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When used right, AI elevates human potential instead of replacing it. Zapier’s Chief People & AI Transformation Officer, Brandon Sammut, shares why the future of AI transformation depends on a three-legged stool: balancing what’s best for the business, the end user, and the people doing the work. 🎧 Watch the clip below, then catch the full episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 with Barb Bidan and Brandon for a powerful conversation on building a human-centered AI future.

“Listen. Learn. Lead.” That’s the advice from Toshiba Americas CHRO Jason Desentz for HR leaders stepping into AI. In this clip from The Human Element, Jason reminds us that curiosity, not just speed, is what drives smart adoption. Before diving in, listen to the basics, learn from those who’ve gone first, and lead by asking the right questions. 🎧 Watch this moment from The Human Element podcast with host Barb Bidan. #TheHumanElement #AIinHR #HRLeadership #FutureofWork

If you're leading HR right now, you know the pressure. Finance wants ROI, managers need help yesterday, and everyone's talking about AI like it's either going to save us or replace us. It was my pleasure to have Larry Ott, SVP and CHRO at Cooper Standard, as a guest on The Human Element. Larry's clear about where the real value is: it's not in making HR leaner. It's in making HR more strategic. A couple things that stood out: - If you haven't fixed your foundational problems, AI won't fix them for you. - Elbows on the table - get close to the business and ask the questions no one else wants to ask. And here's a little about Larry's approach to managing his team: "I expect you to make mistakes. It's what you do after that defines you." Own it, learn from it, and move forward. Sometimes that means abandoning what isn't working. I’m so excited to share Episode 4 of The Human Element with you! Find a YouTube link in the comments, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

I had one of those conversations a couple weeks ago that reminded me why I started this podcast. I sat down with Remko Verheul ★, SVP and Head of People at Wrike, and we talked about something I think a lot of us are wrestling with right now: how do we actually integrate AI into our work without losing the human side of what we do? Remko has a formula I keep coming back to: Human intelligence + AI = Organizational intelligence. Here's what stood out from our conversation: 🔹AI isn't about replacing humans—it's about amplifying what makes us uniquely human. 🔹The smartest approach combines top-down strategy with bottom-up experimentation (Wrike is doing both). 🔹In hiring, look for curiosity over expertise—candidates who challenge the status quo and use AI to pressure-test their own thinking. Use AI as your challenging partner before big presentations (Remko actually prompts AI to give feedback "as the CFO" or "as the CEO.") His advice to HR leaders just starting out? Learn to zoom in and zoom out. Use AI for repetitive tasks, but also use it to elevate your strategic thinking. Episode 2 of The Human Element is live. https://lnkd.in/eNVW3nVg

I couldn’t have asked for a better first guest. To kick off The Human Element I sat down with David Hanrahan, CHRO of SolarWinds, for a grounded, real-world look at how AI is showing up in HR today. We dug into the practical ways AI is showing up in HR right now: Taking the repetitive, ticket-taking work off our teams’ plates Freeing recruiters to act like true talent advisors Nudging managers toward better feedback in performance conversations It’s candid, forward-looking, and full of takeaways you can actually use. Episode 1 is live today. Find a link in the comments.

"AI is not a threat to work. AI is an enricher of work." That's Remko Verheul ★, SVP and Head of People at Wrike, challenging one of the biggest misconceptions in HR today. In Episode 2 of The Human Element, Remko shares how Wrike is integrating AI across the organization, combining top-down strategy with bottom-up experimentation to create what he calls "organizational intelligence." His advice to HR leaders? Embrace AI as your challenging partner. Use it to pressure-test your strategy, elevate your thinking, and make work more interesting. 🎧 Watch or listen to the episode of The Human Element podcast, hosted by Barb Bidan. https://lnkd.in/gMD64sp4