Blending AI + Human Behavior for Better Leadership, Job Fit & Workplace Culture
Release Date: 02/05/2026
Under the Hood: What Acumen Really Tells Us About How We Think, Decide & Lead
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Suzie Price takes listeners “under the hood” of TriMetrix to explore how Acumen reveals the clarity behind the way we understand people, handle reality, navigate systems, see ourselves, understand our roles and envision our future—and why that matters for better decisions, stronger leadership and meaningful development. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Behavior is not capability. DISC helps us understand how someone naturally communicates and behaves, but it does not tell us everything they are capable of doing. A quiet, understated person may have tremendous clarity and judgment under...
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Eric Church’s Six Strings of Life: Are the Things That Matter Most in Your Life in Tune?
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Inspired by Eric Church’s powerful 2026 UNC commencement speech, Suzie Price connects his “six strings of life” to six dimensions of Axiology to explore how greater self-awareness can help us notice what has drifted out of tune—and intentionally make the adjustments that matter. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Nothing has to be broken to need tuning. Every important part of life can drift—our direction, relationships, roles, work, community, and even our sense of who we are. The goal is not perfect balance; it is developing enough awareness to notice when something needs attention and...
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Make People Feel Something: Leadership with Kevin Paul Scott
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Kevin Paul Scott shares how authentic, intentional leaders make people feel seen and valued—and why balancing relationships, accountability, and results creates experiences people want to return to. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Real connection happens where authenticity meets intentionality. Good intentions are not enough, and polished techniques can feel manipulative. Kevin describes authentic connection as the intersection of authenticity—your motives—and intentionality—the effort you put into connecting. That includes the small things: looking up from your phone, remembering...
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2026 Tip # 5 Nicole Williams - Mini Episode
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Wired to Connect: How Strong Couples Stop Missing Each Other with Kathy Rushing
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Relationship coach Kathy Rushing shares practical ways ambitious couples can recognize unhealthy patterns, communicate through conflict, understand their different wiring, and remain connected when work and life become demanding. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Stop looking for the person to blame and start recognizing the dance. Most couples develop a recurring pattern in which each person’s response triggers the other person’s next move. Kathy compares it to a dance: sometimes couples move together beautifully, and sometimes they repeatedly step on each other’s toes. The breakthrough comes...
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It Shouldn’t Be This Hard: The Truth About Right People, Right Seats (SOLO Episode)
The Wake Up Eager Podcast
Suzie shares a personal lesson about placing good people in the wrong roles and introduces a practical five-part Job Fit model and the REV process for turning chronic workplace friction into clarity, accountability, and momentum. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. A good person can still be in the wrong seat. Commitment, loyalty, kindness, and effort do not automatically equal job fit. Someone can care deeply and still lack the experience, motivation, natural strengths, judgment, or personal skills that the role requires. 2. Job fit includes five distinct areas. Suzie’s car analogy provides a...
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Mini Episode: When Everyone Wants the VP Role: Ambition Isn’t the Same as Fit
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When several capable people want the same leadership role, the best decision comes from clearly defining what the position requires and evaluating each person’s true fit—not simply rewarding ambition, tenure, or visibility. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Wanting the role does not automatically mean someone is suited for it. Ambition can be valuable, but desire alone does not tell you whether a person has the judgment, leadership approach, emotional maturity, or personal skills the position requires. Someone may genuinely want the promotion and still be a better fit for a different path....
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Building Better Leaders at Work - and a Life You Can’t Wait to Wake Up To
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Executive coach and author Chip Scholz shares practical wisdom on self-leadership, reducing workplace drama, using assessments wisely, letting go of ego, and building a life centered more on usefulness than status. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. You cannot lead others well until you learn to lead yourself. Chip makes the point that leadership is a profession, not just the reward someone gets after being good at their technical job. Leaders have to shift from “doing” to “being” and learn how to guide people, not just keep proving their own expertise. 2. Drama grows when leaders avoid...
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Wake Up Eager Starts the Night Before with Dr. Nicole Williams
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Wake Up Eager really does start the night before. In this episode, Suzie Price talks with Dr. Nicole Williams about why sleep is not a luxury, a weakness, or something high performers can simply “push through.” Dr. Nicole explains how poor sleep affects mood, focus, hormones, weight, stress, executive function, and long-term health. She also shares simple, practical ways to restore better sleep, including consistent wake times, smarter caffeine habits, evening downshifting, hydration, light management, and nervous system regulation. TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Sleep is a...
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Ted Turner Beyond the Headlines: Leadership Lessons from Inside Turner Broadcasting with Allan DeNiro
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Former Turner Broadcasting executive Allan DeNiro shares behind-the-scenes stories of working with Ted Turner and reveals the people-first leadership lessons that helped build one of the most innovative media companies in the world. Ted Turner is remembered as the bold founder of CNN, the visionary behind Turner Broadcasting, and one of the most influential media entrepreneurs of the modern era. In this episode, former Turner Broadcasting executive Allan DeNiro takes us beyond the headlines to share firsthand stories about Ted’s leadership, speed, risk-taking, trust in people, and...
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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price dives into the powerful connection between human-centered leadership and artificial intelligence. Drawing from her extensive experience in leadership development, Suzie explores how AI amplifies human behavior, making clear that AI is not a replacement for human leadership, but a tool to elevate it.
You’ll learn how to integrate AI into your leadership approach while maintaining emotional intelligence, clarity, and values. Suzie highlights the importance of understanding the human side of AI—how it mirrors the user’s priorities and decision-making. She emphasizes that AI amplifies both strengths and gaps, urging leaders to set the right foundations before implementing AI.
Through insightful examples and reflections, Suzie discusses how AI can be used to enhance job fit, culture fit, and long-term success, while also making the case that emotional intelligence and judgment are the true drivers of leadership success in the age of AI.
If you’re ready to lead with more clarity, increase your influence, and use AI to amplify your leadership rather than replace it, this episode is for you.
Read the transcript for Episode 143 below and discover how to blend AI and human-centered leadership to fuel your success and wake up eager every day.
Top Takeaways of Episode #143 ---
- AI doesn’t replace leadership — it demands better leadership.
- Technology moves fast; human capability develops through intention and reinforcement.
- Job fit and culture fit are strategic advantages, not “soft skills.”
- The most successful organizations invest in both systems and self-awareness.
AI isn’t replacing leadership — it’s raising the bar.
In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce Podcast, Suzie Price sits down with Gregory Woods to explore how AI and human behavior must work together to elevate leadership effectiveness, job fit, and workplace culture.
Rather than focusing on tools alone, this conversation centers on what truly determines success in an AI-enabled world: self-awareness, judgment, motivation, and human-centered skills. Gregory shares why AI acts as an amplifier of who we already are — strengthening strong systems and exposing weak ones — and why organizations that ignore the human side of AI do so at their own risk.
This is a thoughtful, practical discussion for leaders who want to adopt AI without losing trust, culture, or clarity.
In this episode:
[00:16:01] Suzie Price: "AI can elevate leadership but only if we make space for self-awareness, clarity, and human-centered skills. It's the human behind the tech that matters."
[00:18:41] Gregory Woods: "Leaders must set clear values and define emotional intelligence in AI. Without those guiding principles, AI can go astray and cause organizational challenges."
[00:23:20] Suzie Price: "Leadership isn’t about being perfect—it’s about showing up consistently with the values, judgment, and clarity that allow AI to enhance your decision-making."
[00:27:28] Gregory Woods: "Effective leaders know that technology, like AI, needs to be thoughtfully integrated into a well-established foundation. It’s the humans who set the direction."
[00:43:52] Suzie Price: "Using assessments like SPARK™ helps leaders see the whole person. It’s about looking beyond the resume and understanding who someone is at their core."