Lead the People #124: Maintain Human Connection While Leveraging Technology with Naomi Titleman
Naomi Titleman Colla is Co-Founder of future foHRward Inc. (futurefoHRward.com), whose mission is to empower Human Resources (HR), and all leaders of the future to make work better through their weekly newsletter (foHRsight), podcast (the foHRsight podcast), and private community for Sr. HR Leaders (foHRsight+).
Naomi is also Founder of Collaborativity Inc., a Toronto-based consultancy focused on driving progressive talent strategy in this new world of work. She has proven success leading teams and collaborating with senior executives and Boards of Directors to develop and implement creative strategies to maximize employee engagement and ultimately drive business impact.
Top 3 Takeaways
- Proceed with caution. You should pressure-test AI outputs and maintain healthy skepticism while leveraging automation for efficiency.
- Take back time. By automating repetitive tasks, you can gain time to focus on coaching, empathy and personalized team experiences.
- Now’s your chance. As AI handles technical work, you need to develop humanistic leadership skills to add value beyond your technical expertise.
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From the Source
"Humans still think that it's cheating if you use AI, and we really have to get over that in order to use it in the best way possible."
"Using AI actually enables you to focus more on the human side if you take some of that repeatable task. That admin stuff and really focus on building those connections with your team."
"Critical thinking is a skill that we need in all aspects of our life and just apply that to AI."
"We're in inning one of a million inning game, and so the tools are not perfect. They're never going to be perfect, but they're going to certainly evolve."
"Leadership development is the number one thing organizations can do right now in a real meaningful way."
"Taking the robot out of the human leaves the human to do what they do best."
"You can't just throw this brand new technology on people's laps and ask them to learn it in their spare time. You have to give them the opportunity to learn."
Connect with Naomi
Website: futurefoHRward.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomititlemancolla/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurefohrward/