Edition #4 : The Becoming Human Manifesto: Human Potential Deserves a Chance
This edition is about the most underutilized power in every system.... Not AI. Not automation. Human potential.
By Mykel Salomon ·
🔓 Opening Reflection
We say people are our greatest asset ..... But do we act like it?
We build org charts, performance models, hiring matrices... And in the process, we forget to look people in the eye and ask:
What are you capable of becoming? Who could you be… if someone gave you the chance?
This edition is about the most underutilized power in every system.... Not AI. Not automation. Human potential.
🔦 Signal of the Week
“We’re screening people out with checkboxes instead of inviting them in with vision.”
We claim to want innovation. But we hire from a checklist. We reward people who check all the boxes.... instead of the ones who are ready to break the mold.
You can train skills. You can teach tools. But you can’t fake hunger, integrity, and growth mindset.
What if we started hiring for that?
💬 The Big Question
Have you ever been overlooked… just because you didn’t look the part?
Now try and flip it ... Are you overlooking someone today because they’re not “ready”? Or are they just waiting for a chance to rise?
🧠 Human Moment
I’ve been that person.... The one who didn’t have the credentials but had the capacity. The one who didn’t fit the mold but could’ve shaped something better.
And I’ve seen people pass up raw talent because it didn’t feel safe on paper.
We talk about investing in potential. But potential doesn’t grow without opportunities, and someone to believe in it.
🛠️ Build Together
If you're hiring, leading, mentoring, here’s what investing in human potential looks like:
Hire for mindset, not just mastery
Promote people who lead with curiosity, not certainty
Create stretch roles, not box-check roles
Ask what could they grow into? ... not what haven’t they done yet?
📩 Who gave you your first real shot? Tag them. Or pay it forward.
🎙️ This Week’s Episode
🎧 Ep. 13 – The Capacity Gap: Unlocking Human Potential in the Age of AI
Guest: Philippe Mesritz
AI may be the tool, but humans are still the source of transformation.
We discuss:
Why investing in people is your biggest multiplier
How to spot potential in nontraditional places
What it really means to design for talent growth
🎧 Listen or watch:
🧭 Thought to End the Week With
“Potential is not what you’ve done, it’s what you could do if someone finally said yes.”
Let’s build the kind of world where people don’t just survive the hiring process... They become in it.
💌 Share this with someone who deserves a shot they haven’t been given yet.
🔗 Follow The Human Protocol to keep building a future that believes in people.
🌍 Let’s stay human — together.
— Mykel