Personalization Outbreak

Glenn Llopis

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A podcast about the collapse of traditional corporate standards in today’s more personalized world. Leadership strategist, author, contributor to Forbes and founder of the Leadership in the Age of Personalization Movement, Glenn Llopis interviews executives across multiple sectors to find out how the balance between standardization and personalization can exist.

5d ago

The Dark Side of Personalization No One Talks About

Personalization has become one of the most celebrated leadership skills of our time. But there's a version of personalization that quietly exhausts even the most capable leaders. In this episode of the Earning Conviction Series, Glenn Llopis explores the hidden danger of adapting so well to others that you eventually lose touch with yourself. 🧠 Why personalization without conviction becomes performance ⚠️ The subtle difference between adapting from your core and adapting for approval 🎭 How emotionally intelligent leaders unintentionally abandon their own perspective 🔄 The trigger patterns that slowly erode self-trust 💥 Why adaptability without a fixed point eventually becomes drift 🌱 How earning conviction creates sustainable leadership If you've ever walked away from a conversation feeling drained, uncertain, or disconnected from your own thinking, this episode may explain why. Because personalization is only sustainable when it flows from conviction—not toward approval. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 00:00 The Dark Side of Personalization 01:10 Two Types of Personalization 02:30 How Leaders Lose Themselves 05:01 Why Approval-Seeking Erodes Self-Trust 07:24 Leadership vs Performance 09:19 Four Signs You're Adapting Toward Approval 🎧 Listen now and learn how to move from exhausted to unshakable. 📺 Full episode available on Youtube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #Burnout #EarningConviction #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalizationOutbreak #GlennLlopis #FutureOfWork #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipMindset #PersonalGrowth ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

13 min
6d ago

You're Not Burned Out. You're Performing.

Most leaders think they're exhausted because they're working too hard. They're not. They're exhausted from performing. In this episode of the Earning Conviction Series, Glenn Llopis explores a hidden truth behind leadership burnout: ⚠️ Why exhaustion often comes from managing perception, not workload 🛡️ How the "armor" that helped you succeed may now be draining your energy 🔄 Why transformation rarely lasts—even when the strategy is right 🧠 The difference between performing leadership and living it 💥 Why burnout may be the clearest signal your mind and body are giving you 🌱 How conviction creates sustainable leadership in a world that rewards performance If you've been successful on paper but still feel depleted, this conversation may help explain why. Because the problem isn't that you're incapable. The problem may be that you're spending too much energy being the version of yourself you think everyone expects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 00:00 Why So Many Successful Leaders Feel Exhausted 01:15 The Hidden Cost of Performance 03:06 What My Father Taught Me About ConvictioN 05:19 The Missing Piece Behind Sustainable Transformation 08:48 The Standardization Trap 13:12 Exhaustion Is a Signal, Not a Problem 🎧 Listen now and learn how to move from exhausted to unshakable. 📺 Full episode available on YouTube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #Burnout #EarningConviction #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalizationOutbreak #GlennLlopis #FutureOfWork #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipMindset #PersonalGrowth ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

17 min
May 29

AI Is Making Human Skills More Valuable Than Ever

"The technical skills only take you so far. The durable skills are what allow you to really excel, allow people who know how to do things to become leaders or managers of other people who do those things, maybe, down the road. We all know people who know how to do things, but don't ascend to helping others do things or leading others who do things. And that's because the deficits may be in durable skills more than anything else." AI isn’t replacing human potential. It’s exposing what actually makes humans valuable. In this episode of the Personalization Outbreak Podcast, John Woods—Chief Academic Officer at the University of Phoenix—joins Glenn Llopis to explain: 🤖 Why AI is transforming how people learn faster than ever before 🧠 Why “durable skills” like self-awareness and judgment matter more now ⚠️ The hidden risk of relying on technical skills alone 🎯 How workers are independently learning AI while organizations struggle to adapt 🌱 Why identity, dignity, and mentorship are becoming competitive advantages 💥 What companies must do now to retain talent in the AI era If organizations focus only on productivity, they’ll miss the real transformation happening underneath. Because the future of work won’t belong to the most automated people. It’ll belong to the most adaptable human beings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 0:00 Intro 09:35 AI Is Changing Learning Faster Than Organizations Can Adapt 12:17 Establishing institutional context, value, and responsibility using AI 16:07 AI Is Changing Learning Faster Than Organizations Can Adapt 22:46 Why Durable Skills Matter More Than Ever 24:51 Why Durable Skills Matter More Than Ever 27:19 AI Is Disrupting Traditional Career Paths 32:04 Technical Skills Are Becoming Commoditized 34:16 Why Human Dignity Matters During AI Adoption 43:17 The Future of Work Belongs to Adaptable Humans ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 Listen now and learn how AI is reshaping education, leadership, and career growth. 📺 Full episode available on YouTube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #AI #FutureOfWork #Leadership #Education #CareerDevelopment #JohnWoods #UniversityOfPhoenix #GlennLlopis #Podcast #PersonalizationOutbreak #ArtificialIntelligence #WorkplaceLearning #HumanSkills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

48 min
May 21

Burnout and Success: The Cycle of High Achieving Individuals

"I think a lot of these high performers mistake endurance for strength. And they believe that if they just keep on going, I hear this all the time, "I just got to keep going. " There's restructuring, reorganization, and they just say, "I just need to keep pushing through." And that is endurance, but that's not strength." Burnout isn’t always caused by too much work. Sometimes it’s caused by becoming someone you were never meant to be. On this season of Personalization Outbreak Podcast, Glenn Llopis shares a thought - conviction isn't a given, it's earned. Earning Conviction kicks off with Dr. Suzan Song—psychiatrist, researcher, and author of Why We Suffer and How We Heal. Dr. Song joins Glenn Llopis to explain: 🧠 Why so many high performers confuse endurance with strength ⚠️ The hidden reason successful people still feel empty 🎭 How workplaces reward overfunctioning—and call it leadership 👀 Why most “personalization” efforts at work still feel superficial 💥 How leaders lose trust when they become performative under pressure 🌱 What healing, alignment, and sustainable leadership actually require If your success is costing your identity, it may be time to rethink what winning means. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 0:00 Intro 03:07 The Story That Changed Everything 5:55 Stability Is a Myth 10:12 The Power of Pausing 14:24 Why Workplace Personalization Feels Superficial 16:33 Endurance Is Not Necessarily Strength 18:43 How Leaders Lose Their Identity 23:30 Breaking Out of Identity Crisis 26:50 The Impact of Chronic Instability 31:46 Human Leadership Is Now Strategic 37:14 What Leaders Must Learn and Unlearn 41:24 Why We Suffer and How We Heal: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593581539 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 Listen now and learn how to lead, work, and live with more clarity and wholeness. 📺 Full episode available on YouTube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #Burnout #MentalHealth #HighPerformance #FutureOfWork #SuzanSong #GlennLlopis #Podcast #PersonalizationOutbreak #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #Wellbeing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

46 min
May 17

Why Most Content Fails (And How Empathy Fixes It)

"They're giving you the most precious thing. They can give you time. They're giving you that chance. So deliver, deliver for them by answering and speaking to them and building again, that bridge. And that requires that empathy, that requires that communication. That requires the innovation, which is really creativity with purpose. That's what innovation is. It is strategic creativity. And if you combine all of those elements and make it about something beyond yourself and what you feel like saying at that moment, you are well on your way to being ahead of the majority of other content out there right now." Empathy isn’t a soft skill anymore. It’s the difference between content that gets ignored — and content that actually connects. In a world flooded with AI-generated noise, most organizations are creating more…but connecting less. In this episode of the Personalization Outbreak Podcast, Amanda Downie —Editorial Strategist at IBM — joins Glenn Llopis to explain: 🧠 Why empathy is the foundation of effective storytelling 📖 How great content starts with “why” 🔍 Why most brands are creating content no one actually needs 🎯 The shift from mass messaging to true personalization 🤖 How AI is changing content—and where it falls short 👂 Why the best communicators are the best listeners If your content isn’t resonating, it’s not a distribution problem—it’s a connection problem. Connection starts with understanding the human on the other side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 0:00 Intro 3:20 The Power of Empathy 5:11 Cutting Through the Noise: The Empathy-Storytelling Link 7:10 Humanizing the Fortune 500 Chief Information Officer (CIO) 11:30 Authenticity vs. "Content for Content’s Sake" 17:01 The Death of Standardization in Communication 21:31 Leading Through Change: Addressing the "Human Element" 25:11 Inbound Strategy: Moving from "What" to "How" 35:51 Creating Consistenty for Consumers 42:26 The Acting Lesson: Acting is About Reacting 🎧 Listen now and learn how to create content that actually matters 📺 Full episode available on Youtube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #Storytelling #ContentStrategy #Empathy #AI #Personalization #AmandaDownie #GlennLlopis #Podcast #PersonalizationOutbreak #MarketingStrategy #FutureOfWork ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

49 min
May 15

Why CEOs Can’t Stay Silent Anymore (And Most Get It Wrong)

"Look, I don't have some secret decoder ring that will tell you that something's performative, but I do think it doesn't take a whole lot of Googling to figure out if something sounds too good to be true, to figure out that it is. And I think part of the way that leaders who are effective do this is they referenced the fact that they were talking to their employees." Traditional leadership used to mean staying neutral, but, not anymore. Today’s leaders are expected to speak on political and social issues—and most aren’t prepared for it. In this episode of the Personalization Outbreak Podcast, Matt Kohut — communications strategist and author of Speaking Out — joins Glenn Llopis to explain: 🗣️ Why CEOs can’t avoid political and social issues anymore ⚖️ How leaders decide when to speak—and when to stay silent 🎭 The difference between authentic leadership and performative messaging 👂 Why listening internally is the key to speaking externally 💥 What happens when companies get it wrong (and how to avoid it) 🎯 Why values alone aren’t enough—you have to act on them If you’re leading a company in today’s environment, silence isn’t neutral—it’s a decision. And how you show up matters more than ever. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 00:00 Intro 03:42 Why CEOs Started Speaking on Social Issues 06:10 Why Leaders Can’t Stay Silent Anymore 10:23 How Decisions Get Made Behind Closed Doors 12:21 CEOs are Challenged with Reflecting True Identity 13:04 How Leaders Decide Which Issues Matter 17:19 Authentic vs. Performative Leadership 19:47 Reading Between the Lines 29:47 Silence Is Still a Statement ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 Listen now and learn how to lead with clarity, courage, and credibility 📺 Full episode available on YouTube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grab a copy of Speaking Out: The New Rules of Business Leadership Communication: https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-Out-Business-Leadership-Communication/dp/1647124735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #Communication #BusinessLeadership #MattKohut #GlennLlopis #Podcast #PersonalizationOutbreak #ExecutiveLeadership #CorporateCommunication #Authenticity #LeadershipStrategy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

33 min
May 7

#141: Money Stress at Work: Why Financial Pressure Fuels Burnout and Low Engagement

"...but maybe, for example, that scarcity mindset is also going to make me kind of look around and say, 'I've got to keep this job.' So, I'm scared to take risks. I'm scared to, maybe, change the culture that really is diminishing my wellbeing, and also causing, or really influencing this burnout at work." Burnout isn’t just about work. It’s about what’s happening outside of it. Financial stress is quietly shaping how people show up every day—draining energy, reducing focus, and lowering engagement in ways most organizations don’t fully understand. In this episode of Personalization Outbreak Podcast, Camden Cusumano—PhD candidate in Financial Planning at the University of Georgia—joins Glenn Llopis to explain: 💸 How financial stress spills over into workplace performance 🔥 Why burnout is often rooted outside of work—not inside it 🧠 The connection between scarcity mindset and decision-making ⚖️ Why employees are playing it safe instead of taking risks 🏢 The growing disconnect between what companies offer and what people actually need 🔄 How redefining the employee-employer relationship can improve wellbeing If you’re only addressing burnout at work, you’re missing the bigger picture. Because performance doesn’t start at the office—it starts with the individual. 🎧 Listen now and learn how to rethink wellbeing, burnout, and the future of work 📺 Full episode available on YouTube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 0:00 - Intro 06:16 - Establishing a Firm Foundation 09:23 - Institutionalism vs. Individualism 13:18 - What Wellbeing Actually Means (Feeling vs Doing) 14:42 - The Correlation Between Financial Stress and Workplace Burnout 20:11 – Scarcity Mindset, Risk Aversion & Burnout 25:57 - Why Most Companies Still Get Wellbeing Wrong 30:24 - Burnout, Boundaries & Letting Go 33:31 – Reinventing Work for a New Generation 41:43 – Rebuilding Trust Starts Within ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔗 Learn more: Personalization Outbreak Podcast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #Burnout #FinancialWellbeing #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceWellbeing #CamdenCusumano #GlennLlopis #Podcast #PersonalizationOutbreak #EmployeeExperience #MentalHealth #LeadershipDevelopment #FinancialStress #EmployeeEngagement #Leadership #MentalHealthAtWork #WorkplaceCulture ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

44 min
May 5

140: Grow Soil, Not Just Plants: Leadership Lessons From Sustainable Farming

“…what you need to know is this. And that is the difference between a conventional farmer and a sustainable farmer is that a conventional farmer grows plants and a sustainable farmer grows soil; and very simple in it’s difference, and yet incredibly profound in how it takes you down two different paths, because, what are you doing if you're growing plants?” In this episode of Personalization Outbreak, Glenn Llopis sits down with Dr. Britt Yamamoto, author of The Soil of Leadership, to explore a powerful idea: great leadership is like sustainable farming. It is not about chasing quick wins, it is about cultivating the conditions for long-term growth. They unpack the difference between “growing plants” and “growing soil,” why trust cannot be forced, how burnout is a systems issue, and what leaders can do to rebuild healthier cultures through reflection, self-awareness, and sustainable leadership practices. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Content: 0:00 - Intro 03:44 - Leadership Starts with Soil, Not Strategy 16:09 - Reclaiming the Right Soil 20:17 - Why Most Workplaces Are Broken at the Root 27:23 - Leadership 3.0: The Shift Leaders Must Make Now 30:16 – The Soil of Leadership: Cultivating the Conditions for Transformation 33:13 - The Personalization of Leadership 38:44 - We Can’t Practice What We Can’t Imagine 41:22 – The Hyakusho Way: Japanese Wisdom for a Flourishing Life 43:26 - Rebuilding Trust Starts Within 45:36 - Shifting from Paradigm to Purpose 50:31 - Community First, Corporate Second ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔗 Learn more: Personalization Outbreak Podcast Grab a copy of The Soil of Leadership: Cultivating the Conditions for Transformation: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Leadership-Cultivating-Conditions-Transformation/dp/B0D152432K Grab a copy of The Hyakusho Way: Japanese Wisdom for a Flourishing Life: https://www.amazon.com/Hyakusho-Way-Japanese-Wisdom-Flourishing/dp/B0FVB64XLN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Leadership #PersonalizationOutbreak #WorkplaceCulture #TrustInLeadership #BurnoutRecovery #SustainableLeadership #OrganizationalDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment #PurposeDrivenLeadership #CommunityBuilding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT: GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/ Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/ Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/ Email Us: sandy@glennllopisgroup.com FOLLOW GLENN LLOPIS: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRV Facebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1K Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B

53 min

4.9

out of 5

9 Ratings

A podcast about the collapse of traditional corporate standards in today’s more personalized world. Leadership strategist, author, contributor to Forbes and founder of the Leadership in the Age of Personalization Movement, Glenn Llopis interviews executives across multiple sectors to find out how the balance between standardization and personalization can exist.

Creator

Glenn Llopis
Years Active

2020 - 2026
Episodes

147
Rating

Clean
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