Agility, AI, and Leadership: Designing Decisions in the Age of Acceleration with Tracey Seward

In this episode of the Exponential Growth Podcast, I sat down with Tracey Seward, former Accenture Managing Director, transformation executive, and now a trusted advisor helping leaders navigate AI adoption and modern leadership.Tracey shares a story she rarely tells publicly, growing up in a six-generation family business founded in 1892, where transformation wasn’t a strategy… it was survival. From selling goods out of wagons to becoming a modern mechanical contracting company, she saw firsthand what it takes to evolve year after year.We explore:• AI as a decision amplifier, and why human judgment matters more than ever • Why leaders must move from decision makers to designers of decision conditions • The real meaning of agility (and why ego often blocks it) • The collapse of distance and what it means for culture and trust • Why trade and blue-collar roles are entering a powerful new era • How execution advantage separates winners from those who fall behindThis conversation sits at the intersection of technology, humanity, and leadership at scale.If you're a CEO, board member, investor, operator, or emerging leader trying to make sense of exponential change, this episode will challenge how you think about leading in it.