The AI-Driven Leader 13. CRIT™: Harnessing Abraham Lincoln to Write Your AI Manifesto
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Oct 23, 2025 Geoff Gilmore, President and CEO of Worthington Steel, discusses a transformative journey into AI adoption. He reveals how AI served as a strategic advisor, shaping clear listening systems and innovative structures like a startup studio. A surprising influence comes from Abraham Lincoln, who inspires Geoff to craft a human constitution for AI, emphasizing that technology should elevate human potential, not replace it. This enlightening interaction produced actionable insights in minutes, showcasing the remarkable efficiency of AI in driving change.
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AI As A Major Organizational Shift
- Worthington Steel is early in AI, aiming to progress from LLMs to agentic and action models as a major change program.
- This transformation will alter workflows and responsibilities across the company.
Create A Proactive Listening System
- Launch structured anonymous listening and skip-level feedback to surface unspoken employee fears.
- Use AI-enabled interviews to aggregate and analyze sentiment faster than traditional surveys.
Repeat A Short AI Narrative Weekly
- Codify a three-minute AI change narrative and repeat it weekly across leaders.
- Tie AI to personal career growth, purpose, and role-level examples to prevent confusion.
