Arete Coach 1188 Severin Sorensen "Beyond the AI Hype: Lessons from Leaders and Laggards"
- S1E1188
- 1:07:12
- August 5th 2024
Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen. In this episode, recorded on August 5th, 2024, Severin explores the critical topic of AI adoption in business. As an expert in leveraging AI for business growth and the author of "The AI Whisperer" Series, Severin brings valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by the AI revolution. This episode is tailored for executive coaches, chairs, mentors, and facilitators guiding CEOs and key executives across thousands of businesses worldwide.
In this engaging exploration, Severin Sorensen delves into the complexities of AI implementation in business, drawing from experience and research. He examines the disparity between companies successfully leveraging AI and those struggling to realize its potential. Sorensen's analysis covers key factors contributing to AI success, common pitfalls, and practical strategies for businesses at various stages of their AI journey. His insights are particularly valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises navigating the AI landscape. The episode also critically examines traditional frameworks for technology adoption, such as "Crossing the Chasm" and "The Innovator's Dilemma," in the context of AI. Sorensen's approach aligns perfectly with the Arete Coach Podcast's mission to explore excellence in the art and science of executive coaching, offering listeners actionable insights to guide their clients through the AI revolution.
Severin Sorensen addresses the critical challenges and opportunities presented by AI adoption in business. He highlights the significant disparity between companies successfully leveraging AI and those struggling to realize its potential. This gap, Sorensen explains, often stems from differences in strategic clarity, investment in necessary resources, and the ability to manage organizational changes. For business owners, this underscores the importance of aligning AI initiatives with core business objectives and investing in quality data infrastructure.
Sorensen emphasizes the value of starting with clear, focused AI initiatives that can deliver quick wins. He advises businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, to begin with simple, well-defined use cases that offer immediate benefits. This approach not only provides tangible value but also builds confidence and paves the way for more complex AI applications. The episode offers practical strategies for AI implementation, including conducting thorough business needs assessments, setting realistic expectations, and maintaining a balance between AI automation and human oversight.
For executive coaches, the episode provides valuable insights into guiding clients through the AI revolution. Sorensen discusses the evolving role of executive coaches in helping leaders navigate the complexities of AI adoption. He stresses the importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the face of AI's rapid development. The episode also critically examines traditional frameworks for technology adoption in the context of AI, offering coaches a nuanced understanding of how to apply these concepts in today's business landscape. This knowledge equips coaches to better support their clients in developing effective AI strategies and managing the organizational changes that come with AI implementation.
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This episode was produced on August 5, 2024.
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Arete Coach: Exploring the Art and Science of Executive Coaching
“Arete Coach Podcast" Explores the "Art and Science" of Executive Coaching hosted by Severin Sorensen. The “Arete Coach Podcast" is for executive coaches and anyone considering becoming an executive coach. The podcast is especially valuable to executive coaches who are lifetime learners with deep curiosity about the "art and science" of coaching. In this podcast, the ‘art of coaching’ is explored through engaging interviews with leading executive coaches from diverse backgrounds sharing their individual coaching journeys, learnings, methods, best questions, and situational approaches to executive coaching. Beyond best practices, the podcast will regularly mine research on the ‘science of coaching’ and explores ongoing scientific discoveries and studies looking for what works and why, with an aim to improve the core body of knowledge for executive coaches and the industry. Severin Sorensen has provided over 7,500 hours of paid executive coaching sessions and he holds the following coaching certifications: ICF/ACSTH Certified Executive Coach (CEC), Certified Organizational Development Coach (CODC), Certified Life Coach (CLC); and the IAC: Coach Masteries Practioner. Severin Sorensen has an M.Phil in Economics at King's College, Cambridge University, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Utah.
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Severin Sorensen is host of the Arete Coach Podcast, where he interviews executive coaches and researchers with the aims to celebrate and explore the art and science of executive coaching today.
Severin is a senior executive coach, serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity about people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. (www.epraxis.com)
Severin is a certified coach with an IAC Masteries Practitioner designation and 800+ hours of ICF/ACSTH and other advanced training in Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, EOS, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Positive Intelligence (PQ). Severin has over 7,500+ hours of paid executive coaching working with high performing executives, owners, and operators of public and private companies throughout North America.Severin's coaching clients include boards of directors, CEOs, Presidents, GMs, COO, CFO, CTO, VP Engineering, VP Talent, and many other positions.
Severin lives in Park City , Utah and his virtual coach practice includes clients throughout the Americas.
From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair where he coached three CEO and Key executive groups. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on the topic of identifying and hiring difference making top talent.
In terms of the types of clients coached, Severin has coached new CEOs (with less than 2 years experience), large company executives (e.g., Managing Director of Rio Tinto), numerous high-growth entrepreneurs operating INC 5000 businesses, multi-generational family owned businesses, and primary-equity business owners who are still actively managing their companies. Severin has experience coaching both private and public company executives and their executive teams.
Severin's own coaching practice is tool based, using diagnostics, surveys, and Socratic questioning to get to root issues. You can learn more about Severin at epraxis.com (insights), LinkedIn, Quora, and Twitter. If you think you might be a good fit for executive coaching with Severin, he is happy to give you a free test drive coaching session to see if this would be good for you and your team. You can book a free test-drive 30 min coaching huddle at: calendly.com/epraxis.