We have committed to an AI-driven business strategy on our V/TO, but we suspect some of our department heads lack the natural drive to lead this change in their seats. How do we use Predictive Index assessments to determine if our current leadership team has the behavioral wiring to execute an AI-first strategy?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Implementing an AI-driven strategy requires a leadership team that is behaviorally equipped to handle rapid change, ambiguity, and process disruption. If your department heads are naturally resistant to change, your AI strategy will fail at the execution level.

To assess your leadership team's readiness, use Predictive Index assessments to analyze their behavioral drives.

Specifically, look at their level of dominance and formality. Leaders with high dominance are naturally comfortable taking risks and driving change, which is essential for pioneering new AI workflows. Leaders with high formality prefer structured, proven processes and may struggle in the fluid, rapidly evolving AI landscape.

This does not mean you should replace your high-formality leaders. Rather, it helps you identify where friction will occur. Your operations head might need support in designing flexible workflows, while your sales head might need encouragement to adopt automated lead qualification.

Use these psychometric insights to align your team's natural strengths with their roles in the AI transition. This objective data allows you to proactively coach your leaders, restructure their seats if necessary, and ensure your team has the collective capacity to execute your V/TO®.