Drew Sutton Leadership

How smart leaders decide what to automate — and what should stay human.

Everybody is asking:

“How do we use AI in our business?”

But almost nobody is asking a far more important question:

� Does AI actually belong in your business in the first place?

For Episode 118 of The Drew Sutton Leadership Podcast, I sat down with [Anya Smith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyansmith/?utm_source=chatgpt.com), Founder & CEO of [SelfFull.io](https://selffull.io?utm_source=chatgpt.com), to talk about one of the most important leadership conversations happening right now:

How smart leaders decide what to automate — and what should stay human.

This wasn’t another “10 AI tools you should try” conversation.

We talked about:
• Why many businesses are implementing AI backwards
• The hidden cost of automating trust and relationships
• Why smart leaders don’t need to become AI experts
• How AI should create leverage — not more complexity
• What “human-centered AI” actually means in practice
• Why the future belongs to leaders who know where humanity creates value technology never can

One line from Anya that stuck with me:

“The strongest AI systems aren’t just technically impressive — they’re trusted, usable, and grounded in reality.”

If you’re a business owner, executive, or leader trying to navigate AI without losing the soul of your business… this episode is for you.