When it comes to AI, too many leaders think too much about the technology and forget about the people. It should always be people first, technology second. To succeed in the age of AI, you must bring your team along on the AI journey: facilitate their use of AI, address their concerns, and ensure they […]
Adopting AI successfully isn’t about the technology – it’s about your culture. As a leader, your role is not to dictate AI use, but to create an environment where people feel empowered to explore, leverage, and share AI-driven innovations with everybody else. Do you have hidden AI talent in your teams? In the last week,
If you’re still dragging your feet about adopting AI, don’t! It isn’t some distant future technology – it’s already here, and in five years it will be as normal as smartphones or spreadsheets. Smart leaders are already using it to enhance their customer experience, boost productivity, and make better decisions. And don’t just wait until
When giving your team access to AI, don’t wait until you have finalised every policy and governance detail. Like learning to drive, adopting AI works best when people get hands-on experience early. Bring your people along on the AI journey now, to ensure they build the skills, comfort, and understanding needed to integrate AI effectively
Your organisation can use AI in two key ways – but it might be using only one. The first is embedding AI into core operations, where it works behind the scenes to streamline processes like loan approvals, insurance claims, and medical diagnoses. The second, and often overlooked, is giving people direct access to AI-powered tools
Change isn’t easy, and everybody in your team will respond to it differently. Instead of trying to push everybody to embrace change, focus on finding the “bright spots”: small success stories where change is already working. By highlighting these successes, you create a culture where change feels possible, practical, and positive. Whenever a client engages
How do you stay on top of all the changes with AI? It’s evolving fast, and staying in touch can feel overwhelming. Instead of trying to track every new development yourself, find an AI champion in your team and give them the support they need to lead AI adoption and integration. I run regular AI
The Chinese AI app DeepSeek is making waves in the AI world, but how much is hype and how much really matters? AI is evolving fast, and as a leader, you need to find the right balance between staying the course and switching to the “latest and greatest”. What do you know about this new
We’re heading into 2025 knowing there’s more change, uncertainty, and disruption ahead. If you’re a leader, that means you must find the right balance between thinking about the future while still navigating your team through change right now. In this engaging and highly interactive session, I’ll share the top three leadership trends driving teams and
As we step into 2025, it’s clear we will have much more change and uncertainty – but also opportunity. Your path to success depends on how well you can lead yourself and navigate your team through the year. Your focus should always be about people first: guiding your team, customers, and yourself through the complexities
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