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Leadership Unlocked is a leadership podcast about the moments that shape how real leaders grow. Hosted by executive coach & strategist Dusty Holcomb, it features real stories and honest conversations with CEOs, founders, and senior leaders navigating real-world challenges and…
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You’re Not Supposed to Be a Technician—But You Need to Know THIS to Lead AI - E79 (opens the original)
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Dusty goes solo to confront the “qualification lie”—the belief that leaders need deep technical expertise to lead effectively in the age of AI. Drawing from his lifelong “magnificent obsession” with leadership, nearly three decades of experience, and his own hesitation to enter the AI conversation, he explains how treating AI assistants like people—providing clear roles, expectations, context, measurement, coaching, and feedback—revealed that AI is fundamentally a leadership opportunity. Dusty b
AI Has Made “Good” the Standard—Yet “Great” Leaders Are Truly Irreplaceable - E78 (opens the original)
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Dusty goes solo to explain why he shelved a finished leadership manuscript and started over with Ancient Intelligence, a book built around a realization he had spent more than a year resisting: leaders do not need to become technologists to succeed with AI—they need to become better leaders in an environment where work is being done differently. Sparked by a blunt conversation with his friend Alex, who challenged him to stop giving the topic the “Heisman” and recognize the value already emerging
AI Didn't Create Your Leadership Gap—It Just Made It Urgent - E77 (opens the original)
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Dusty goes solo to make the case that the leaders who thrive in the age of AI will not be the ones chasing every new tool, but the ones who apply timeless leadership principles with greater focus and intention. Prompted by a CEO’s candid fear that she may not be “good enough” in this new era, Dusty introduces the central argument behind his upcoming book, Ancient Intelligence : AI is the fulcrum, leadership is the lever, and leaders are the ones capable of moving the world. He exposes how unfocu
Everyone's Telling You to Use AI; Nobody's Telling You How | Charlene Li - E76 (opens the original)
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Charlene Li joins Dusty to explore what decades of navigating disruption can teach leaders about the rapidly evolving age of AI. Drawing on her experience at Forrester, founding Altimeter, and advising executives through successive waves of technological change, Charlene argues that leaders should stop chasing every new AI tool and start with the problems they actually need to solve. She explains why AI fluency comes through practice rather than mastery, how leaders can overcome the competing fo
Define Done: Outcome Blocking Is Key to Enhancing Your Impact - E75 (opens the original)
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Dusty challenges leaders to rethink the way they protect and use their time, arguing that time blocking is only the first step and that the real return comes from defining the outcome before the clock starts. He introduces the concept of outcome blocking—taking 60 seconds at the beginning of a meeting, work session, or calendar block to decide exactly what “done” looks like, how the work connects to what matters most, and who is responsible for making sure the target is actually hit. Drawing on
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