Episode

The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain

Jessica Fain, VP of product at Webflow and former product leader at Box, Slack, and Brightwheel, breaks down tactics for influencing executives, including understanding an executive's fragmented attention, presenting multiple options instead of one solution, and asking curious questions like "what led you to believe that" rather than seeking approval. She also discusses how AI is elevating the importance of stakeholder influence as execution becomes commoditized, and why building trust means knowing when to kill your own ideas.