Lynne Thoman

I'm excited to be with Marshall Goldsmith. He's an executive coach and founder of The 100 Coaches, as well as a New York Times bestselling author. I was fascinated by your insight that the higher you go, the more likely your mistakes are to be behavioral. Can you talk about that?

I'm excited to be with Marshall Goldsmith. He's an executive coach and founder of The 100 Coaches, as well as a New York Times bestselling author. I was fascinated by your insight that the higher you go, the more likely your mistakes are to be behavioral. Can you talk about that?

It's so interesting to me that when we think about very successful people, we rarely associate their success with technical skills or brain power.

It's so interesting to me that when we think about very successful people, we rarely associate their success with technical skills or brain power.

I love your example of who people would rather have as a chief financial officer, the moderately good accountant who is great with people outside the firm and skilled at managing very smart people, or the brilliant accountant who's inept with outsiders and alienates all these smart people under him.

I love your example of who people would rather have as a chief financial officer, the moderately good accountant who is great with people outside the firm and skilled at managing very smart people, or the brilliant accountant who's inept with outsiders and alienates all these smart people under him.

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If you're enjoying the podcast, and I really hope you are, please review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps get the word out. If you're interested, you can also sign up for the 3 Takeaways newsletter at 3takeaways.com, where you can also listen to previous episodes. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

Artificial intelligence, whether people realize it or not, is all around us. It's being used in our daily lives in unexpected ways with unexpected results. Where is it being used now and what's next? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers and scientists.

Artificial intelligence, whether people realize it or not, is all around us. It's being used in our daily lives in unexpected ways with unexpected results. Where is it being used now and what's next? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers and scientists.

Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be with David Schmeier. David is the President and Chief Product Officer of Salesforce. Salesforce is an American cloud-based software company, which is the world's largest enterprise software firm.

Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be with David Schmeier. David is the President and Chief Product Officer of Salesforce. Salesforce is an American cloud-based software company, which is the world's largest enterprise software firm.

They are one of the leaders in technology, and their clients include 90% of Fortune 500 companies. In 2020, Salesforce replaced ExxonMobil in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Salesforce has invested a billion dollars in generative AI startups, which David also oversees. Welcome, David, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.

They are one of the leaders in technology, and their clients include 90% of Fortune 500 companies. In 2020, Salesforce replaced ExxonMobil in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Salesforce has invested a billion dollars in generative AI startups, which David also oversees. Welcome, David, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.

Ben, it's great to see you again, and thanks so much for having me. It is my pleasure. Let's start by talking about how AI works. You believe there are four or five stages of AI. Can you tell us what they are? And then I'm going to ask you about each one in turn.

Ben, it's great to see you again, and thanks so much for having me. It is my pleasure. Let's start by talking about how AI works. You believe there are four or five stages of AI. Can you tell us what they are? And then I'm going to ask you about each one in turn.

Let's start with predictive AI, your stage one of AI. How does it work?

Let's start with predictive AI, your stage one of AI. How does it work?