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The AI Mistake Costing Companies Millions (iMerit CEO Radha Basu)
Episode 448
Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
AI is changing leadership faster than most executives realize, pushing teams to move at a speed that introduces multi-million dollar operational blindspots.
In this episode of Lead The Team, Ben Fanning sits down with Radha Basu, Founder & CEO of iMerit, to break down why "right beats fast" when scaling technology.
Discover how to navigate high-stakes AI disruption, structure true organizational ownership, and prevent executive burnout while leading a hyper-growth team.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
- How a missing piece of real-world context nearly triggered chaos in an autonomous vehicle model.
- The exact moment Radha risked losing an industry-leading client by refusing to drop her quality standards for speed.
- The 4 mission-critical AI roles leaders need to scale machine judgment safely.
- The Radical Feedback Loop: Overcoming executive burnout by building an organizational culture that talks back.
- The Slack Rule: Why data trainers must have a direct line to the CTO.
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