The Standup
The Standup
Podcast Description
How can you become a more impactful leader? One who motivates a team? Who turns visions into accomplishments. One who inspires others to achieve more than they dreamed possible? To help answer those questions, we created The Standup. In every episode, Host Yael Miller and our guests will share challenges faced by leaders just like you, explain their practical strategies for success, and do it all in about twenty minutes.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a variety of leadership topics, including authentic leadership, overcoming self-doubt, fostering inclusivity, and leveraging resilience. Episodes feature examples like Cynthia Kleinbaum discussing the Barometer Method for team communication and Katy McFee on overcoming imposter syndrome to confidently embrace leadership opportunities.
How can you become a more impactful leader? One who motivates a team? Who turns visions into accomplishments. One who inspires others to achieve more than they dreamed possible? To help answer those questions, we created The Standup. In every episode, Host Yael Miller and our guests will share challenges faced by leaders just like you, explain their practical strategies for success, and do it all in about twenty minutes.
In this episode of The Standup, we’re joined by Andreas Welsch – an executive, former VP, and now Chief AI Strategist at The Intelligence Briefing – who’s spent his career helping organizations bridge the gap between technology hype and business reality.
Andreas has led high-performing teams through change, uncertainty, and the rise of disruptive tech. He gets real about what it takes to foster an AI-ready culture, why clear communication is a non-negotiable, and how leaders can set smarter standards as AI enters the daily workflow.
Plus, he shares a candid failure story that every leader navigating AI projects will want to hear – and a simple question to ask before greenlighting your next big initiative.
What you’ll learn:
- Why clear communication matters more than AI fluency when leading teams
- How to decide when to kill a project (and how to do it without losing trust)
- What it really takes to build an AI-ready culture from the inside out
Things to listen for:
(00:00) Why experimentation with AI tools is a leadership skill
(01:01) The top questions leaders are asking about AI today
(02:15) Why AI rollouts often miss the mark — and how to fix it
(03:36) How to identify where AI can add real value in your workflows
(05:03) Don’t skip the ROI check: Evaluating tools and vendors wisely
(06:26) How to communicate about AI with clarity — and less fear
(08:06) What it means to lead hybrid teams of humans and AI
(11:24) Overhyped vs. underhyped trends in the AI space
(12:42) Andreas shares a failure story — and how it shaped his leadership
(16:11) One thing leaders should stop doing immediately
Resources:
- Connect with Andreas
- Connect with Yael
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