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Turning Chaos into Clarity: Scaling Delivery in the AI Era: Gracie Davis
Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
In this episode, delivery expert Gracie Davis joins the podcast to discuss leadership, scaling organisations, AI in the workplace, and the surprising benefits of building a personal brand on LinkedIn.With over 15 years of experience across delivery, organisational change, product management, and operations, Gracie shares how modern delivery leaders help companies turn chaos into clarity, especially in fast-growing startups and AI scale-ups.We also explore:• The leadership skill nobody teaches: self-regulation• Why clarity beats processes when scaling teams• How AI is really being used inside businesses today• Why posting on LinkedIn creates career opportunities• How to learn from unexpected places like sport, parenting and coaching• The importance of diversity and reducing bias in AI systemsGracie also explains the inspiration behind her powerful LinkedIn post about the “scaffolding” of supportive people in our careers and why leadership is about creating the conditions for others to thrive.If you work in delivery, product, agile, consulting, or leadership, this conversation is packed with insights you can apply immediately.▶︎Connect with Gracie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/graciedavis/▶︎Our New Newsletter https://substack.com/@betweenthestandupsChapters 0:00 Introduction – Gracie Davis on Delivery Leadership0:20 Career Background: Delivery, Product & Organisational Change1:10 The Story Behind the “Scaffolding” LinkedIn Post2:04 Supportive Women & International Women’s Day Reflection3:13 Diversity, Inclusion & AI Bias Explained4:01 Working at an AI Scale-Up: What Gracie Actually Does7:04 What Delivery Leadership Looks Like Day-to-Day8:47 Turning Chaos Into Clarity in Fast-Growing Companies9:36 Strategy vs Operations in Rapidly Changing Businesses10:18 Strategic Agility: Setting Vision Without Over-Planning11:47 Leadership Lessons From Scaling Organisations13:40 Why Clarity Is the Most Important Leadership Skill15:04 Managing Up vs Managing Down as a Leader16:03 Self-Regulation: The Leadership Skill Nobody Teaches18:31 Best Ways to Learn & Develop Your Career19:05 Learning From Outside Your Industry (Sports, Parenting & More)20:51 Where Gracie Finds Inspiration Beyond the Agile Bubble23:36 The Reality of AI in the Workplace24:14 AI, Jobs & Supporting the Workforce Through Change25:04 Proof of Value: The Smarter Way to Implement AI25:46 Why Posting on LinkedIn Changed Her Career27:01 Building a Personal Brand Without Being Fake28:16 Being Authentic on LinkedIn (Even the Embarrassing Bits)29:16 Does Posting on LinkedIn Actually Create Opportunities?30:40 Why Likes and Followers Don’t Matter as Much as You Think31:44 Where to Connect With Gracie Davis▶︎ The Everyday Agile Podcast brings you interviews with Agile, Product, business, and tech folk that will leave you with actionable, relevant advice. ▶︎ About Everyday Agile We might be little, but we’ve got great, big ideas – and lots of them. Transformative ideas that can make a massive difference to your business, your team and how things run. Revolutionary ideas that give our clients the tools they need to nail the basics, create problem-solving products and smash strategy out of the park. Metamorphic ideas that – okay, you get the point.
