The CEO of Shopify Has a GREAT Memo to Employees about AI
This is what CEO leadership looks like in this transformative Age of AI
A leaked memo from Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify, demonstrates best practices for setting AI expectations for employees.
This exemplifies what CEO leadership looks like in the Age of AI.
CEOs must adapt to leading organizations of, say, 1,000 employees empowered with 5,000 AI assistants. For industries "in the crucible" (using our WINS framework) of GenAI disruption, companies have moved beyond awareness and experimentation and must now enter the adaptation phase, which requires CEO leadership. AI is not merely an IT project.
Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify
Memo: (note GSD - Get Sh*t Done)
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Shikhar Ghosh, Professor, Harvard Business School
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Karen Stroup, Chief Digital Officer, WEX (NYSE: WEX)
Heather Lavoie EVP and CIO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Barbara Widholm, VP of AI, State Street Bank (NYSE: STT)
Kausar Riaz Ahmed, Director, Generative AI, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
Vivek Mukhatyar, Generative AI Medical Engagement Lead, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
Dr. Thomas Kingsley, Director Epidemiology AI Lab, UCLA Health
Gaye Bok, Partner, AI and Digital Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham
Ramesh Raskar, Professor and Director Media Lab, MIT
Parag Shah, VP Data, CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG)
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Veronika Durgin, VP Data, Saks (NYSEL SKS)
Nina Lee Grooms, Board Member, Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG)
Andy Stetzler, Enterprise AI Lead, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Ian Roberton, Director Technology/AI, American Securities
David Edelman, Professor, Harvard Business School
Andy Roberts, AI Architect, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Kevin Shatzkamer, CVP, Microsoft Customer Experience, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)
Pete Blackshaw, CEO, BrandRank.AI
Christopher Boone, Group VP of Life Sciences, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)
Jeffrey Rayport, Professor, Harvard Business School
Rizwan Mallal, COO, Quantum Gears
Dr. Ryan Vega, Chief Health Officer, Vantiq
Gamiel Gran, Chief Commercial Officer, Mayfield Fund
Mike Grandinetti, Serial Tech Entrepreneur & Faculty, Harvard
Vladimir Jacimovic, CEO, AlgoVerde
Chris McKay, CEO, Maginative
Anthony Hill, CEO and Founder, Adaptix Corp
Kent Lucas, Founding Partner, Non Sibi Ventures
Dr. Tamara Nall, CEO, The Leading Niche
Tom Davenport, Professor, Babson College
Rudina Seseri, Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
John Werner, Founder, Imagination in Action
Adam Rappaport, Co-Founder and AI Analyst, GAI Insights
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