My CEO Is Obsessed With AI - But Doesn’t Understand It - What Should I Do?

In this mailbox episode, Jonathan (Wagstaffe) and I dive into a challenge many of you are facing: a CEO who is obsessed with AI but lacks a fundamental understanding of its limitations. It is a classic case of managing up. When your leader is influenced by the "best-case" scenarios shared on social media, your job is to redirect that energy into grounded, actionable strategy.We discuss the necessity of executive education, specifically through dedicated training days and hands-on hackathons. These sessions are designed to pull back the curtain on the "magic" and show just how frustrating and difficult AI implementation can be when you move past the "vibe marketing" stage. We also explore the dangers of "AI washing," where companies use the technology as a shield for headcount reductions, often leading to the eventual need to re-hire the talent they prematurely let go.The episode provides a roadmap for shifting the conversation from "replacing jobs" to "replacing tasks" through workflow mapping and measured experiments. We wrap up by re-introducing the "3 Ts (Time, Truth, Trust) and 2 Vs (Validate and Verify) " framework for maintaining quality and reliability in an era of AI hallucinations. This is about ensuring your business moves at pace without sacrificing the truthThanks for listening! Danny Denhard