I didn’t grow up with prompts.
I built my leadership voice in rooms, not threads. I’ve written four books, started organizations, launched ventures in both the nonprofit and for-profit worlds, and coached thousands of leaders across industries, generations, and life stages.
And still—when AI landed on the table, something shifted.
I didn’t see it as a threat or a shortcut.
I saw it as a mirror. A thought partner. A tool to help leaders see what they’re not saying and say what they need to lead.
Prompting, I’ve come to believe, is not a technical skill.
It’s leadership language—compressed and clarified.
It’s the ability to ask a better question under pressure.
To surface meaning from motion.
To hold complexity without retreating into noise or default.
This book isn’t about AI fluency for tech’s sake.
It’s about giving leaders—especially those of us who didn’t grow up in this world—a way to lead smarter, slower, sharper.
If you’re reading this in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or 70s, and you’re wondering whether this next chapter still has space for your voice: it does.
But the way in is different now.
You don’t have to pretend to be 29.
You have to be reflective enough to let your leadership evolve.
That’s what this book is for.