In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Yuval Atsman, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. In the conversation, Yuval Atsman discusses the difference between good strategies and why many organizations have lousy strategies. Yuval Atsmon goes on to share why CEOs and executives must embrace and experiment with AI to improve decision-making in the strategic planning process. Yuval Atsman then shares potential applications of AI technologies, including generative AI. Finally, Yuval Atsmon talks about the importance of AI readiness for businesses and how CEOs and senior executives can move quickly on AI while bringing their team members along to align and effectively execute organizational strategy.
Some Highlights:
- The difference between good strategy and bad strategy and why so many organizations end up with a bad strategy
- The most common mistakes with organizational strategy and how to avoid them
- Yuval Atsmon on the most significant challenges in implementing strategic plans
- How to use AI to support strategic meetings and conversations
- Why team member awareness and readiness are critical factors that will determine the speed of AI adoption in organizations
- Yuval Atsmon on AI-enabled business strategies
- The importance of considering tolerance level for mistakes with generative AI
- How to use AI to get insights on strategy relevance and align it to generate value-creation opportunities
- Yuval Atsmon on why AI readiness will be crucial for businesses
- The human factors that support the adoption of AI in organizations
- How to use AI for a positive impact on the quality of decision-making in boardrooms.
- Why companies that don't make AI a default approach will quickly fall behind
- How companies can balance the potential benefits of AI with the need for human oversight and awareness
- The most critical and time-sensitive actions CEOs and executives need to take on AI
Connect with Yuval Atsmon:
Yuval Atsmon at McKinsey & Company (https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/yuval-atsmon)
Yuval Atsmon on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuvalatsmon/)
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
Mahan Tavakoli Website (https://mahantavakoli.com/)
Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/)
Partnering Leadership Website (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)
