The Augmented Leader:
How to Leverage AI to Transform Your Company and Future-Proof Your Career
KC Estenson’s debut book gives business-first leaders a proven playbook to lead AI transformation without sacrificing what makes them human.
Includes:
- Real-world case studies from Fortune 1000 companies
- The SCALE Framework for AI adoption
- Actionable steps to implement within 90 days
- One executive’s journey from AI-curious to leading AI adoption
Chapter Highlights:
- The Leadership Gap – Why AI success depends on leaders, not tools.
- Foundation First – Building leadership capability before deploying AI
- The SCALE Framework – A repeatable process for AI adoption.
- Building Your AI-Ready Team – Skills, mindsets, and structures that work.
- From Pilot to Scale – How to move from experimentation to adoption.
- The Human-First Advantage – Ensuring AI amplifies, not replaces, human strengths.
CAse Study:
Follow “Sarah,” a senior leader who begins as AI-curious and ends up leading a transformation improving decision speed by 40% and reclaiming 8 hours/week for strategy.
Let’s Start Your AI Leadership Journey
Download the first chapter of The Augmented Leader and take the first step toward leading in the AI era with clarity, confidence, and a human-first approach.
Get the opening chapter of The Augmented Leader and see how you can lead AI transformation
Available on August 29, 2025
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Available on 10/7/25 through Podium Entertainment, everywhere audiobooks are sold