Episode Details

AI may be changing how work gets done, but many of the leadership challenges it exposes are not new. In this episode of What’s Possible, Ilene Schaffer sits down with RLD Group CEO Lisa Duerre to unpack applied research based on interviews with 25 executives across functions including product, engineering, HR, IT, legal, marketing, and sales.

The research revealed three root drivers of organizational fragmentation: silos, a lack of explorer mindset, and underdesigned conversations and collaboration. Lisa explains why AI is amplifying each of them. Which is increasing the need for shared clarity, stronger cross-functional coordination, and leaders who are willing to stay curious as the landscape continues to change.

Ilene and Lisa also explore the pressure leaders feel to move faster, why “there’s no time to slow down” can become a costly mindset, and how nervous system regulation, intentional conversations, and even one generative question can help leaders move out of protect mode and back toward innovation.

Along the way, Lisa introduces RLD Group’s I|WE|US leadership lens and offers a practical way for leaders to examine how they, their teams, and their larger organizations are working with AI.

This conversation is for leaders who want to move faster without sacrificing thoughtful decision-making, collaboration, well-being, or the human systems required for sustainable performance.

Learn more:

Lisa Duerre https://www.lisaduerre.com/
RLD Group https://rldgroupllc.com
AI Leadership Alignment https://rldgroupllc.com/ai-leadership-alignment
CONVERSATIONS WORTH HAVING® https://rldgroupllc.com/ai-conversations-guide

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This show is produced and edited by the team at Palm Tree Pod Co.