309. AI Is Forcing a Leadership Reset. Are You Prepared? | Sue Bethanis
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Damon Lembi and Sue Bethanis discuss the need for a leadership reset in the AI economy, emphasizing high-empathy leadership and the importance of psychological safety in the workplace.
Are your employees silently resisting your latest technology mandates, or are you accidentally destroying trust by throwing down executive edicts? In this episode of The Learn-It-All™ Podcast, Damon sits down with executive coach and change management expert Sue Bethanis to unpack why the AI economy demands a massive shift from traditional "change management" to high-empathy leadership. For 30 years, Sue has helped executive teams navigate monumental shifts, from the .com bust and the Great Recession to COVID-19 and now generative AI. She reveals why simply commanding workers to adopt tools like ChatGPT or Claude creates widespread anxiety and stalling, and explains why true productivity takes time, experimentation, and psychological safety. Damon and Sue dive deep into what sets human leadership apart in a world where anyone can access the same data with the push of a button. You’ll discover how to move your team from functional users to fluent innovators by sharpening human-centric skills like taste, discernment, creative judgment, and deep design thinking. Whether you are a risk-averse senior leader trying to protect your organization or a change agent pushing for rapid…
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