Qonversations: Wisdom for Leaders in an AI-Driven World
Qonversations is a leadership podcast for decision-makers navigating the world of artificial intelligence.Hosted by Brian Gorman, the show features grounded conversations with executives, authors, and strategists exploring what leadership requires in a world increasingly…
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When AI Does More, Human Connection Matters More (opens the original)
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This episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work does not spend much time talking directly about artificial intelligence. That is why the conversation matters now. Brian Gorman speaks with Stephen Baer , author of Stickology, about what causes people to connect, contribute, innovate, and care about the organizations they work for and buy from. Drawing on examples from Trader Joe’s, Ritz-Carlton, Southwest Airlines, Microsoft, and Home Depot, Stephen makes a consistent point: people do their best work w
Design AI at Work for Agency, Not Dependency (opens the original)
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As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in how work gets done, leaders face a question that goes well beyond efficiency. What kind of relationship with AI are we designing? In this episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, Brian Gorman speaks with psychotherapist and executive coach Marina Tudor about creating workplaces in which artificial intelligence serves human beings rather than quietly creating new forms of dependency, friction, and burnout. Marina argues that effective AI integration req
Stay in Charge. Make AI the Apprentice. (opens the original)
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In this episode, Brian Gorman speaks with Jonathan Schaeffer , founder of Synsira Software Solutions, inventor of Kind, and an AI pioneer who has spent more than 40 years working at the forefront of artificial intelligence. For Jonathan, the arrival of ChatGPT was not the beginning of AI. It was the moment when decades of largely invisible development suddenly became visible to everyone. He sees enormous potential in what comes next, from advances in medicine and education to safer transportatio
The Resistance Beneath AI Adoption (opens the original)
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AI adoption is often treated as a technology challenge. Choose the right tools, train people to use them, and improve the workflow. But resistance to AI runs deeper than the resistance that accompanies most workplace technologies. In this episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, Brian Gorman speaks with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky , founder of Disaster Avoidance Experts and author of The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results, about the psychology beneath AI resistance. Gleb identifie
When AI Does the Task, What is the Work? (opens the original)
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In this episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, Brian Gorman speaks with Michael Privat , Chief Data and Engineering Officer at Availity, about a question reaching far beyond software engineering. When AI can perform more of the tasks that once defined our jobs, what does the work become? Michael challenges the assumption that the task itself is the profession. In software engineering, writing code has long been central to professional identity. But as AI becomes increasingly capable of writing th
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