Mike Bollinger

Accomplished executive, HR and value expert. Focused on strategy, transformation and the technology to deliver it.

I am not, repeat NOT a bottle of champagne

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Great districts think like farmers.

You don't fix a struggling crop by uprooting it. Losing a first year teacher isn't a bad-boss problem. It's a system design problem.

My new piece in AASPA Best Practices magazine: https://t.co/qLt0nTKPQ2
#K12Talent

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

South Africa just quietly delivered one of the most important AI governance lessons of the year.

The government has withdrawn its draft national AI policy after it was found to contain fake, AI-generated sources and non-existent citations.

https://t.co/i3ytRq5TBz

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Just putting this here. In an interesting decision, a Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot lay off employees just to replace them with AI.

As AI adoption accelerates globally, this raises big questions:

https://t.co/cY7sWcqHzS

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Great Clickbait. “This week in 5 numbers” says a lot about where HR is right now.

HR is now one of the top functions leaning on interim leaders, a sign that the pace of change in AI, skills, and workforce redesign is outpacing traditional org models.

https://t.co/Iu9OkUUwDS

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

A 76% engagement score feels good. But it won't tell you if your best people are doing your most critical work, if new skills are actually showing up in outcomes, or if your workforce is running last year's strategy.

That's the Glazed Donut Trap.

https://t.co/Uf1ElaSdoa

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Most companies measure workforce activity.
The best ones operate their workforce like a connected system.

New research shows organizations with adaptive workforces are 11× more adaptable and 6× more productive.

Proud of this work.

🔗 https://t.co/AUeSonakT3

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Most leaders think their AI challenge is adoption.

In reality, it’s visibility.

Across organizations, employees are already using AI—but much of it is happening quietly.

I explored this in a new guest article on Hidden AI in India
https://t.co/G89LBNPlPx

#ShadowAI

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Lot's and lot's in here from Perplexity, but the "we are not going to do Ads" and "We aren't focused on MAU" are interesting nuggets, and then of course the "computer"

https://t.co/QB3yqk2ccG

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Deel announced a partnership with MoonPay to enable stablecoin salary payouts for global workers. Some employees may soon receive their pay in stablecoins. A few years ago, that sentence would have sounded like science fiction. Now it’s a press release.

https://t.co/w2GVDY7O9N

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Why are your most productive employees hiding their best work?

How do we move from "Shadow AI" to "Governed AI"? It starts with making AI usage publicly normal, not just permitted.

Read the full breakdown here: https://t.co/0g9rOuvWSk

#FutureOfWork #ShadowAI #GenerativeAI

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

OpenAI’s massive cash burn is now one of the big “bubble” questions for 2026, even The Economist flags it as a defining valuation & market test. Sustainable economics > hype.
LinkedIn

#AI #OpenAI #Economist #TechBubble

https://t.co/5VDaSJnHMd

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

@Uber_Support what if I file a compliant with the bot, including pictures and am assured of a response by email in 24 hours.

If there is no response then you can tell me it’s outside the 48 window?

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

@Uber_Support what if I go through a regular process, am assured I will be responded to but I never hear back?

Nice day to get outside the 48 hour window?

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Pew's latest data confirms a shift I've tracked: 70% of Americans feel higher ed is failing to prepare students for today's jobs. The "graduate market" is moving away from the value of the credential toward the practical utility of the skills.

https://t.co/SOR0yF9G3Z

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

A 2009 paper from Tallinn University offered a useful way to think about AI progress. Not as a sudden “Singularity,” but as a series of measurable milestones: compute, software efficiency, and economics. The real question isn’t speed, it’s direction.

https://t.co/rojN6B6j8N

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

What stood out to me is that nearly 40% of these teens are using AI to practice social skills and rehearse difficult conversations. I’m encouraged by the idea of technology serving as a "practice ground" to build real-world confidence.

https://t.co/s1U5SQMUV6

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

Only 37.5% in the U.S. and 42.5% in Germany see AI as a net positive. Compare that to 60% across developing nations, and 83% in China.

Adoption ≠ confidence. Trust will shape how fast AI scales and how much value it delivers.

https://t.co/wcfqob2ryD

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

@SamsoniteUSA @MySamsonite I will but already been there. Seen the movie and got the t-shirt as you “looked into it”.

Your “service experience” is what prompted the negative review and screenshots. Sub-par at best.

A review which conveniently was a dead link to confirm.

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

What if you wrote a negative review @SamsoniteUSA and they asked you to confirm the submission with a dead link? That is a great way for you maintain a positive rating @MySamsonite

[Mike Bollinger @bollinger]

“People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.” Catchy, not the whole truth.

Most managers aren’t “bad”—they’re underprepared. Promoted for expertise, no leadership training, and stretched thin. Support managers with the right tools and development, and the myth starts to fade.