Why most leaders are not ready for AI, and what to do about it
A 2026 keynote, recorded in the room: the argument a leadership audience hears first, and what it can do on Monday.
Keynote, 2026
Media
Anna on stage, on podcasts, and in long-form conversation
Keynote footage, podcast appearances and full-length sessions on AI-era leadership, the leadership operating system, and the human capabilities technology cannot replicate. Start anywhere; each one stands on its own.
Start here
Upgrade your leadership operating system in the AI era
The full session: why the gap between where a leader is and what the role demands next is architectural rather than informational, and what changes when you work on the architecture.
43 minutes. Plays the whole playlist in order.
Talks and long-form sessions
The arguments, at length
The $366 Billion Leadership Gap: Why AI Transformations Fail Before They Start
Why the money goes in at the top of the organization and the behavior change never arrives at the bottom.
34 minutes
When Expertise Isn’t Enough: The Leadership Skills AI Can’t Replace
For leaders who were experts first: what carries over into leading people, and what does not.
52 minutes
A full hour with Anna
The long version: the operating system, the frameworks and the questions leaders ask when nobody else is listening.
60 minutes
Podcast appearances
Conversations with hosts who push back
Leadership Beyond Borders, with Kimberli J. Lewis
Beyond the Last Disruption: the leadership upgrade the AI era demands
Fifty-one minutes on what AI changes about leading: which human capabilities matter more as AI becomes part of everyday work, how a leader responds to uncertainty, and what it takes to lead with clarity, adaptability and confidence in this era.
September 2026 · 51 minutes · Apple Podcasts
Listen on Apple PodcastsYour Leadership Operating System Is Outdated
The beliefs and defaults installed by past success, and why they create friction a leader cannot explain.
35 minutes
Episode 184: Leaderwired, transforming leadership in the AI era
The book, the seven frameworks, and what changes for a leader who works on the architecture instead of the behavior.
42 minutes
Get Down To Business with Scott Klein
A short, practical conversation on leading people through a change they did not choose.
11 minutes
Short clips
Five minutes, one idea
And, below them, six ideas in a minute each.
Five on 5
Five questions, eight minutes, on KOBI-TV NBC5: leading in the era of AI, and what it takes to be an AI-enabled leader.
8 minutes
The whole playlist
Every appearance in one place, newest first, on YouTube.
In sixty seconds
Six ideas, one minute each
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