In this bonus episode of Lessons Not Yet Learnt, host Kiran Kachela explores the psychological barriers that stand in the way of AI adoption. While many rush to declare they are using AI, the real challenge lies in human trust, control, and connection. From the black box problem to fears about job loss, Kiran highlights why success depends on putting people first, designing for explainability, and ensuring AI feels personal and transparent. 

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In this episode of Lessons Not Yet Learnt, host Kiran Kachela is joined by Reshma Sheikh, CEO of MSDUK, to uncover why businesses so often rush growth without building strong foundations. Drawing on her experience as a corporate lawyer, entrepreneur and leader of a thriving community of diverse businesses, Reshma shares candid insights into why ignoring the numbers, overlooking the basics and chasing shiny solutions come at a high cost.

From the realities of cash flow to the loneliness of entrepreneurship, this episode explores why sustainable success depends on patience, resilience and surrounding yourself with the right team.

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In this bonus episode of Lessons Not Yet Learnt, host Kiran Kachela explores why bigger is not always better when it comes to team design. Taking inspiration from Amazon’s two pizza rule, she reveals how oversized meetings, complex approval chains and blurred accountability can slow transformation to a halt. With insights from Amazon, Apple and her own experience at CI Projects, Kiran highlights how small autonomous teams unlock faster decisions, clearer ownership and a start up energy that fuels innovation. 

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What really happens when strategy, tech, and operations aren't aligned? In this debut episode of Lessons Not Yet Learnt, host and CEO & Founder of CI Projects, Kiran Kachela, is joined by Abi Horner, Product Director at Deliveroo, to unpack the unseen risks of innovation failure, and the power of getting it right. 

From the chaos of live environments to the delicate balance of cross-functional leadership, this episode explores how threaded leadership acts as the glue between vision and execution, especially when every decision affects the customer in real time. 

Drawing on Abi’s experience at American Express and Deliveroo, we explore the human behaviours, process gaps, and overlooked lessons that still trip up even the most ambitious transformation efforts. 

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Hosted by Kiran Kachela, CEO & Founder of CI Project

Lessons Not Yet Learnt is the podcast that uncovers the costly mistakes we keep making, and how to finally move past them.

Through powerful storytelling and cross-industry insights, each episode explores the intersection between people, processes, and technology in business. With candid conversations and expert perspectives, Kiran is on a mission to challenge outdated thinking, highlight overlooked lessons, and drive meaningful change—one story at a time.

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