AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics

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/

Passion? Excitement? Driven? These are all qualities of this dynamic CEO. Tess Posner is changing the world with her positive attitude and her great approach to problem solving in issues of all things related to AI and Education. In this AI and the Future of Work podcast, Dan Turchin interviews Tess Posner, CEO of A.I. 4 All. She discusses how to mitigate AI bias and hiring best practices and how AI will impact women and youth. She also talks about what she would tell her younger self. Tess has an eye in gaining Data Literacy for all through her successful summer camp programs that are helping youth learn about AI. Today, students in middle and high school are benefiting their communities through their knowledge of AI through her program efforts.Challenges for AI and Education, IT Leaders, and Youth:1) How can AI help students start AI Clubs at school or via Hack a Thons?2) How can knowledge and data literacy lead us to understand what businesses need in regards to hiring practices?3) How can we provide teachers with curriculum that empowers them to teach their students about AI?4) Is AI the driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?5.) How AI solves a problem for Global DiversityTo learn more about Astound, visit: https://astound.ai/To learn more about A.I. 4 All, visit: http://ai-4-all.org/

What causes a Start-Up to stumble?  Is your company becoming culturally lazy? Learn some helpful entrepreneurial tips and find out what data exhaust means on the latest podcast session on AI and the Future of Work with Dan Turchin.Bob Moore is the CEO of CrossBeam. They help companies bring data together and create a third party environment so that data doesn't just cross over to another company but rather is kept separate. In this episode, Bob shares the key to keeping info out while understanding there is a fear to share data. He also addresses how to find the key things that matter in a partnership. Listen and learn from one of the best in the business!

Julie addresses how knowledge and the customer economy are driving a rapid change in business. In addition she discusses how to not focus only on product but instead to look at data to define our customer-driven innovation. Julie believes there's a balance between people, process and tools. Is traditional service management relevant? Julie answers these questions and more."We must see the need for what our customers want. Automation IS what the customers want! They have a palate for it. The companies that see this are winning!" - Julie Mohr  Challenges for CIO's and IT Leaders Addressed in this Podcast:1) How can Automation help companies use data to drive revenues? 2) How can knowledge and data lead us to understand what customers want?3) How can we get better at making agile models to support service management?To learn more about Astound, visit: https://astound.ai/For more information on AI expert Julie Mohr, visit her website.