When was the last time you did something at work that genuinely scared you?
Not "this meeting is uncomfortable" scared. I mean the kind where you didn't know if you were going to get it right. Where the ground felt unsteady. Where every smart, experienced part of you said, “This might not work.”
If you can remember that moment, you know exactly what leading disruption feels like.
If you can't, that's actually the more important signal.
I'm Charlene Li. I'm a strategist and author, and I've spent my career studying what it takes to lead through change. Not the comfortable type of change. We’re talking about real, disruptive change. The kind of change that creates entirely new value while destroying the old at the same time.
This podcast is called Leading Disruption. And it exists because disruption isn't coming; it's here. AI. Organizational change. The speed at which everything is moving. Leaders are being asked to operate in conditions they have never trained for.
Every week, I'm going to give you the frameworks, the honesty, and the real-world perspective you need, not just to survive what's ahead, but to lead it. On your terms.
We're going to talk about why your body is wired to avoid disruption and why running toward it anyway is the only move that works. We're going to get specific about AI: what the right questions are, why most leaders are asking the wrong ones, and what it takes to create real value rather than empty activity. And we're going to go beyond AI too, because disruption stay still.
If your palms are a little sweaty and your stomach is churning, good. That means you're doing it right.
I'm Charlene Li. This is Leading Disruption.
This podcast is hosted by
Leading Disruption with Charlene Li
When was the last time you did something at work that genuinely scared you?
Not "this meeting is uncomfortable" scared. I mean the kind where you didn't know if you were going to get it right. Where the ground felt unsteady. Where every smart, experienced part of you said, “This might not work.”
If you can remember that moment, you know exactly what leading disruption feels like.
If you can't, that's actually the more important signal.
I'm Charlene Li. I'm a strategist and author, and I've spent my career studying what it takes to lead through change. Not the comfortable type of change. We’re talking about real, disruptive change. The kind of change that creates entirely new value while destroying the old at the same time.
This podcast is called Leading Disruption. And it exists because disruption isn't coming; it's here. AI. Organizational change. The speed at which everything is moving. Leaders are being asked to operate in conditions they have never trained for.
Every week, I'm going to give you the frameworks, the honesty, and the real-world perspective you need, not just to survive what's ahead, but to lead it. On your terms.
We're going to talk about why your body is wired to avoid disruption and why running toward it anyway is the only move that works. We're going to get specific about AI: what the right questions are, why most leaders are asking the wrong ones, and what it takes to create real value rather than empty activity. And we're going to go beyond AI too, because disruption stay still.
If your palms are a little sweaty and your stomach is churning, good. That means you're doing it right.
I'm Charlene Li. This is Leading Disruption.
This podcast is hosted by