AI is not waiting for anyone to catch up, and the gap between teams leaning in and teams hesitating is widening. If you have nodded along in an AI conversation at work while quietly wondering what it means for your job, this one is for you.
Dr. Sharalyn Payne makes the case that the fear is not generational, that human skills are still where you win, and that the leadership work is talking about it openly instead of letting the anxiety run underground. Practical, no jargon, and honest about what leaders owe their teams.
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr. Sharalyn Payne is a transformational strategist and organisational performance expert with more than twenty years leading talent and performance management across Fortune 500 companies, startups, healthcare, finance, technology and manufacturing. She leads SMP International, hosts The Game Changer with Dr. Sharalyn, and writes the Ultra Influential newsletter.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- AI fear is not generational. Younger people worry about replacement too.
- You still compete and win on human skills, because the tool cannot actually feel.
- Study how competitors use AI, then make yours better. Test your own chatbot first.
- Silence is the real risk. Teams already sense the change, so name it out loud.
- Without guardrails, everyone uses a different tool and nobody shares a strategy.
- Try a five minute team spotlight where one person shares how AI helped that week.
- Apply it to what you are already excellent at. Nobody pays a premium for average.
- Pick one or two tools and master them rather than sampling twenty.
- Validate what comes out before it goes anywhere near your reputation.
- Learn a little, do a little. Five minutes a day compounds across a year.
CONNECT WITH THE GUEST:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsharalyn/
Newsletter: https://www.ultrainfluential.com
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
[00:00] Welcome to AI Base: the widening gap between leaning in and hesitating (approx.)
[02:00] The biggest misconception, and why fear is not generational (approx.)
[06:00] Competing on human skills, and the chatbot that should have been tested (approx.)
[11:00] What getting it right looks like: open conversations and real guardrails (approx.)
[15:00] Reskilling, transparency about roles, and what leaders owe their teams (approx.)
[19:00] Where to start: research, then build on what you are already excellent at (approx.)
[23:00] One or two tools, mastered, and validating before you publish (approx.)
[26:00] Staying with it through setbacks, and where to find Dr. Sharalyn (approx.)
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