60 acast.com AI and the Executive Table https://shows.acast.com/ai-and-the-executive-table en Kenza Ait Si Abbou C-Level,Artificial Intelligence,AI,Leadership,Future Competencies,Tech,AI Strategy,Organizational development Kenza Ait Si Abbou The Podcast where AI meets real world decisions The Podcast where AI meets real world decisions

Kenza Ait Si Abbou Lyadini | Scailers GmbH


AI and the Executive Table is the podcast for C-suite leaders and board members navigating the real decisions of AI transformation. Hosted by AI strategist and Spiegel bestselling author Kenza Ait Si Abbou, each episode unpacks the human, organizational, and technological shifts that turn AI from boardroom pressure into lasting business value. No hype. No theory. Just the conversations that matter at the top.

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Kenza Ait Si Abbou Lyadini | Scailers GmbH


AI and the Executive Table is the podcast for C-suite leaders and board members navigating the real decisions of AI transformation. Hosted by AI strategist and Spiegel bestselling author Kenza Ait Si Abbou, each episode unpacks the human, organizational, and technological shifts that turn AI from boardroom pressure into lasting business value. No hype. No theory. Just the conversations that matter at the top.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false Kenza Ait Si Abbou info+6a081667efd1f558b0dd5c52@mg-eu.acast.com 6a081667efd1f558b0dd5c52 ai-and-the-executive-table episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1778914607750-1e6c3ccf-696b-4fe0-a7cf-a999a662977b.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/ai-and-the-executive-table AI and the Executive Table <![CDATA[People & Transformation | Co-Host Amanda Rajkumar]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 26:25 6a089742a8fad4c1be7f2ead false https://shows.acast.com/ai-and-the-executive-table/episodes/people-transformation-co-host-amanda-rajkumar-e2 6a089742a8fad4c1be7f2ead 6a081667efd1f558b0dd5c52 people-transformation-co-host-amanda-rajkumar-e2 full 1 2 When organizations talk about AI transformation, the instinct is often to ask: how do we measure culture? But the harder question is how to shape it. Culture is not what is written on a values poster - it is what people do when no one is watching.

In this episode, Amanda and Kenza explore why culture is the single most important lever in any AI transformation and how to move it deliberately. They discuss how a clear strategic vision needs to reach every level of the organization, why middle management deserves far more attention than it typically receives, and how to build a genuine learning culture where experimentation is encouraged and mistakes are not punished.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Culture is not the values on the lobby wall. It is how people behave when no one is watching.
  • AI transformation cannot be delegated to the CTO alone - every executive owns a piece of it.
  • The "frozen middle" is not resistant to change. It is overwhelmed. Organizations must explicitly create space for managers to learn and experiment.
  • As long as mistakes carry career risk, adoption will stall. Psychological safety is not a nice-to-have. It is a prerequisite.


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]]> When organizations talk about AI transformation, the instinct is often to ask: how do we measure culture? But the harder question is how to shape it. Culture is not what is written on a values poster - it is what people do when no one is watching.

In this episode, Amanda and Kenza explore why culture is the single most important lever in any AI transformation and how to move it deliberately. They discuss how a clear strategic vision needs to reach every level of the organization, why middle management deserves far more attention than it typically receives, and how to build a genuine learning culture where experimentation is encouraged and mistakes are not punished.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Culture is not the values on the lobby wall. It is how people behave when no one is watching.
  • AI transformation cannot be delegated to the CTO alone - every executive owns a piece of it.
  • The "frozen middle" is not resistant to change. It is overwhelmed. Organizations must explicitly create space for managers to learn and experiment.
  • As long as mistakes carry career risk, adoption will stall. Psychological safety is not a nice-to-have. It is a prerequisite.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[People & Transformation | Co-Host Amanda Rajkumar]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 12:37:19 GMT 6:17 6a081898d98ee73f636cb26d false https://shows.acast.com/ai-and-the-executive-table/episodes/people-transformation 6a081898d98ee73f636cb26d 6a081667efd1f558b0dd5c52 people-transformation Why AI Is Now an Executive Decision full 1 1 Right now, in boardrooms everywhere, the same question keeps coming up: What are we actually doing about AI? Not in theory. Not in a pilot. But in the business.


In this first episode, Kenza and her co-host Amanda introduce the podcast and the question that drives it: why AI transformation has moved from the innovation lab to the executive agenda — and what that shift really means for leaders.


They explore the gap between AI expectation and organizational reality, why most leadership teams are still figuring it out, and what a genuinely useful conversation about AI at the executive level actually looks like. The show is positioned not at the extremes — not deep tech, not distant future — but in the messy middle where real leadership decisions happen.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

•      AI has moved from innovation experiment to strategic priority — and leadership teams are expected to have answers.

•      The real challenge is not technology. It is deciding where to place the first serious bet — and what that means for the rest of the organization.

•      The most valuable AI conversations are the ones that usually stay inside executive rooms. This podcast brings them out.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Right now, in boardrooms everywhere, the same question keeps coming up: What are we actually doing about AI? Not in theory. Not in a pilot. But in the business.


In this first episode, Kenza and her co-host Amanda introduce the podcast and the question that drives it: why AI transformation has moved from the innovation lab to the executive agenda — and what that shift really means for leaders.


They explore the gap between AI expectation and organizational reality, why most leadership teams are still figuring it out, and what a genuinely useful conversation about AI at the executive level actually looks like. The show is positioned not at the extremes — not deep tech, not distant future — but in the messy middle where real leadership decisions happen.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

•      AI has moved from innovation experiment to strategic priority — and leadership teams are expected to have answers.

•      The real challenge is not technology. It is deciding where to place the first serious bet — and what that means for the rest of the organization.

•      The most valuable AI conversations are the ones that usually stay inside executive rooms. This podcast brings them out.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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