20 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Turn Rejection Into Growth

Shayne Fitz-Coy contributed to Forbes’s expert panel, “20 Steps To Level Up Your Team’s AI Abilities.” Invite Your Team To Purposefully Break AI Have your teams write bad prompts to generate poor AI outputs. This deepens AI literacy by exposing its failures and assumptions. Deliberately vague or contradictory prompts reveal the strengths and weaknesses of…

Shayne Fitz-Coy contributed to Fast Company’s expert panel, “How can company leaders navigate global conflicts?.” TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TURMOIL. Big changes make most companies panic, but smart leaders see opportunity in turmoil. If you’re not a top global leader, instability is your advantage. When rules are unclear, move first to shape them. When competitors…

Shayne Fitz-Coy contributed to Forbes’s expert panel, “19 Ways To Measure The ROI Of Your AI Initiatives.” Track The Gap between Hypothesis And Results Keep it as simple as a fourth-grade science fair. Instead of vague “innovation” metrics, measure AI ROI by tracking the gap between hypothesis and results. Before implementation, document your expected outcomes…

Shayne Fitz-Coy contributed to Fast Company’s expert panel, “18 proven advertising strategies to maximize brand exposure.” FOCUS ON TRUST OVER REACH TO BUILD LASTING CONNECTIONS Spend less time chasing reach and more time earning trust. Instead of aiming for maximum exposure, we’re asking: “What if we only had one chance to say something meaningful?” Think…

Shayne Fitz-Coy contributed to Fast Company’s expert panel, “20 business leaders share their best advice for the next generation.” PICK UP THE PHONE. Pick up the phone and call. In a world of asynchronous, low-friction interaction, telephony can be your secret competitive advantage. Most want to hide behind email threads and chat platforms, but I’ve…

Shayne Fitz-Coy contributed to Fast Company’s expert panel, “20 ways leaders stay grounded and motivated in changing times.” LETTING FAMILY MOMENTS SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE My children’s magnificent indifference to my importance keeps me grounded. After closing our biggest deal, my 4-year-old interrupted the celebration to ask if I’d seen her doll. That perspective reset was…