Women Leaders AI Career Growth: Traits, Tools, Confidence | WLS 164 Sabrina Braham & Barry O’Reilly

Women Leaders AI Career Growth: Traits, Tools, Confidence | WLS 164 Sabrina Braham & Barry O’Reilly

From Women's Leadership Success by Sabrina Braham MA MFT PPC

June 29, 2026 · 32 min

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Sabrina Braham and Barry O'Reilly discuss how women leaders can leverage AI for career growth using the Traits, Tasks, Tools framework.

Executive Summary: Most women leaders know AI could accelerate their careers—but don't know where to start. Executive coach Sabrina Braham and author Barry O'Reilly reveal the Traits, Tasks, and Tools framework that eliminates AI paralysis, builds confidence in unfamiliar leadership roles, and helps women leaders AI career growth into bigger opportunities—starting this week. Quick Takeaways: 69% of women say AI has opened new career pathways—but only for those who start using it now (ANSR Women in Tech Report, 2026). The Traits, Tasks, Tools framework reveals how to match AI to the way you personally do your best work. Use AI to pressure-test your thinking—never to hand over your judgment. That distinction changes everything. Asking AI "What questions should I be asking as a VP?" instantly elevates your perspective without years of experience. The worst thing you can do in a time of AI uncertainty is nothing. You must be in it to learn it. You know you should be using AI. You've heard the urgency, seen the headlines, maybe even opened ChatGPT, stared at that blinking cursor—and quietly closed the tab. Here's what I want you to know: that moment of hesitation doesn't mean you're…

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Organizations: ANSR Women in Tech Report, Stanford, Ernst & Young

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