Episode 18: Your Leadership Team isn't Ready for AI. Here's a 90-Day Plan to Change that!

Is your leadership team truly AI-ready, or are they just playing a high-stakes game of AI Theater?In this episode of Convergence, co-hosts Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque dismantle the corporate buzzwords to expose a cold truth: AI isn’t just a software update, it’s a leadership autopsy. If executives are outsourcing their curiosity to consultants and tech teams while avoiding personal change, they aren't leading; they are becoming the ultimate bottleneck. This episode maps out a rigorous, battle-tested 90-day blueprint designed to move senior leadership past the "what" of technology and straight into the "who" of the boardroom.Jump In00:00 Intro: AI-Ready Leadership vs. Theater01:30 90-Day Blueprint and Executive Fluency03:00 Mindset Shifts and Experiential Learning04:30 Automation, Augmentation, and Agency06:00 Individual Development Plans and Proficiency07:30 Identifying Mindset Gaps and Friction09:00 Human-Machine Interaction and Workforce Fear10:30 Tech Fluency vs. Philosophical Impact12:00 Executive Gaps and Maturity Assessments13:30 30-Day Phases and Purpose-Driven Learning15:00 Unfiltered Curiosity and Experiential Learning16:30 Business Economics and P&L Vision18:00 Decision Simulations and Machine Bias19:30 Maintaining Human-Centric Decision-Making21:00 Day 91 and Building the Foundation22:30 Outro: Overcoming the Leadership BottleneckConvergence: The Signature Series The lines between technology, business, and humanity are blurring. In a world of constant disruption, success is no longer about mastering one domain — it’s about navigating the pivotal intersections where they converge.Join Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque for Convergence, the series that deconstructs the complex forces shaping our future. Based on hands-on experience, research, and publications, each episode provides actionable frameworks and candid insights on humanity, business, ethics, transformation, AI, modern leadership, governance, sustainable growth, and philosophy.Link to the Fast Company Article:https://www.fastcompany.com/91534223/ai-ready-leadership-team-90-day-plan#AIready #LeadershipAutopsy #ExecutiveTheater #AIFluency #90DayPlan #BusinessTransformation #GenerativeAI #CorporateStrategy #ChangeManagement #ConvergencePodcast #AIleadership #Businessleadership