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How You Can Leverage AI for Big Decisions – Insights from Geoff Woods

Dec 17, 2024

Geoff Woods, author of "The AI Driven Leader" and founder of AI Leadership, shares insightful strategies for leveraging AI in decision-making. He emphasizes shifting from a mindset of ‘How can I do this?’ to ‘How can AI help me?’. The conversation highlights prioritizing high-impact challenges, creating daily AI habits, and treating AI as a thought partner rather than a replacement. Through real-world examples, Geoff illustrates how AI can facilitate strategic growth and enhance leadership effectiveness while keeping human judgment at the forefront.

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Quick takeaways

Leaders should adopt a mindset that focuses on how AI can assist in strategic tasks, enhancing innovative thinking and decision-making.

Consistent engagement with AI tools fosters productivity and allows leaders to prioritize high-impact challenges, shaping a more effective approach to complex issues.

Deep dives

Mindset Shift Towards AI Integration

Leaders should transition from the question of how to accomplish tasks to how AI can assist in those tasks. This simple shift in mindset encourages the identification of potential use cases for generative AI in daily operations. Printing the question "How can AI help me do this?" on a sticky note and placing it on the computer serves as a constant reminder to actively seek AI's assistance. Such daily prompts substantially enhance awareness and can lead to actionable insights and productive collaboration with AI.

Intro

3min

AI as a Strategic Partner for Leaders

23min

Harnessing Everyday Activities for Strategic Thinking

5min

Navigating AI Influence in Hiring Decisions

2min

Harnessing AI for Strategic Growth

11min

Key takeaways:

Use AI as a thought partner – Shift your mindset from “How can I do this?” to “How can AI help me do this?” to unlock new levels of strategic thinking and innovation.
Prioritize high-impact challenges – Leverage AI for complex, high-value tasks like debt restructuring, product development, and strategic decision-making.
Develop daily AI habits – Engage with AI consistently to build momentum, enhance your decision-making, and achieve long-term breakthroughs.
Stay in the driver’s seat – Treat AI as a tool to enhance leadership and decision-making, ensuring that human judgment remains central to the process.

AI leadership website: Home | Aileadership
Geoff on LinkedIn: Geoff Woods | LinkedIn

00:00 Introduction to Geoff Woods and His Journey
00:27 Mindset Shift for Leaders Using Generative AI
01:19 The Power of AI as a Thought Partner
03:55 Strategic Use of Generative AI
05:22 Real-World Example: Restructuring Debt with AI
08:45 Daily AI Engagement for Business Growth
13:34 Building AI Proficiency and Overcoming Challenges
19:28 Creating and Leveraging AI Boards for Decision-Making
24:01 Insights from AI Advisory Boards
25:05 Strategic Thinking and Habit Formation
27:03 Practical Applications and Case Studies in AI Leadership
33:12 Case Study: Strategic Offsite with AI
37:48 Final Thoughts and Takeaways

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Show edited by Emma Cecilie Jensen.

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