Why Bravery Is the Missing Ingredient in Your Company AI Strategy
If you're anything like the leaders I've been working with this year—AI isn’t knocking at the door—it’s already moved in, rearranged the furniture, and is now asking your team what’s taking so long to catch up.
Every week brings a new platform, a smarter algorithm, a fresh wave of headlines. And while most organizations are racing to adopt the latest tools and automations, too many are skipping the foundational upgrade—the one between the ears.
It's not about upgrading your tech.
It’s about upgrading your thinking.
And that takes a whole lot of bravery.
AI Adoption Requires More Than Tech Skills—It Demands Bravery
Let’s be honest: most organizations are adopting AI without rewiring how they think, communicate, or collaborate.
They’re rushing to implement tools without preparing their people for the discomfort, uncertainty, or reinvention that comes with it.
Innovation doesn’t just require intelligence. It requires courage.
It requires leaders who can navigate ambiguity, model vulnerability, and lead their teams through fear—not away from it.
Don’t Wait for Clarity—Lead Through Curiosity and Courage
In a world where AI can generate ideas, analyze data, and automate processes, your value as a leader isn’t rooted in having all the answers.
It’s rooted in creating space for the right answers to emerge.
That means:
Asking brave questions when others stay silent.
Embracing discomfort as the price of transformation.
Communicating with honesty—even when it’s easier to pretend.
Rewiring how you work, how you lead, and how you think.
If your team is paralyzed by the unknown, overwhelmed by change, or hiding behind “wait and see” strategies—you don’t need more training manuals.
You need more bravery.
Small Brave Moves > Big Tech Investments
Adopting AI doesn’t start with platforms or tools. It starts with mindset.
✨ A mindset that prioritizes psychological safety over perfection.
✨ A mindset that encourages experimentation over expertise.
✨ A mindset that treats mistakes as fuel, not failure.
You don’t need to know everything about machine learning or large language models. You do need to know how to lead yourself—and your people—through change with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
The most future-ready leaders aren’t those fearing AI’s rise—but those brave enough to lead in the ways only humans can: with connection, trust, and heart.
Let’s Brave the Shift, Together
A study by Workday and FT Longitude found that only 13% of leaders feel confident making decisions about AI—yet nearly 9 in 10 say it’s critical to their business success.
So what’s the gap? Clarity? Skills? Tools? Maybe.
But more often—it’s courage.
Here’s your next Small Brave Move®:
👥 Call a team huddle. Name the elephant in the room. Ask these three questions out loud:
How are you feeling about all the AI changes we’re hearing about?
Where do you see opportunity—and where do you feel uneasy?
What kind of support do you need from me to stay engaged, not overwhelmed?
No agenda. No slides. Just space for truth.
Because before you roll out tools or revamp workflows, you need trust. And trust is built one brave conversation at a time.
This is the leadership transformation AI won’t automate.