How One CEO Uses AI to Lead Smarter And Why It Works

It’s 9:15 AM on a Monday morning at MatrixC.

The leadership team has just wrapped a brainstorming session for a client project. Normally, it would take a week of follow-up meetings, countless email threads, and multiple drafts to turn the discussion into a clear, actionable plan.

But today, the team will have the first draft before lunch.

How? AI is in the room.

Using Gemini 2.5 Pro and NotebookLM, CEO Sean Tay channels the team’s ideas into AI-powered workspaces that organise, summarise, and refine them instantly. Within minutes, the scattered whiteboard notes are transformed into a structured proposal with defined action items for each department.

Sean doesn’t just use AI as a tool to “get answers.” He uses it as a collaborative partner, one that works alongside his team to align priorities, connect ideas, and move faster from decision to execution.

The Shift from Solo AI to Collaborative Intelligence

In many organisations, AI is treated like a personal assistant. Helpful, but isolated.

Sean believes that’s only scratching the surface.

When AI becomes part of the team, supporting discussions, guiding research, and tracking outcomes. It stops being just “technology” and starts becoming a force multiplier for the entire organisation.

The benefits are clear:

• Faster decision-making with context-aware insights
  
• Better alignment across departments without endless meetings
  
• More time for strategy and creativity instead of manual coordination

This is what Sean calls Collaborative Intelligence, where human leadership and AI capability work in sync to achieve more.

Enter Gemini Assistant & Gems

What makes this moment especially powerful is Google’s latest leap: Gemini Assistant and Gems.

• Gemini Assistant is Google’s next-generation AI assistant, built on advanced Gemini models. It goes beyond simple commands, handling research, drafting, summarising, and even creative problem-solving.
  
• Gems are custom-built AI experts you can design yourself. Imagine a “Strategy Coach,” a “Project Planner,” or a “Content Reviewer” that knows your style, your data, and your priorities.

Sean uses Gems to extend his leadership playbook, creating role-specific AI partners that can brief the team, draft consistent outputs, and keep projects moving even between meetings.

For leaders, this means AI is no longer just reactive. It’s proactive, personal, and perfectly aligned to your business goals.

Why Sean’s Perspective Stands Out

As CEO of MatrixC, an award-winning Google Cloud partner, Sean isn’t just a tech advocate. He’s accountable for results in a fast-moving, competitive market.

That’s why his approach to AI is grounded in practicality, not theory. Every workflow he shares has been tested and refined with his own team:

• Using Meta Prompting to generate multi-step strategies
  
• Turning dense research into interactive knowledge hubs
  
• Designing custom Gems to support leadership and execution

His message is simple: AI is not here to replace people. It’s here to make us better at what we do, together.

Archived webinar: AI Leadership in Action

This August 2025 webinar has ended. Register your interest in future AI leadership and team workshops.

📅 Thursday, 28 August 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (GMT+8)
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In AI Leadership in Action: Achieving More Together, the session outline included real-world examples of how to integrate AI into your team’s workflows using Gemini 2.5 Pro, NotebookLM, Meta Prompting, and Gemini Assistant & Gems.

If you are a business leader, SME owner or department head, share what you would like your team to achieve with AI.

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