Future Focus | The Leadership Crisis No One Saw Coming: Why CEOs Fear AI More Than You Do | Week of May 19, 2025

In this episode, Dr. Sabba Quidwai and Stefan discuss the surprising fears at the top of organizations, CEOs worried about their lack of AI strategy and technical confidence. Drawing from the latest research from Day Taku, Microsoft, and the OECD, they unpack how leadership, education, and AI integration intersect, revealing why successful change depends more on mindset and management than on tools alone. From workplace strategies to the classroom crisis, they explore what’s needed to empower both leaders and learners in this AI-driven world.

[00:00:00] CEOs' Hidden Fears About AI Leadership

• Why 70% of global CEOs feel unprepared to lead AI transformation and the risks of lacking a strategy.

[00:04:00] The AI Power Circle: A New Model for Executive Learning

• Introducing a hybrid learning framework helping leaders align AI adoption with organizational change management.

[00:12:00] Google's Alpha Evolve: AI’s Leap into Novel Problem-Solving

• What Alpha Evolve means for coding, innovation, and why this shift demands a leadership mindset reboot.

[00:19:00] Microsoft’s Four Lessons for AI Adoption in Teams

• Key takeaways on why enablement beats access, the role of feedback loops, and why everyone is already an AI user.

[00:28:00] The Broken Model of Education Exposed by AI Cheating

• Reflecting on the viral "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College" article and the urgent call for instructional redesign.

[00:41:00] OECD’s Warning on the Digital Well-Being of Children

• Why today's always-on digital world is failing young people and how educators can reclaim their role as mentors in the AI era.

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Resources Mentioned

• Daitaku Global CEO Report
• AI Power Circle
• A hybrid leadership learning experience. Join the AI Power Circle
• OECD Report: "How’s Life for Children in the Digital Age"