Why Leadership Teams Fail To Change (And How To Fix It) | E359

About this episode

Gerry Tombs discusses the challenges leadership teams face in adapting to AI and shares insights from his experience scaling ClearVision.

Companies claim they're too busy for AI, and leadership teams are bloated and ineffective. The UK's productivity crisis won't be solved by working harder. These aren't controversial opinions, they're the reality Gerry Tombs is seeing as he helps businesses navigate the AI transformation after scaling ClearVision from a garage startup to £7 million in revenue and 100 people before a successful exit three years ago. In this episode, Gerry breaks down why AI will expose leaders who aren't pulling their weight, why managers will soon oversee hybrid teams of humans and AI agents, and how the millennial generation (29-44) is perfectly positioned to lead in the AI era. He also shares the brutal lessons from scaling ClearVision over 25 years—from staying in hiring too long, to ring-fencing innovation teams, to building enough trust that his leadership team could hold each other accountable rather than relying on him to fire underperformers. And yes, he hit number one in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For—but missed the ceremony due to a migraine. What you'll learn: 🤖 Why companies claiming they're "too busy for AI" are actually just terrified ⚡ How AI agents will work…

People in this episode

Host: Dominic Monkhouse

Guest: Gerry Tombs

Topics covered

• leadership
• AI transformation
• productivity crisis
• hybrid teams
• millennial leadership
• accountability in teams

Keywords

• AI
• leadership teams
• productivity
• hybrid teams
• millennials
• accountability
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ClearVision, Sunday Times

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