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Elizabeth Venter-Botha on AI, Change and Human-Centric Leadership

In this episode, Elizabeth Venter-Botha shares how AI, change and human-centred leadership can turn uncertainty into growth.

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Series 2: Episode 6

Most of us have a tangled relationship with change; fear, imposter syndrome, and dependency on old habits holding us back.  

Elizabeth Venter-Botha uncovers how embracing a growth mindset, agility and human-centred change can turn those fears into powerful opportunities for innovation both professionally and personally.  

Sharing her wild journey from advertising and global marketing to revolutionary digital transformations in automotive and AI, this episode breaks down real stories of agile transformations that weren’t perfect but built trust, engagement and surprising wins.

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Key Discussion Points

11:46

Risk adversity and taking opportunities

25:59

Personal agency and growth through change, even in challenging circumstances

30:20

Perspectives on AI dependency versus capability building in organizations

“If you’ve got the opportunity to do something new, just do it. It doesn’t matter if you get it right the first time. You’re not supposed to.”

Elizabeth Venter-Botha

Featured in this episode

  • A headshot image of Fallon Taylor in black and white
    Knowledge & Content Lead and Worker Director, Agile Business Consortium

    Fallon is the Knowledge Management and content production professional who is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge as a gateway to personal and collective growth. She focuses on the creating of engaging content that educates, inspires and sparks curiosity. With demonstrated experience in large organizations, Fallon is a logical thinker who identifies creative solutions for the intended audience.

  • Headshot image of Elizabeth Venter-Botha

    Elizabeth works with leaders and organizations on the part of transformation that most consultants leave unaddressed: the human reality inside the system. Her thinking about change was forged across a decade of Agile Transformations, and it shows up today in how she approaches leadership, systems, and the human side of AI adoption.

    After nearly two decades leading large-scale change across global, US, and South African markets, she brings systems thinking, human-centered change design, and AI adoption expertise to organizations navigating rapid, continuous change.
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