
Quick Take | Tips to Help Executives and Leaders Grow
The Quick Take podcast provides concise and actionable tips to help executives and leaders, like you, tackle the thorny and complex challenges that affect us daily. By leveraging their experience and relationship with other global leaders, our hosts provide suggestions that are based on their deep experience as leaders and coaches but also pressure tested in boardrooms everywhere because they asked their friends….(almost). Hosted by James Capps and Susie Tomenchok. Episodes release weekly on Thursdays.
Quick Take | Tips to Help Executives and Leaders Grow
Why Your Mid-Level Leaders Are Your AI Champions
Think Gen Z is leading the charge on AI? Not so fast. It turns out your middle managers might be the ones best positioned to drive real change.
In this episode, we talk about why this layer of leadership is so critical to AI adoption. From curiosity and context to bridging top-down vision with on-the-ground execution, they’re uniquely equipped to make it real. We get into what works, where companies are getting stuck, and how to create safe spaces for experimentation without all the pressure.
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
- Why your mid-level managers are more AI-ready than you think
- How to create “safe to fail” spaces that actually spark innovation
- What happens when one person’s experiment unlocks possibility for the whole team
Join the Conversation:
How is your organization approaching AI learning and experimentation? Who’s leading the charge and who needs more support? We’d love to hear what’s working for your team.
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