<![CDATA[Leading Disruption with Charlene Li]]>dd982405-429f-542e-9205-388ab1ccf9cdWed, 26 Aug 2026 18:59:26 +0000Captivate.fmCharlene Li https://artwork.captivate.fm/fe57bd32-f172-4057-9843-66e62c92c89f/Charlene-Podcast-Cover-square-1.jpgLeading Disruption with Charlene LiCharlene Li Charlene Li When was the last time you did something at work that genuinely scared you? Not "this meeting is uncomfortable" scared. I mean the kind where you didn't know if you were going to get it right. Where the ground felt unsteady. Where every smart, experienced part of you said, “This might not work.” If you can remember that moment, you know exactly what leading disruption feels like. If you can't, that's actually the more important signal. I'm Charlene Li. I'm a strategist and author, and I've spent my career studying what it takes to lead through change. Not the comfortable type of change. We’re talking about real, disruptive change. The kind of change that creates entirely new value while destroying the old at the same time. This podcast is called Leading Disruption. And it exists because disruption isn't coming; it's here. AI. Organizational change. The speed at which everything is moving. Leaders are being asked to operate in conditions they have never trained for. Every week, I'm going to give you the frameworks, the honesty, and the real-world perspective you need, not just to survive what's ahead, but to lead it. On your terms. We're going to talk about why your body is wired to avoid disruption and why running toward it anyway is the only move that works. We're going to get specific about AI: what the right questions are, why most leaders are asking the wrong ones, and what it takes to create real value rather than empty activity. And we're going to go beyond AI too, because disruption stay still. If your palms are a little sweaty and your stomach is churning, good. That means you're doing it right. I'm Charlene Li. This is Leading Disruption. https://leading-disruption.captivate.fmfalseepisodicnopodcastWho Owns AI? Why Your Organization Needs a Conductor, Not an OwnerWho Owns AI? Why Your Organization Needs a Conductor, Not an OwnerEveryone in the C-suite thinks they should own AI — the CIO, COO, CFO, chief risk officer, CHRO, and CDO can all make a compelling case. Charlene explains why that's exactly the problem, and why chief AI officers have been failing across organizations for two years. Drawing on the Four Building Blocks framework from Winning with AI, she introduces the "conductor" model: one person whose sole job is to coordinate AI's outcomes, roadmap ("the score"), and pace ("the tempo") across every department — without owning any single piece of it. Using an orchestra metaphor and the real-world example of Sandy Carter's rise to Chief Business Officer at Unstoppable Domains, Charlene lays out what the conductor role actually owns, when a CEO can (and can't) play it, and the three questions every board should be asking about AI leadership right now.

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]]>dc1401b2-65c4-40b1-acb8-c45d7aa491c3Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +053025:52falsefullTrailer: Leading Disruption with Charlene LiTrailer: Leading Disruption with Charlene LiDisruption isn't coming, it's here.

Every week, strategist and author Charlene Li gives leaders the frameworks, the honesty, and the real-world perspective to lead through AI, organizational change, and conditions no one trained them for.

Short episodes. No filler.

If your palms are a little sweaty, good.

]]>Disruption isn't coming, it's here.

Every week, strategist and author Charlene Li gives leaders the frameworks, the honesty, and the real-world perspective to lead through AI, organizational change, and conditions no one trained them for.

Short episodes. No filler.

If your palms are a little sweaty, good.

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