Intentional Leader with Cal Walters

124: Geoff Woods — Leverage AI for Elite Thinking and Decision Making (The Ai-Driven Leader)

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May 29, 2025
Geoff Woods, author of The AI-Driven Leader and founder of AI Leadership, shares his insights on leveraging AI for strategic decision-making. He discusses the importance of asking the right questions and using AI as a thought partner rather than just a tool. Geoff illustrates how AI can simulate executive dynamics and enhance leadership effectiveness. He also highlights the lessons from Blockbuster's strategic missteps, emphasizing the need for innovation and adaptability in a technology-driven world.
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ANECDOTE

Mastering Skills and AI Pivot

  • Geoff Woods shared how a CEO's advice in college shaped his career focus on mastering valuable skills and asking the right questions.
  • This mindset led him to leverage AI for strategic growth, culminating in a significant market cap increase at Jindal Steel & Power.
INSIGHT

How to Build Your Personal AI Board for Game-Changing Strategic Decisions

Leaders can leverage AI as a strategic thought partner by crafting detailed prompts using the framework: Context, Role, Interview, Task.

Geoff Woods explains how he created AI boards simulating expert advisors, including historical figures and his future self, to generate innovative business models and strategic advice.

By making AI interview you — asking one question at a time to deepen understanding — you unlock AI's power to dig beneath surface answers and provide tailored, high-impact guidance.

This approach transcends simple task automation or basic Q&A, turning AI into a dynamic partner that accelerates strategic thinking and problem-solving, saving time and enhancing clarity.

Woods illustrates this with examples like restructuring complex business challenges and preparing for board meetings, demonstrating how AI can predict potential issues and simulate stakeholder reactions, reshaping leadership and decision-making.

ADVICE

Use AI to Interview Yourself

  • Use AI to strategically interview yourself by having it ask questions to uncover deeper context.
  • Frame AI prompts with context, role, interview, and task to get powerful insights and actionable results.
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