AI is accelerating faster than most organizations are prepared for—and leaders are feeling the pressure. But this isn’t just about adopting a new tool. It’s about navigating a workplace transition that will redefine jobs, roles, and trust.

In this episode, you’ll get a clear, practical game plan for how to lead your team through the next phase of AI integration—with confidence and clarity. If you’ve been asking, “Where do we even start?”, this is your playbook. Learn what to do in the next 7 to 14 days to kickstart momentum, and how to follow through over the next 90 days to build a sustainable, human-centered AI culture.

You’ll learn:

1. How to set safe, simple AI usage rules your team will actually follow
2. Why picking just 1–3 workflows is the smartest place to start
3. The best way to build trust and capability inside your team
4. What to track (and why vibes aren’t enough)
5. How to redesign roles and conversations without fear or chaos
6. A clear, month-by-month path to scale AI responsibly—without breaking culture or trust

If you lead a team, start now. Pick one process, name the moment, and set the tone for curiosity and clarity. This is your window to lead—not react.

The Leadership Career Accelerator

Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted

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The Leadership Career Accelerator podcast is for aspiring leaders to learn how to build executive presence, influence with impact, and get recognized and promoted. You’ll learn how to develop integrity, expand your self-awareness, empathy and emotional intelligence, developing vision and strategic thinking, grow your communication skills, active listening, decision-making, adaptability and agility, collaboration and team-building, responsibility and accountability, courage, humility, innovation and creativity, a growth mindset and learning agility, resilience and persistence, authenticity, influence without authority, motivation and inspiring others, trust-building, focus and prioritization, coaching and developing others, conflict management, inclusivity and diversity awareness, transparency and openness, and servant leadership.

If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll ours too! Dare to Lead with Brené Brown, which explores courage, vulnerability, and culture shifts in leadership; The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, offering practical and actionable advice for leading teams and organizations; The Maxwell Leadership Podcast with John C. Maxwell, known for classic, principle-based lessons from one of the world’s foremost leadership experts; HBR IdeaCast hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch, which covers leadership, strategy, and innovation with top thinkers and executives; The EntreLeadership Podcast with Dave Ramsey, focusing on leadership in...

There are moments in business when everything shifts. Not a new tool. Not a new trend. A rewrite. AI is becoming one of those moments.

If you led through the early days of COVID, you remember the feeling — speed, uncertainty, disruption. That same intensity is here again. But this time, it’s not driven by crisis. It’s driven by technology.

In a matter of months, AI has gone from curiosity to capability. It’s reshaping how work gets done, how decisions are made, and how people feel about their value at work.

Employees are asking:

1. Is my job safe?
2. Am I behind?
3. Do I need to reinvent myself?
4. Is my company handling this well?

If you're in a leadership role, those questions land with you.

Barry breaks down:

1. 10 clear predictions for 2026 — not hype, but recognizable shifts already taking root
2. How AI is reshaping work at every level — from task design to team culture
3. Why management is changing, not disappearing
4. What happens when AI tools start taking real action, not just suggesting ideas
5. The emotional divide forming at work: anxiety vs. advantage — and what to do about it

This isn’t about staying ahead of a trend. It’s about leading through a turning point.

Tune in and get grounded in what’s happening — so you can lead your team with clarity, confidence, and credibility.

The Leadership Career Accelerator

Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted

For more information and resources, visit: https://barrymoline.com/resources

The Leadership Career Accelerator podcast is for young professionals, team leads, emerging leaders, new managers, entry-level managers, and first-time managers navigating real-world career challenges. They're ambitious professionals, high achievers, and corporate climbers striving for career advancement, career growth, and professional success. Along the way, they face imposter syndrome, self-doubt, fear of failure, burnout, and career anxiety, often feeling overlooked, undervalued, underpaid, or trapped in stagnation and job pressure. They want to overcome micromanagement, office politics, comparison, and difficult bosses, while learning how to lead through influence, trust, persuasion, and emotional intelligence. These business professionals seek leadership training that builds confidence, executive presence, and authority, with tools like communication skills, public speaking, negotiation, and storytelling. They care about productivity, self-improvement, mindset, decision making, and professional development—all while trying to stand out in complex workplace dynamics. Their goals include earning respect, recognition, a promotion, or a raise, building credibility, gaining clarity, and achieving the...

Have you ever dreaded delivering bad news—especially when the stakes are high and emotions are raw?

Whether you're a leader, educator, healthcare professional, or sales executive, chances are you've faced moments where you had to share something tough. This episode breaks down how to handle those high-stakes conversations with confidence, empathy, and clarity—so you maintain trust and preserve relationships even in the most difficult situations.

1. You’ll learn a 6-step framework for delivering difficult news in a way that keeps dignity and respect intact for everyone involved.
2. You’ll discover why traditional methods like the "compliment sandwich" may fall short—and what to use instead.
3. You’ll hear real-world examples from leadership, education, and business where this communication method transforms tension into productive next steps.

Learn how to turn your next difficult conversation into a moment of clarity, connection, and leadership growth.

The Leadership Career Accelerator

Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted

For more information and resources, visit: https://barrymoline.com/resources

Get a free 30-minute consultation with Vlad Bushin by contacting him at vb@bushinconsulting.com

The Leadership Career Accelerator podcast is for aspiring leaders to learn how to build executive presence, influence with impact, and get recognized and promoted. You’ll learn how to develop integrity, expand your self-awareness, empathy and emotional intelligence, developing vision and strategic thinking, grow your communication skills, active listening, decision-making, adaptability and agility, collaboration and team-building, responsibility and accountability, courage, humility, innovation and creativity, a growth mindset and learning agility, resilience and persistence, authenticity, influence without authority, motivation and inspiring others, trust-building, focus and prioritization, coaching and developing others, conflict management, inclusivity and diversity awareness, transparency and openness, and servant leadership.

If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll ours too! Dare to Lead with Brené Brown, which explores courage, vulnerability, and culture shifts in leadership; The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, offering practical and actionable advice for leading teams and organizations; The Maxwell Leadership Podcast with John C. Maxwell, known for classic, principle-based lessons from one of the world’s foremost leadership experts; HBR IdeaCast hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch, which covers leadership, strategy, and innovation with top thinkers and executives; The EntreLeadership Podcast with Dave Ramsey, focusing on leadership in entrepreneurial and business contexts; How Leaders Lead with David Novak, featuring interviews with top leaders from business, sports, and entertainment; The Leadership Podcast with Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos, which highlights real-world leadership experiences; Just One Question with Dr. Nick Morgan, a fast-paced show that distills leadership insights into one powerful question per episode; Leadership Biz Café with Tanveer Naseer, exploring the human side of leadership and teamwork; and The Learning Leader Podcast with Ryan Hawk, which emphasizes continuous learning, personal growth, and leadership development through conversations with high performers.