The Power of AI for Business Leaders

I’ll admit: I rolled my eyes when I saw yet another ‘AI for business’ title hit my queue. But *The Power of AI for Business Leaders* won me over in the first 20 minutes—not because it promised miracles, but because it *didn’t*. Summers’ approach is refreshingly pragmatic, almost contrarian in a field drowning in ‘disrupt or die’ rhetoric. She spends an entire chapter dismantling the myth that AI is a ‘set it and forget it’ solution, using case studies (like a mid-sized retailer whose chatbot backfired spectacularly) to show how poor implementation can erode trust faster than a data breach. That’s the kind of honesty I wish more business books had the guts to include. Gotay’s narration is a masterclass in professional restraint. She resists the urge to oversell the ‘wow’ moments (a trap many tech narrators fall into), instead letting Summers’ dry wit—like her quip that ‘most AI pilots fail because leaders treat them like science experiments, not business decisions’—speak for itself. My only critique? The section on ethical AI feels slightly rushed. Summers raises critical points about bias and transparency, but the solutions skim the surface compared to the granular detail she gives to ROI calculations. And while the production is polished, a few chapter transitions could use a beat of silence to avoid the jarring ‘next topic!’ pivot. Still, this is the rare audiobook I’ve already revisited—specifically the ‘Vendor BS Bingo’ checklist, which I’ve since used to grill three different SaaS reps. If you’re a leader who’s tired of AI being treated like magic (or a menace), this is your antidote.