul your project management, we encourage that and communicate what we’re doing, how we want to do it, and who’s involved. You can. Just drop your notes in there and it will format everything for you. This is really great.
Andrea: Rule of thumb: If you’re likely to overthink it, use generative AI.
Julie: She wrote all the code I needed, told me where to put it, how to run it, helped me set up GitHub, and even got me Google Analytics. I did it all with Claude’s fake team.
Amy Bernstein: One woman created an entire committee of AI people with different perspectives to use in product development. I’m really surprised. They inspired me so much that I suddenly remembered that I have to write a speech this weekend. For me, writing a speech takes hours of pain. I used CoPilot and it took me 20 minutes to edit and another 20 minutes.
Amy Gallo: That’s amazing.
Amy Bernstein: Yeah, it’s a little scary, but it’s pretty great at the moment.
Amy Gallo: I’d like to know if that speech is better for you than other speeches.
AMY BERNSTEIN: You know, it happened very quickly and without any trepidation. That alone makes me so grateful.
Amy Gallo: Yes. In fact, I’m inspired to build a custom AI, the Amy bot, and share what I learned as part of the process.
Amy Bernstein: Will she be the third co-host?
Amy Gallo: She will be your only co-host.
Amy Bernstein: Absolutely not.
Amy Gallo: I’m going to lie on the beach.
Amy Bernstein: I reject that.
[Sound of seagulls and ocean waves]
Amy Bernstein: We’ll also talk to some of our listeners and professionals about how anxiety disorders affect them and how they can be successful at work.
Amy Gallo: There’s a story that’s very personal to me. It’s about why working and raising teenagers is much more difficult than I expected, or certainly more difficult than I expected.
So we brought back our friend on the show, Babson College professor Dana Greenberg, to find out how to deal with a 17-year-old son who calls and texts you 24/7 about everything. He acknowledged my feelings of overwhelm, frustration, and anxiety.
DANNA GREENBERG: And that availability, as we know, is very difficult for adolescents and young adults, right? Because they have moments that they want to talk about. And they want to talk at that very moment. And you can’t say, Ah, let me end this presentation. I’ll call you again in 30 minutes.. The remaining time has passed.
Amy Bernstein: And then we’ll move on to mid-career. How can mid-career women overcome the challenges of changing sectors while leveraging their skills and building new networks?
There’s still time for listeners to contribute to the episode, so if you’re mid-career and considering changing industries, please email us at womenatwork@hbr.org if you have any questions you’d like our guests to ask.
Amy Gallo: So, starting October 21st, we’ll be reaching out to you every Monday for the next two months. By the end of these eight episodes, I hope you’ll feel more confident, equipped, and supported, both personally and professionally.
Amy Bernstein: If you don’t already follow the show, please do so by clicking the “Follow” button in the app you’re currently using. That way you never miss a story, conversation, or practical tip that we put together for you.
Well, Amy, goodbye until episode one.
Amy Gallo: See you soon.