Humans of AI: Presented by WRITER The $10 billion culture gap: Jevan Lenox, Chief People Officer at WRITER
What's the difference between a $10 billion company and one that fails? The technology? The timing? The IP?
According to Jevan Lenox, Chief People Officer at WRITER, it comes down to culture. And in the age of AI, that gap is about to get much wider.
In this episode of Humans of AI, Jevan shares why AI doesn't just change your processes—it amplifies everything, including your cultural dysfunction. From his experience leading people teams at Insitro and Stitch Fix, he's learned that the companies that win aren't the ones with the best AI—they're the ones with cultures built for what's coming.
You'll learn:
• Why AI adoption is fundamentally a cultural problem, not a technical one
• How to shift from efficiency culture to resilience culture
• Why everyone in your organization now needs strategic thinking skills that used to be management-only
• How to help employees navigate identity shifts as AI changes their roles
• The difference between AI as replacement versus AI as amplification
This isn't about rolling out another tool. It's about building the invisible architecture that determines whether your AI transformation succeeds or fails.
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