Get Leadership to See AI Reality

Hosted by Randy Silver

Mon, May 11, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Reframe the "Can't we just?" conversation

Turn vague AI requests into structured decisions using six questions that work in any leadership meeting.

Align on any AI request in under five minutes

Assess any AI request in minutes using a Cynefin-based framework — and respond with facts, not frustration.

Move from AI hype to coherent strategy

Connect any AI request back to diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent action — the three elements of real strategy.

Push back without killing the conversation

Say no, or not yet, to an AI request in a way that keeps you credible and builds on the relationship.

Why this topic matters

Every exec review contains the same request: Can't we just use AI? Most approaches teach you to work better under that pressure. This one teaches you to change the conditions — shifting leadership from capability thinking ('can we do this?') to strategy ('should we do this, and what does it cost us?') before it derails your team

You'll learn from

Randy Silver

Product & Leadership Coach (ex Amazon, HSBC), co-host of The Product Experience

Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach who has held CPO and Leadership roles at organisations including HSBC and Sainsbury's.


He co-hosts The Product Experience & Build Our Loud podcasts, and hosts communities for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether) and Product Coaches. He’s the author of What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager’s Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19. He speaks regularly at product conferences and works with senior leaders navigating exactly these conversations.

Previously at

Amazon
HSBC
Sainsbury's
SiriusXM
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