Don't Stop Us Now AI Edition · 2026-05-13 · 36 min
If you've ever wondered what it actually looks like when a CEO goes all in on AI, not just in their business but in their own daily work, then you are going to love this week’s conversation. Our guest is Joseph Lyons, CEO of ELMO Software, an HR and workforce management platform used across thousands of organisations. Joseph is a seasoned executive with many years at major tech companies including a stint as a regional Managing Director at accounting software powerhouse Xero. Joseph is genuinely one of the most hands-on AI leaders we've spoken to. As you’ll hear, he uses AI for everything from synthesising board papers to interrogating hundreds of customer calls for strategic insight. He describes having AI as like having a personal chief of staff that never sleeps. In this episode Joseph also shares: How he and his team use AI as a "red hat" to challenge their strategic thinking Why his AI human coach turned out to be 25 years his junior The executive productivity agent built by his HR team, and What ELMO is doing to make AI adoption the norm, not the exception. Joseph also has some refreshingly practical advice for time-poor, busy leaders on how to actually get started using AI.
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