Is AI the Secret to Beating Your Competition?

Ignoring artificial intelligence in your business today can be a costly mistake. More efficient, AI-driven competitors could easily surpass you. Prioritise AI for business and explore AI tools to drive business transformation and maintain AI efficiency and competitiveness.

AI in business isn’t optional. Ignore it and you risk higher costs, slower delivery, and losing customers to faster, AI-enabled competitors. In this video, I explain what happens if you delay, where AI is already paying off, and practical ways to start today. I reference credible research on economic impact and productivity so you can brief your team with confidence (PwC; McKinsey)

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 — The wake-up call: Ignoring AI will cost competitiveness and customers.
00:38 — AI is here now: Who’s already using it at work, at home, and in side hustles.
01:00 — Productivity & growth figures: Reported gains and macro impact by 2030.
01:31 — Every sector is shifting: Finance, retail, healthcare, education.
02:01 — It’s not about shiny tools: The real miss is productivity, service quality, and better products.
02:20 — What AI already does well: First-line support, Q&A, knowledge management.
03:05 — Two-firm thought experiment: AI-enabled firm vs manual workflows.
03:24 — History lesson: Kodak and Blockbuster—mindset, not tech, caused the fall.
04:09 — Pace of change: Weekly advances; why waiting gets harder each month.
04:25 — Adoption trendlines: Most companies will embed AI into core processes this decade.
05:12 — Rising expectations: Amazon-level speed sets the bar for instant answers and reliability.
05:26 — People vs tasks: AI augments roles; humans keep judgment, creativity, and relationships.
06:02 — Role examples: Marketing, legal, and executive use—how AI makes teams “superhuman”.
07:11 — If you don’t adopt: Higher costs, dark data, talent attrition, customer churn.
07:41 — Global shift: Adoption everywhere—capability rising regardless of company size or location.
08:48 — How to start: Begin small, embed into workflows, set boundaries, protect data.
09:40 — Team enablement: Find your internal evangelists; solve a real pain point to build buy-in.
10:14 — By 2030: AI woven into the business—or wondering where everyone went.
10:26 — Next steps & resources: Playlist, prompts, and follow-along materials on my site.
11:00 — Like, subscribe, bell: Weekly, practical AI for leaders; biggest risk is being too late.

What you’ll learn
Clear risks of delaying AI (costs, churn, talent flight).
Where AI reliably saves time today (support, analysis, content, research).
How leaders can pilot safely: small scope, data guardrails, measurable outcomes.
Practical tool ideas to try this week (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity).

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