The Hidden Risk of Letting Employees Figure Out AI on Their Own
Are your employees using AI? What platforms? Are they using your business accounts or one of their own?
AI is showing up at work whether leaders plan for it or not.
The real risk isn’t that employees are using it.
It’s that they’re using it without direction or structure, making companies vulnerable to what happens with your information.
In this episode, Jody continues the conversation with Andy McClure, CEO of Longview Marketing and fractional CMO, to unpack what managers and business owners need to decide right now about AI in the workplace.
Andy reframes AI in a way that makes the stakes immediately clear. Think of it as a powerful new employee that never sleeps, gets smarter over time, and touches marketing, operations, communication, and strategy. The question is not whether you use it, but who is training it, where it lives, and what it has access to.
You’ll hear why:
- Letting employees “figure it out on their own” creates chaos, not innovation
- Free tools come with hidden risks leaders often overlook
- AI needs architecture, governance, and ownership just like any other function
- The companies that win won’t just use AI, they’ll use it more intentionally than their competitors
Andy walks through what’s at stake when knowledge, prompts, brand voice, and strategy live outside your control, and why now is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build durable capability inside your business.
This episode is a call for leadership, not fear. AI doesn’t replace judgment, clarity, or accountability. It amplifies whatever already exists.
Andy is also the author of The In-House Growth Machine: Build Your Own AI-Powered Marketing System and Escape the Agency Trap, available on Amazon.
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