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Ever feel like your inbox is a novel and your day is a string of tiny decisions that drain the joy out of leading? We dig into a practical way forward: using AI to cut noise, spark ideas, and protect your judgment. Not to replace your voice—only to amplify it. From summarizing walls of text into crisp actions to turning messy thoughts into structured plans, we share specific prompts, ethical boundaries, and everyday wins that make leadership lighter and your work more creative.
We start by reframing AI as a collaborator. Adoption is moving fast and skill half-lives are shrinking, so leaders need tools that save time without outsourcing relationships. You’ll hear how to set clear guardrails—no AI writing personal notes or full reviews—while still using it to refine tone, tighten language, and check clarity. We also get real about cognitive overload and decision fatigue, and how switching perspectives in your prompts (like “explain this to a four-year-old” or “challenge my assumptions”) exposes blind spots and reveals simpler paths to action.
Then we get concrete. We show how one listener used AI to tame overlong emails and coach a manager toward simpler communication. We walk through building a reusable prompt library, using meeting transcripts to draft proposals, and turning AI into a sounding board that pushes your thinking beyond the obvious. Outside of work, we highlight meal planning that produces menus, shopping lists, and prep steps in minutes, plus travel logistics that turn complex trips into doable itineraries. Throughout, we emphasize authenticity: never paste AI text blindly; edit for truth, tone, and relevance so your message still feels like you.
If you want less busywork and more headspace for strategy and people, this conversation is your map. Subscribe, share with a colleague who’s curious about AI, and leave a review with the prompt you want us to build next.
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Chapters
1. Welcome Back And Warm-Up (00:00:00)
2. Setting Today’s Topic: AI And Leadership (00:02:08)
3. Generational Views And First Steps With AI (00:03:32)
4. The Pace Of Change And Adoption Stats (00:06:42)
5. Info Overload, Decision Fatigue, Creativity (00:11:02)
6. Fear, Ethics Lite, And Practical Framing (00:15:52)
7. Creativity Debates And Artist Parallels (00:19:52)
8. Prompting Well And Using AI Intentionally (00:23:52)
9. Leadership Time, Strategy, And AI As Partner (00:28:12)
10. Governance, Policies, And Personal Boundaries (00:32:12)
11. Voice, Authenticity, And Checking AI’s Work (00:36:32)
12. Prompts That Challenge Assumptions (00:40:52)
13. Personal Use Cases: Meals And Travel (00:44:42)
14. Culture Of Experimentation For Teams (00:48:32)
15. Tactics: Emails, Reviews, And Prompts (00:52:32)
16. Libraries, Transcripts, And Human Edit (00:56:42)
17. Training, Q&A, And How To Get Help (01:00:22)
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