The AI-Driven Leader
Published 16 September 2024
Episodes about this book
22 episodes645: The AI Framework That Will Change Everything For You with Geoff Woods
Hal Elrod interviews Geoff Woods, the book's author, about using AI as a thought partner rather than a replacement. Woods explains his CRIT framework for prompting AI, shares how he has applied it to business decisions, marriage, and parenting, and describes the book as more of a leadership book than an AI book. Hal endorses it at the close as applicable to anyone wanting to lead their own life more effectively.
How to Use AI to Make Money, Grow Your Business, and Be More Productive | Geoff Woods
112: AI-Driven Leadership: Using the CRIT Framework Make Faster, Smarter Decisions with Geoff Woods
Host Chris interviews Geoff Woods, who wrote "The AI Driven Leader" and is appearing to discuss an updated edition released July 7, 2026 (original: September 2024). Woods explains the book grew from his time as a chief growth officer who embraced AI and developed the CRIT (Context, Role, Interview, Task) prompting framework. He says the book has sold over 250,000 copies and held the number-one spot for 18–20 months. The update refines prompts, updates stories, and reflects a new publisher deal for global distribution.
AI Leadership Founder Geoff Woods - Why AI Won't Replace Great Leaders
Geoff Woods is interviewed about his book The AI Driven Leader, re-released under a new publisher the day before the episode. He explains it grew from interviewing 200 leaders who knew AI was the future but hadn't acted on it, and the book focuses on using AI as a thought partner rather than an assistant for minor tasks like email. He describes it as the number one AI book globally for about a year and a half.
236: Geoff Woods on Why Most Founders Are Using AI All Wrong
Geoff Woods promotes his own book throughout the episode. He describes its CRIT framework (Context, Role, Interview, Task) for structuring AI prompts, illustrating it with an anecdote about an employee who, starting from zero AI experience, used it to architect a detailed role-restructuring and replacement plan. Woods directly asks listeners to buy the book, noting it ranked number one for AI and that a New York Times push is underway.
The AI-Driven Leader: Geoff Woods on Human Skills, Strategy, and the Next Era of Leadership (Ep 347)
Geoff Woods, the book's author, describes deciding to write it on February 8, 2024, completing the manuscript in five months with book coach Charlie Hone. He explains how he scrapped an early draft and rewrote it to help leaders use AI as a strategic thought partner rather than a tactical tool. The book reached number one in the world for AI. Woods illustrates its frameworks throughout with case studies on business strategy and personal relationships.
553: A Step-by-Step Guide to Leverage AI As a Thought Partner & Find Purpose In Retirement with Geoff Woods
Geoff Woods, the book's author, appears as guest to promote The AI Driven Leader while demonstrating its principles live. Host Casey quotes from it—that people attach their identity to their work—and Woods uses that passage as context for a real-time ChatGPT session, walking through his CRIT framework (Context, Role, Interview, Task). The host offers listeners free copies in exchange for an iTunes review.
You’re Using AI Wrong (Do This Instead) Geoff Woods on ChatGPT and AI with Jeff Dudan #226
Geoff Woods, the book's author, is the episode guest. He explains it grew from interviewing over 200 executives and describes the CRIT framework (Context, Role, Interview, Task) as its central tool for prompting AI strategically. Host Jeff Dudan says he read the book three months earlier and praises it, framing it as teaching leaders to use AI at the strategic level rather than for routine tasks like email.
E87- Interview with Geoff Woods: The AI Driven Leader
Geoff Woods, the book's author, appears as a guest to discuss The AI Driven Leader. He explains its premise—how leaders can harness AI to make faster, smarter decisions—and shares that he interviewed over 500 leaders for it, finding nearly all believed AI was the future but fewer than 5% had taken any action. Host Carter Froelich also encourages listeners to get the book.
3 Must-Read Data and AI Books for 2025 with Geoff Woods, Wendy Batchelder, and Malcolm Hawker
Geoff Woods, the author, discusses The AI-Driven Leader with host Cindy Housen. The book's central argument is that leaders should treat AI as a strategic thought partner—not a virtual assistant or replacement—and use it to ask better strategic questions. Woods shares use cases including helping a CEO manage a hostile board and using AI to identify cost savings equivalent to 2% of revenue, and discusses the book's treatment of guardrails and ethics.
Using AI as a Thought Partner for Speaking with Geoff Woods
Geoff Woods, the book's author, is the episode's guest and discusses 'The AI Driven Leader' throughout. He explains it grew out of his work helping a company scale from $750 million to $12 billion in enterprise value, with a core argument that strategy must come before technology. He promotes the book directly, offering listeners a prompt library if they email their purchase receipt.
#452: Geoff Woods | Author of The AI-Driven Leader
Geoff Woods, the guest and author, discusses The AI-Driven Leader throughout the episode. He describes writing it in five months with AI assistance, its core argument that strategy must precede technology adoption, and frames it as a leadership book rather than an AI book. He explains its prompt library (around 40 pages of strategic prompts) and offers it free to listeners who email a purchase receipt. Host Ryan also references having read it prior to the interview.
274: Geoff Woods | Turning Your Strengths into Superpowers
Geoff Woods, the episode's guest and author of The AI Driven Leader, is interviewed throughout. Host Jay Shear describes the book's three-part structure—redefining leadership in the AI era, becoming an AI-driven leader, and building an AI-driven organization—and explicitly encourages listeners to buy it. Woods recounts writing the book in five months, launching it to number one in its categories, and building a multi-million dollar company within twelve months of beginning.
The Ai-Driven Leader with Bestselling Author Geoff Woods
Geoff Woods, the book's author, appears as a guest to discuss its central ideas. Craig Dowden enthusiastically recommends it multiple times. The conversation covers AI as a thought partner rather than thought leader, using ChatGPT for strategic planning and personality profiles, the sticky-note prompt framework Woods describes in the book, and leading with empathetic strength when addressing employees' fears about job displacement.
79 | Scaling Smarter: Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI | Geoff Woods
The episode's central subject is Geoff Woods's own book. Woods recounts writing it in five months as a forcing mechanism for deep research, using AI throughout the drafting process. The host describes it as his favourite book of the year and says it reshaped how his company approaches AI adoption. Both discuss it as a strategic leadership playbook rather than a technology manual, urging listeners to apply it rather than merely read it.
Geoff Woods: How Leaders Can Harness AI to make Faster, Smarter Decisions
Geoff Woods, the book's author and episode guest, explains he resigned his Chief Growth Officer role after seeing that no one was addressing the leader's role in AI strategy — a gap his book fills. He notes it hit number one in its category. The episode's broader conversation about using AI for strategic thinking rather than routine tasks reflects the book's themes. A host also urges listeners to buy it at the close.
#565: Becoming the AI Driven Leader, with Geoff Woods (Remastered)
Geoff Woods, author of 'The AI Driven Leader,' is interviewed by host Stephanie about the book's argument that AI enhances rather than replaces leaders. He discusses historical technological disruptions, the formula that a job equals skills applied times processes followed, and the importance of using AI strategically. Host Stephanie endorses the book, noting her entire leadership team has adopted it, and recommends it to listeners.
The AI-Driven Leader with Geoff Woods
Geoff Woods, the book's author and episode guest, recounts writing 'The AI-Driven Leader' after resigning as chief growth officer of Jindal Steel. He explains it targets C-level executives who know AI is the future but don't know where to start, arguing leaders must cast a vision, define strategy, and lead change. He describes part three as 'building an AI driven organisation' focused on strategic clarity, and notes the book hit number one upon release. Host Ed Molitor confirms he read it.
The AI Driven Leader: Rethinking Strategy, Decision Making, and Personal Growth
Jeff Woods, the book's author, describes committing to write The AI Driven Leader on February 8, 2024, using the project as a forcing mechanism to deepen his research and application of AI. He explains how AI served as a thought partner in sharpening his message. The host notes the audiobook is read by Jeff himself and promotes it via thedatadrivenbook.com.
326: Harnessing AI as a Strategic Thought Partner in Leadership
Host Meredith Bell interviews Geoff Woods about his book, sharing that she bought it immediately after hearing a prior interview with him. The conversation explores the book's central argument that AI should be used as a strategic thought partner to help leaders think more strategically, focus on the highest-value 20% of priorities, and expand their thinking. Multiple case studies from the book are discussed, including a debt-restructuring situation, a toxic-employee dilemma, and a house-flipper's million-dollar pivot.
#551: Becoming the AI Driven Leader, with Geoff Woods
Geoff Woods, the author, appears as a guest to discuss his book. He and host Stephanie cover the book's argument that past leadership skills are insufficient for the AI era, examining historical technological disruptions to identify universal patterns. The book teaches leaders to use AI as a strategic thought partner rather than a tactical tool. Stephanie endorses it warmly, noting her entire leadership team has read and is applying it.
"The AI-Driven Leader" - Growth Through AI with Geoff Woods
Geoff Woods, the book's author, appears as a guest and discusses writing it after being put in charge of AI at a large company. He describes it as aimed at CEOs and C-level executives on how to use AI for the strategic 20% of activities that drive 80% of results. The host recommends it as a starting point for listeners.
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