Influencing with AI

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
– John C. Maxwell

In today’s agile, team-based workplaces, influence doesn’t come from a job title—it comes from mindset, communication, and trust. Whether you’re leading or contributing, influence is how work gets done.

That’s the power behind Influence Inside, from our thought leader partner Kelly Dozois and her team at Ocean Beach Consulting, whose mission is influencing change one conversation at a time.

Their proven immersive learning experience is now enhanced with AI coaching that helps participants think more strategically, build credibility, navigate resistance, and gain commitment without relying on authority — all through the lens of the program’s powerful, proven framework.

Kelly and her AI developer Mike O’Brien, an AI expert and the author of two books on artificial intelligence, recently previewed these new and always evolving capabilities—including enhancements to Managing Success, their enduring suite of core management skills used by companies like Salesforce and Apple.

They designed their AI coaching engine to provide personalized feedback, strategic planning, and dynamic practice, as well as robust reporting for the organization that preserves anonymity while surfacing trends to guide future talent strategies. It’s a coaching process designed to deliver outcomes, not just output.

For talent development professionals, these solutions are a smart investment. They empower everyone—not just managers—to drive decisions, lead conversations, and move initiatives forward, with AI helping everyone get better, faster in the flow of work.

Contact us or talk to your Advantage partner if you’d like to see their new AI platform in action.

One great thing for 09.23.25 – Assisting Intelligence: How to Build Authentic in the Age of AI by Mike O’Brien – A golden retriever, a 15th-century printer, and a generative AI model walk into a bar … No, this isn’t the setup of a joke or AI hallucination. It’s the beginning of an extraordinary journey through time and technology.