AI Won’t Replace You, But Leaders Who Master it Will! with James Killick

AI is coming for your job…or is it?

Right now, boards and CEOs are being sold the dream that AI will replace thousands of people, slash costs, and magically boost profit. 

Meanwhile, leaders like you are stuck in the middle, trying to keep customers happy and deliver real results with tools that are still hallucinating and half-baked.

So how do you cut through the hype and work out what is actually useful for your team, your customers, and your career?

In this episode, I’m joined by AI strategist and product expert James Killick. James has been working with AI long before it was cool, helping businesses weave it into real products and real workflows, not just shiny demos.

We get into questions that are front of mind for every modern leader:

• How reliable is AI really, and when should you absolutely keep a human in the loop?
• Why 80 to 90 percent of corporate AI initiatives are failing, and how to avoid being one of them
• What AI will automate first, and what will remain uniquely human for much longer than people think
• How to become an AI orchestrator who manages both people and AI agents to get better results; and
• The single biggest mindset shift you need if you want to stay relevant in the AI era

We also talk about very practical stuff: Which parts of your business to tackle first…how to train your people without turning them into rogue prompt cowboys...and how to use AI to dramatically increase your speed and impact, without handing your brain over to the machine.

If you are a leader who wants to use AI to amplify your edge rather than erase it, this episode is for you.

****** James has put together an INSANELY valuable free resource for our listeners, which you can check out here! ******

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