AI is not just the latest tech trend; it’s a fundamental shift in the way we work. As a leader, follow this three-step strategy for engaging with AI, integrating it into your workflows, and bringing your team on the journey.
Do you know how you will be using AI in 2025?
Last week, I delivered the closing keynote presentation for the Local Government Professionals Association of Western Australia. I was talking about leveraging AI, which of course is a popular topic right now.
The presentation went well, and was well-received, but I want to highlight something that happened a few weeks earlier, as I was preparing for it.
As usual, I had a briefing call with the client and other people in the program committee to discuss what they want from me and to ensure my presentation aligns with their theme.
In the briefing call, I shared an example of some AI software I wanted to demonstrate at the conference. For this example, I used an example from one of the local government councils whose CEO was in the briefing call. Let’s call her Steph (because that’s her name).
The people in the briefing call liked my little demo and were happy for me to present it. But the reason I’m sharing this is because Steph took this a bit further.
A week later, she emailed me, saying she had
– tried the software herself,
– shared it with her Marketing and Comms team, and
– they are now planning on using it
I love that!
What Steph did, even though I didn’t say this to her, were exactly the three things I recommend for exploring everything new – and especially with AI.
Learn.
Share.
Act.
In brief:
- When you first become aware of it, learn what it can do, what problems it can solve for you, and how it can add value.
- Then share it with other relevant people in your team – partly because they have a stake in it and partly because they will bring different perspectives to it.
- Finally, plan how you will act on it to integrate it into your workflows.
If you’re interested in more about this, join my next free online masterclass, “AI 2025”, where I’ll help you put your plan in place for learning about AI, sharing AI with your team, and then integrating it in the work you do.
