How to drive agile AI adoption: A conversation with Michael Lefenfeld, president and CEO of Hexion скачать в хорошем качестве

How to drive agile AI adoption: A conversation with Michael Lefenfeld, president and CEO of Hexion

AI adaptation sounds compelling in strategy decks. On the factory floor, it either changes how people work or it dies after the first experiment. This episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast explores why real AI adaptation depends less on tools and more on process discipline and leadership consistency. Louis Besland speaks with Michael Lefenfeld, President and CEO of Hexion, a scientist with more than 100 patents focused on sustainable innovation. Leading a company with a 150-year legacy, he explains why AI must be embedded into core processes rather than layered onto outdated ones. He shares how a bottom-up integration of AI within the workforce builds an agile culture that actively adopts and applies modern tools in everyday work. Tune in to learn: •How to scale AI adaptation across functions •How leadership behavior shapes AI outcomes •What agile decision-making looks like in practice Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00) How sustainability and digital AI are reshaping the chemical industry (1:22) Driving AI adoption through bottom-up process change (4:18) Building leadership capability to adopt new technology (6:07) Skills and mindset the next generation of leaders in the chemical industry must develop (8:32) Additional Resources: ♦️  Learn more about us here: https://www.heidrick.com/en/ – The Heidrick and Struggles Leadership Podcast is a podcast series helping global executives and leaders change the world one leadership team at a time. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! #leadershippodcast #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipskills #AIadaptation #AItransformation