In recent weeks, we’ve been discussing what leaders do in a crisis. This week, we share an update from a discussion last November with Tess Posner, CEO of AI4ALL. In the past six weeks, AI4ALL has…Released a new Open Learning course about AI and COVID-19 for students and educators. Published a sentiment analysis and NLP curriculum. Made more than 65 hours of AI curricula and teaching guides available for free at olp.ai-4-all.org.Transitioned many 2020 high school summer internships online. Shifted its entire team to fully remote work.Tess is a force of nature. We need more leaders like her who see opportunities in the crisis not to help themselves but to help others first. In Tess’ case, she’s on a mission to bring AI education to high school students around the world. In this episode, listen and learn...What's the future of AI education for high school students?How can we mitigate the impact of AI bias in hiring?How high school students are solving real world problems with AI.How a natural disaster inspired Tess to launch her career in AI education. 

In this week’s episode of AI and the future of work, we discuss enterprise bots and natural language processing with Socrates.ai CEO Randy Womack. Randy is a 30-year Silicon Valley enterprise software veteran who has built successful teams and products at amazing organizations like SuccessFactors (now SAP) and Castlight Health. Listen and learn... What is an employee experience platform and how do great companies think about employee experiences? Why was Randy an early advocate for remote work and why do distributed teams outperform others? Hint: it’s not what you think. What do tattoos and blue hair have to do with company culture and what are the attributes of the best company cultures? Why is Marc Andreessen right about the need to build… as long as we don’t build keyboards. Thanks to Brian Ascher from Venrock for the introduction to Randy. 

This week, we discuss the human toll of the pandemic on day 35 of the shelter in place order. We also discuss what life on the other side will be like. We're learning from organizations like TaskRabbit whose CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot shares her organization's journey with Bob Safian on Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale. We're re-publishing an episode that originally aired last August with former ServiceNow Vice President and next level leader Craig Pratt. In it, Craig discusses...Lessons for leaders looking to make an impact in or outside careers in technologyWhy empathy and intuition are timeless skills that transcend technology and will never be replaced by AIWhat inspired his career in technology from humble beginnings as a golf caddyFear is subsiding. Hope is returning. We're strong. We're resilient.Enjoy!Links referenced in this week's episode:https://mastersofscale.com/stacy-brown-philpot-keep-humans-in-the-equation-masters-of-scale-podcast/https://podcasts.apple.com/ne/podcast/next-level-leader/id1461652719

This week, you’re stuck with my voice sharing my thoughts on the situation. We'll get back to interviews about AI next week.It’s a confusing time for all of us. There’s no way to comprehend the magnitude of what is happening right now.In this podcast, I discuss...What's ahead for company culture as second curve effects hit the workplace.Why organizations are more like organisms than machines.How strong organizations are growing stronger using new technology to embrace what makes them unique.Please react with your own thoughts and coping mechanisms. We're all in this together.Enjoy!

This week, we’re sharing a conversation I recorded a few weeks back with Shane Carlson and Laura Araujo on their Techno Biotic podcast. It was before the pandemic so, shockingly, we didn’t share work from home tips and there was no discussion about toilet paper hoarding. Shane and Laura geek out weekly about the intersection of post-humanism, technology, and culture. In this discussion, we cover:What it means to be human... augmented by machines.What human skills transcend technology... and which will be less valued in the future.What can employees do now to embrace technology change... instead of fear it.What is the actual state of AI... and where is it headed.Hope you enjoy!

We’re joined by Barclay Rae on this week’s episode of AI and the Future of Work. Barclay has consistently been named one of the top 20 influencers in IT Service Management. He’s an accomplished speaker, consultant, and author having recently contributed to the ITIL 4 content library. Barclay joined us to discuss the impact of the pandemic on service management and what leaders should know about the future of work.  In this episode, hear Barclay discuss… How remote work is forever changing company culture. Why the best technology leaders are really the best people leaders. Why IT must stop “shouting from the basement” to be perceived as leaders. The common traits of the most effective (and dysfunctional) organizations. What’s new in ITIL 4 and why the concept of sustainability is critical for organizations interested in delivering better employee experiences. 

This week, we're re-sharing an episode that originally aired August 2019 because it's more timely than ever. In it, Jordan Husney, founder and CEO of remote work pioneer Parabol talks about the future of work in remote teams.Listen and learn... About Jordan's entrepreneurial journeyWhy he started ParabolHow to hold distributed teams accountableWhy cultures that support remote workers attract and retain better talenthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jrhusney/https://www.parabol.co/

Ash Rust, startup entrepreneur and pre-seed investor, discusses what he looks for in founding teams, why the best founders succeed, how he evaluates companies, and what opportunities he’d fund if he saw the right pitch. Listen and learn... The three common attributes of the best startup CEOs What Ash looks for when coaching entrepreneurs The best pitches Ash has heard recently… and a few bizarre ones “The one that got away” Ash missed Ash’s advice for a younger version of himself Learn more about the amazing companies Ash discussed at Sterling Road.

Reza Nazeman, serial CIO from Microsoft and McKinsey and current CIO of SAP Concur, discusses the evolving role of IT in the era of automation and why thinking business first is how he adds value as a technology leader.Tune in to learn...How Reza got his start in Germany and earned his way into roles of increasing responsibilityWhat are the attributes of a great culture and what McKinsey and Microsoft get right (and wrong)Reza's philosophy on hiring and grooming leadersWhat skills will never be replaced by AIWhat "CIO" really stands for

Charlene Li is a 20-year analyst and researcher who has written six best-selling books. A well-known consultant, acclaimed social media and technology expert, and the author of the recent book "The Disruption Mindset", Charlene is a serial disruptor who has helped millions of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.In this AI and the Future of Work podcast, Dan Turchin interviews Charlene Li. She discusses how disruptive leaders are needed everywhere. Charlene shares how a small university like Southern New Hampshire grew from just 3,000 students to the #1 online educational institution. Their approach...let us rethink what it means to have a degree. Charlene explains why we're in a disruptive time. She shows us how to make sense of it all and teaches us how to believe the impossible.Key questions Charlene encourages listeners to ask:1) Do you know your future customer?2) Do you know what will have to change to go after that customer?3) How can we create disruptive leaders in all industries? 4) Does disruption create growth or growth create disruption?5) Isn't innovation disruptive by design? To learn more about Astound, visit: https://astound.ai/To learn more about Charlene Li, visit: https://twitter.com/charleneli and https://charleneli.com/