What Smart Leaders Do With AI | The Fluent Edge Ep. 7
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đ§ Episode 007 â What Smart Leaders Do With AI
Most leaders treat AI like a toolâlike Excel on steroids.
But what if the real power of AI isnât just faster output... but better thinking?
In this episode of The Fluent Edge, Sean Watson and Dr. Howie Jacobson explore how advanced English learners and forward-thinking professionals can treat AI not just as an assistantâbut as a strategy partner, creative challenger, and emotional intelligence booster.
From designing prompts that push your thinking, to simulating team conflict without bruised egos, this episode is your guide to real AI fluencyâfor leadership thatâs both sharp and human.
đš If youâve ever wondered how to go beyond ChatGPT novelty and make AI part of your leadership stackâthis oneâs for you.
đď¸ What Youâll Learn
- The 3 Levels of AI Mastery for Leaders
- Why context, role, and constraint matter more than âthe perfect promptâ
- How to build a simple 3-tool AI dashboard for yourself or your team
- How to use AI to depersonalize conflict and clarify communication
- Real use cases: lesson generators, nonviolent feedback GPTs, and more
- How voice dictation can make prompt creation feel like a conversation
- The one sentence Sean adds to every prompt to avoid confusion
đ ď¸ Tools + Methods Mentioned
- The CRIT Prompt Framework (Context, Role, Interview, Task)
- Custom GPTs for leadership, communication, and emotional intelligence
- Using AI to create dynamic ESL lesson templates
- The âinvisible advisorâ approach to leadership AI
- VoiceNotes + AI transcription = frictionless prompting
- AI as a tool for risk analysis, objection simulation, and de-escalation
đ§ Concepts That Will Stick
- âYou canât read the label if youâre inside the boxâ
- Treating AI like a teammateânot just a tool
- Prompting as thinking, not just querying
- Why output quality = input clarity
- How vague prompts lead to scope creep
âąď¸ Timestamps
00:00 â Cold open: AI isnât Excel on steroidsâitâs your 24/7 strategy partner
00:48 â Intros: Sean & Howie on language + leadership
01:30 â Seanâs AI âahaâ moment: scaling quality with less effort
03:10 â How prompting gets smarter with practice
04:15 â The CRIT prompt method explained
06:20 â Using voice dictation to create natural prompts
07:10 â BCG study: 40% jump in quality from AI adoption
07:45 â Live demo: Seanâs ESL GPT and lesson template
10:00 â Prompt iteration = product iteration
11:00 â How AI helps depersonalize conflict and boost clarity
12:15 â Howieâs idea: a nonviolent communication GPT
13:00 â Why companies like Sanofi embrace experimentation
13:45 â Build your AI dashboard: 3 tools per quarter
14:30 â Prompt Pack walk-through: strategic planning example
16:00 â Closing thoughts: stay sharp, stay human, stay fluent
đ¤ Interactive Challenge
Pick one of your leadership challengesâconflict, brainstorming, feedback, or delegationâand write a CRIT-style prompt using the framework from this episode.
Then feed it into ChatGPT or your own custom GPT and see what you learn.
đ§ Bonus: Ask the AI to interview you to sharpen your thinking.
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