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626: BCG Henderson Institute Senior Director Adam Job on Growth and Strategy in Uncertain Times

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Political risk is reactive: a company’s response can worsen the situation or trigger backlash.

The opening sets up the Strategy Skills Podcast as a place where strategy partners teach tools for difficult problem solving. Kris Safarova hosts, and the sponsor notes point listeners toward consulting resources on meeting dynamics, practice building, strategy-study structure, and resume examples. Then the conversation centers on AI. The guest treats it less as a magic growth engine than as one input in a broader strategic system. His first emphasis is innovation. AI can support idea creation, act as a sparring partner, and help people explain their ideas to others. Communication matters a great deal. The guest says generative AI still excels at helping people communicate ideas. He also gives a company example. Chevron is cited for training non-technical staff to use low-code and vibe-coding tools to build their own solutions. That example keeps the argument practical. The point is not only that specialists can move faster, but that employees can participate more directly in innovation work. Still, the strategy warning is clear. AI may create more ideas, yet growth requires deciding which ideas deserve testing, investment, and amplification. The evolution analogy carries the lesson. Variation is valuable only when paired with selection, mechanisms for testing, and the ability to spread successful solutions. The closing returns to training. Listeners are again directed toward Firms Consulting resources for strategy, consulting practice building, resumes, decision-making, and communication skills.

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