The Role of Leaders in AI Adoption

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About This Podcast Episode: The Role of Leaders in AI Adoption

If your team isn’t using AI yet, it’s not just their problem. It’s yours. The innovators will dive in fearlessly, while the survivors hold back. Your challenge? Create the conditions for confident experimentation without risking chaos.

Join Anthony Richardson in the studio with Susannah Clarke as they explore how leaders can anchor AI adoption in process thinking and turn hesitation into action. Drawing on real examples from PMI’s AI for Leaders programme, Anthony shows how recognising the spectrum of adoption helps leaders create the conditions for safe experimentation, early wins, and lasting impact.

How can you bring AI into your team in a way that treats it as a valued digital colleague? Tune in to find out.

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Episode Highlights: The Role of Leaders in AI Adoption

Join Anthony and Susannah in the studio as they discuss how leaders can guide their teams through AI adoption. You’ll hear about:

  • Innovators vs Survivors

Why some team members embrace AI immediately while others hold back, and how recognising this spectrum helps leaders support everyone effectively.

  • Creating Moments for Action

How small wins and early experiments can build momentum, turning hesitation into confidence across the team.

  • Anchoring in Process Thinking

Why leaders need to define the problem, desired outcomes, and measures of success before starting AI experiments.

  • Creating a Safe Space for Experimentation

How to encourage your team to test ideas, iterate quickly, and learn from early experiments without creating chaos or risk.

  • AI as a Digital Colleague

Thinking beyond tools: how to view AI as a team member performing real work, and the questions leaders should ask to integrate it successfully.

  • From Nervousness to Capability

Turning initial fear and uncertainty into confident experimentation that drives meaningful, sustainable impact.

 

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