What if the real bottleneck to AI transformation isn't the technology but the humans leading through it? In the grand finale of The Learning Velocity Series, Performance Matters Podcast host Michael Thiel sits down with GP Strategies' Nic Girvan, Senior Director of Leadership and Inclusion, and Dr. Cheryl Jackson, Director of Organization Design & Change Management, to unpack the human side of learning velocity (where transformation either accelerates or quietly stalls). Together, they explore why AI adoption is as much a behavioral shift as a technological one, why the "messy middle" of leadership is where most change initiatives stall, and why psychological safety needs a serious rethink in the age of AI. Nic and Cheryl tackle the four leadership mindsets that matter most right now, why enterprise thinking is tripping up even seasoned leaders, and how fear of failure is being amplified by tools that sound polished and certain. You'll also hear why "learning out loud" may be the...