Fail fast. Fail forward. It’s a strategy and approach many leaders take.

But many leaders talk a big game about failing fast, but undermine themselves (and their teams) when failure does occur.

AI and massive technology-driven change is upon us. It’s not slowing down. It’s upending every part of how we work and what we work on.

The only way to survive, and dare I say thrive is to continue to learn and grow.

But, how do we find time to learn and grow when free time is non-existent? Time has become a nearly extinct resource.

“Darren, you're all replaceable,” I was once told by a very senior executive at a previous corporate job. It was a blunt reality check early in my career. The comment stunned me, but it taught me the importance of not letting others control my career.

So I started doing things differently with the goal of becoming irreplaceable.