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The 2026 Prediction Trap (And What to Do Instead)
Feeling 2026 fatigue? You are not alone. In this episode, Steve digs into the prediction trap so many leaders are stuck in right now, chasing benchmarks and waiting for a safe best practice to appear. In a supersonic world, there are no benchmarks. The only real advantage is your ability to take your best shot, learn fast, and move.
Steve reframes the AI conversation as a cultural challenge, not a technical one. If AI is only a cost play, your team will feel it. If AI is an enabler of more meaningful work, they will feel that too. You will hear how to set a clear belief about AI, how to fuel your pioneers rather than convince your skeptics, and how to stop outsourcing strategy to headlines.
You will learn:
Why waiting for best practices keeps you behind.
How to state your personal belief about AI and lead from it.
How to use AI to elevate people, not squeeze them.
How to anchor decisions in what is truest for your team, not what is newest in the newsfeed.
Try this week:
The Meaning Audit: does your AI plan create more time for meaningful work, or just more work?
Map Your Pioneers: find three early adopters using AI already, interview them, and channel their energy into your broader culture.
If this episode helps clear the fog, follow, share, and leave a review. And if you want to compare notes or talk about your own AI beliefs, connect with Steve on LinkedIn.
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By Steve CadiganFeeling 2026 fatigue? You are not alone. In this episode, Steve digs into the prediction trap so many leaders are stuck in right now, chasing benchmarks and waiting for a safe best practice to appear. In a supersonic world, there are no benchmarks. The only real advantage is your ability to take your best shot, learn fast, and move.
Steve reframes the AI conversation as a cultural challenge, not a technical one. If AI is only a cost play, your team will feel it. If AI is an enabler of more meaningful work, they will feel that too. You will hear how to set a clear belief about AI, how to fuel your pioneers rather than convince your skeptics, and how to stop outsourcing strategy to headlines.
You will learn:
Why waiting for best practices keeps you behind.
How to state your personal belief about AI and lead from it.
How to use AI to elevate people, not squeeze them.
How to anchor decisions in what is truest for your team, not what is newest in the newsfeed.
Try this week:
The Meaning Audit: does your AI plan create more time for meaningful work, or just more work?
Map Your Pioneers: find three early adopters using AI already, interview them, and channel their energy into your broader culture.
If this episode helps clear the fog, follow, share, and leave a review. And if you want to compare notes or talk about your own AI beliefs, connect with Steve on LinkedIn.