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AI and Jobs Series: What tasks can humans stop doing? One HR lead weighs in

2026年7月6日

 • 28 mins

As AI grows more powerful and takes on more rote work, what should humans stop doing? Fertility benefits company Progyny took on this question as a company to re-evaluate routines and norms and how AI might help these evolve. Chief Human Resources Officer Cassandra Pratt shares how teams there are using AI to reduce rote work, rethink job design, improve meeting culture and give people more time for the human work machines cannot do, such as building trust and strengthening relationships.

As AI grows more powerful and takes on more rote work, what should humans stop doing? Fertility benefits company Progyny took on this question as a company to re-evaluate routines and norms and how AI might help these evolve. Chief Human Resources Officer Cassandra Pratt shares how teams there are using AI to reduce rote work, rethink job design, improve meeting culture and give people more time for the human work machines cannot do, such as building trust and strengthening relationships.

5 top leaders share career advice for grads - and anyone navigating change

2026年6月8日

 • 21 mins

This special episode of Meet The Leader collects highlights of commencement addresses made by top leaders from companies and organizations like NVIDIA, Walmart International, NYU, TIAA and Goldman Sachs. It’s an inspiring collection of advice and lessons learned for new grads or anyone navigating a big change.

This special episode of Meet The Leader collects highlights of commencement addresses made by top leaders from companies and organizations like NVIDIA, Walmart International, NYU, TIAA and Goldman Sachs. It’s an inspiring collection of advice and lessons learned for new grads or anyone navigating a big change.

AI ‘workslop’ is a leadership problem. Here’s how to fix it: BetterUp CEO

2026年5月26日

 • 23 mins

Workslop - low-quality work produced through poor human-AI collaboration -is wasting time, slowing teams down and limiting the productivity gains leaders expect from AI. But the problem isn’t the technology – it’s the leadership. Workslop often reflects unclear standards, weak direction and poor feedback.In this episode, BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux explains why AI can amplify both good and bad leadership standards, and why leaders need to define what excellent work looks like before AI scales a team’s output. He also shares how AI coaching can help managers find ways to hone hard-to-improve soft skills, practicing difficult conversations, tricky performance reviews and tough feedback, all in a safe space before those moments happen with real teams in real time. AI amplifies clarity or confusion. Set clear standards before AI scales your team’s work. Workslop is a leadership warning sign. Poor AI output can reveal unclear direction and weak feedback. Managers need practice. AI coaching can help leaders sharpen direction and rehearse how they give feedback or tackle difficult conversations. Rethink how you invest in people. AI investment is overwhelming conversations. But are you putting that diligence and planning into how you develop your talent?

Workslop - low-quality work produced through poor human-AI collaboration -is wasting time, slowing teams down and limiting the productivity gains leaders expect from AI. But the problem isn’t the technology – it’s the leadership. Workslop often reflects unclear standards, weak direction and poor feedback.In this episode, BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux explains why AI can amplify both good and bad leadership standards, and why leaders need to define what excellent work looks like before AI scales a team’s output. He also shares how AI coaching can help managers find ways to hone hard-to-improve soft skills, practicing difficult conversations, tricky performance reviews and tough feedback, all in a safe space before those moments happen with real teams in real time. AI amplifies clarity or confusion. Set clear standards before AI scales your team’s work. Workslop is a leadership warning sign. Poor AI output can reveal unclear direction and weak feedback. Managers need practice. AI coaching can help leaders sharpen direction and rehearse how they give feedback or tackle difficult conversations. Rethink how you invest in people. AI investment is overwhelming conversations. But are you putting that diligence and planning into how you develop your talent?

How to Lead People Through AI Change: Questions to Ask from a Transformation Expert

2026年5月18日

 • 30 mins

Are you building game-changing AI solutions? Or just automating low-stakes work that makes the “irrelevant efficient"? Nigel Vaz, Publicis Sapient’s CEO and a digital transformation expert, talked to Meet The Leader to explain why many AI strategies fall short and what's needed to lead teams through technological change. In this episode, Vaz shares the questions that can refine your strategic discussions on AI and help close the gap between AI expectations and results. He also shares why the hardest part of AI transformation is often people — not technology – and what helps teams transition.

Are you building game-changing AI solutions? Or just automating low-stakes work that makes the “irrelevant efficient"? Nigel Vaz, Publicis Sapient’s CEO and a digital transformation expert, talked to Meet The Leader to explain why many AI strategies fall short and what's needed to lead teams through technological change. In this episode, Vaz shares the questions that can refine your strategic discussions on AI and help close the gap between AI expectations and results. He also shares why the hardest part of AI transformation is often people — not technology – and what helps teams transition.

How leaders can fix focus and happiness in an AI Era: Psychologist Jonathan Haidt

2026年5月4日

 • 22 mins

As tech and AI transform productivity and free us from rote work, will humanity finally crack happiness? Maybe not, warns Jonathan Haidt. This social psychologist, NYU professor and bestselling author of The Anxious Generation has spent years studying the links between happiness, technology, and societal change. Unless key steps are taken, he says, the technologies transforming work and communication could pull humans further from a sense of meaning, connection and purpose, taking happiness even further from our grasps. Success in tackling any big challenge ahead will depend on restoring focus, trust, and purpose. Haidt warns that AI and social media may be weakening all three—making intentional leadership more critical than ever. He shares research-backed insights that can help us better understand a fragmented, distracted world and the challenge this brings to leaders running teams in a changing AI era.

As tech and AI transform productivity and free us from rote work, will humanity finally crack happiness? Maybe not, warns Jonathan Haidt. This social psychologist, NYU professor and bestselling author of The Anxious Generation has spent years studying the links between happiness, technology, and societal change. Unless key steps are taken, he says, the technologies transforming work and communication could pull humans further from a sense of meaning, connection and purpose, taking happiness even further from our grasps. Success in tackling any big challenge ahead will depend on restoring focus, trust, and purpose. Haidt warns that AI and social media may be weakening all three—making intentional leadership more critical than ever. He shares research-backed insights that can help us better understand a fragmented, distracted world and the challenge this brings to leaders running teams in a changing AI era.