If your AI strategy sounds impressive but delivers nothing… this episode’s for you.

This episode is all about what’s happening with AI right now. It’s the first of these episodes that we’ll be releasing quarterly.

We’re cutting through the AI hype cycle and getting brutally honest about what it really takes to make this stuff work inside an organisation.

Because here’s the reality: AI isn’t magic. And if you don’t know what decisions to make, or worse, you automate the wrong things, you’re not transforming your business. You’re just accelerating the chaos.

No fluff. No vendor pitch decks. Just real talk.

JP and Neil are joined by Dr Christoph Burtscher

They get into:

• Why most AI strategies fail before they even start
• The difference between generative AI and agentic AI (and why it matters more than you think)
• How to set proper guardrails before your organisation goes rogue with AI tools
• What CEOs actually need to decide in the first 90 days
• How human roles evolve when digital workers enter the mix

The uncomfortable truths:

• Don’t believe the hype about AI.
• Define your rules of engagement first.”
• “Automating a bad process makes it worse.”

AI isn’t a technology problem it’s a leadership problem. If you don’t rethink decision-making, governance, and how your organisation operates, AI won’t save you. It’ll expose you.

So the question is: Are you using AI to transform your business… or just to speed up your existing dysfunction?

Press play. Let’s find out.

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As a leader, do you feel like it’s your job is to have the answers?

It’s not. It’s to remove the obstacles.

JP and Neil sit down with Jesper With-Fogstrup, CEO of Moneypenny, to talk about what inspirational leadership actually looks like when you strip away the clichés.

Jesper is clear: leadership isn’t about control it’s about unblocking. It’s about creating the conditions where teams can challenge you, disagree with you, and still move fast together.

He says 10% of your team’s job should be disagreeing with you. Jesper also argues that vague objectives kill momentum, and that accountability without trust is just disguised micromanagement.

This is a conversation about clarity, courage, and the discipline of execution.

In this episode:

• Why a leader’s real job is to remove friction
• How structured disagreement strengthens performance
• Why specificity beats vision statements every time
• The power of cross-functional alignment

If you’re still trying to inspire people with slogans instead of structure, this one might sting.

Press play. Unblock your team.

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Digital transformation doesn’t fail because of technology. It fails because leaders don’t align.

JP and Neil sit down with Paul Kendrick, whose career spans travel, digital transformation, and large-scale change.

They strip back the hype around AI, innovation, and “future-ready” strategies to focus on what actually drives results: customer outcomes, board alignment, and empowered teams.

This is a grounded, no-nonsense conversation about why purpose matters, why short-term thinking kills progress, and how urgency, when used well, can unlock real momentum.

You’ll hear about:

• Why AI should support people, not replace them
• How misaligned boards quietly sabotage transformation
• The real cost of short-termism
• What it takes to build a culture that can actually change

Press play. Or keep pretending it’s a tech problem.

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