In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Conor Grennan, Dean of Students at NYU Stern and co-host of the AI Applied Podcast. Conor shares insider perspectives on where generative AI is headed and how organizations, teams, and professionals can fully tap the opportunities it provides.

You’ll learn about the vital role change management plays in integrating generative AI across your company, how to prioritize AI fluency, govern usage responsibly, and stay on top of constant AI advancements. Conor makes a compelling case that developing AI capabilities needs to be urgent, providing tangible examples of techniques you can activate now. He sheds light on the sweeping impacts of AI on remaking talent strategies and even the nature of management roles themselves.

Key lessons you’ll take away include how to:

Lead change initiatives that adapt workflows, job roles, and organizational structures for the AI age
Create training programs focused on boosting AI fluency while tied to employee productivity goals
Install appropriate guardrails and oversight that enable beneficial experimentation but ensure ethical AI use
Pinpoint tasks and processes ripe for AI augmentation to accelerate value
Continually learn about the latest generative AI advances to get in front of possibilities

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