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Podcast: The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
Episode: 562: Steve Jobs' Former Colleague on How to Achieve Creative Velocity in the Age of Gen AI
Description: Leslie Grandy, a seasoned executive who has led global product teams at Apple, Amazon, Best Buy, and T-Mobile, shares a deeply practical perspective on how leaders can activate creativity across functions, not just in design or strategy. Drawing from her early years in the film industry and later executive roles in technology, Grandy explains how she developed three capabilities that proved critical in high-performance product environments: "You've got to grind it out… and you have to have that intrinsic motivation to continue, even when it looks like failure is obvious."