In business, it is crucial to be adaptable and willing to change course when necessary. Apple's decision to cancel their electric vehicle project after years of development, shifting focus to AI projects instead, exemplifies the importance of reevaluating strategies based on new information. While initially aiming to compete with Tesla and Waymo, Apple's pivot demonstrates that a strategic vision should not be a rigid commitment but a flexible guide to success. Good leadership involves recognizing when to abandon a failing path and chart a new course towards growth and success.
Warning: there are already fake AI-generated versions of Kara's book on Amazon. Plus, Kara and Scott discuss Mitch McConnell’s retirement, and the SEC investigation into whether OpenAI’s investors were misled. They also talk about Apple scrapping its almost decade-long plan to release an electric vehicle, and the controversy around Google's Gemini image generation tool. Then, a listener question on what AI can do for HR departments.
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