Executive Learning Exchange

We unlocked AI in a new way — here’s what’s changing at ELE this summer - https://mailchi.mp/ele/its-an-audition-now-not-an-interview-18133451

Are we upskilling, or just bolting AI onto broken processes?

In our latest Design Charrette, Marty Murrillo (Precisely) warned against "spot AI projects" that ignore the underlying workflow. This isn’t just about tools; it’s a career reframe for talent leaders to ensure we don't become the "AI training department."

Design Charrette | AI Disruption = Career Opportunity

Check out full live discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-ai-disruption-career-opportunity

"Don't assume silence means alignment." — Lorna Malloy.

We’ve all seen it: a decision is made, the room stays quiet, and resistance surfaces two weeks later. In our latest Design Charrette | The Art of Strategic Listening, we mapped how leaders can read those silent signals before ex*****on stalls.

Huge thanks to Lorna, Megan Bickle, and Patti Ouzounian for leading the reframe.

Check out full discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-the-art-of-strategic-listening

[Co-create Live with ELE | AI Action Planning Hour]

The charrette generated raw peer insight and a partially filled action planning worksheet. The session was about turning that raw material into something a leadership team could actually use.

Check out the full live discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/co-create-live-with-ele-ai-action-planning-hour-1

Organizations aren’t losing the AI race to bad tools—they’re losing to a strategy gap. Internal Client Michael Grubich and AI Strategist Iliana Alvarado reframe the challenge: It’s not about adoption; it’s about ex*****on.

Learn why middle managers are the lever that jumps engagement from 10% to 75%.

Design Charrette | Stop Talking. Start Building AI Leaders

Check out full live discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-stop-talking-start-building-ai-leaders

Most orgs have the tools, but few have leaders who can explain why they matter. We’re moving from "AI activity" to "AI performance."
The breakthrough? The CRIT model. If a leader can’t answer the AI’s "interview" questions, that’s the real strategic gap. Stop prompting—start architecting.

✨ AI Practical Lab: Framing the Why — Leadership Development for AI at Scale

Check out the full discussion: https://www.ele.llc/insights/ai-practical-lab-framing-the-why-leadership-development-for-ai-at-scale

Are we being nice, or are we being kind? Most talent leaders rate themselves a 5 or 6 on that gap—and that’s where the ex*****on drag lives.

We’re diving into "Beyond Midwest Nice: Building high performing environments of Clarity, Candor, and Courage." See how peers are reframing feedback to build true team capability.

Check out full live discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/beyond-midwest-nice-building-high-performing-environments-of-clarity-candor-and-courage

Fresh from last Friday's ELE live discussion: "Design Charrette: From AI Adoption to Shared Practice at Scale."

If your managers can’t explain the AI "why" in their own words, you don’t have a skill gap—you have an alignment gap.

Real adoption means moving from "Manager of People" to "Manager of People and Agents." Is your JD already obsolete?

Check out full video recording here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-from-ai-adoption-to-shared-practice-at-scale

✨ AI Practical Lab: Context Is the Job

Why do new hires struggle by week four? It’s rarely motivation—it’s a mental model gap

Last week, we used the CRIT framework to solve an onboarding gap in minutes. The secret? Asking the AI to interview us before it writes a word.
Stop guessing. Start diagnosing. This is how CRIT becomes an operating model for reskilling your workforce. 🚀

Check out the full video recording here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/ai-practical-lab-context-is-the-job