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Managing Humans In the AI Revolution

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In this episode, Christie Smith — coauthor of the forthcoming book Essential — shares her ideas for the future of management. Distributed and remote teams are increasingly common models for work, and coupled with the massive boom in generative AI technology, it’s easy to lose touch with the more personal elements of being a manager.

Christie shares what the research says about managing employees you might never run into in the office… and how to do it in a way that fosters respect, diversity, connection, and real results.


Christie Smith, PhD

Christie Smith, PhD

Christie Smith, PhD has over 35 years of experience advising the C-Suite of Fortune 500 companies. She has held global leadership positions at Deloitte, Apple, and Accenture as a highly respected expert in leadership, talent management, organizational design, workforce management, change management, and executive team performance. Her work has been featured in The New York TimesThe Wall Street JournalHarvard Business ReviewFortuneForbes, and CNN. Christie has been recognized as a Top 50 Diversity Leader and in Fast Company’s Queer 50 list. She received her doctorate in Clinical Social Work with a focus on leadership and culture from New York University. Christie is the author of the forthcoming book, EssentialHow Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts Are Creating a New Human Powered Leadership.

Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee is a communication and human nature expert, and an award-winning journalist. She is a professional speaker, and also the author of Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do ItDo NothingHeard Mentality, and We Need to Talk. In her twenty-year career in public radio, she has been the executive producer of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Radio, and anchored programs including Tell Me MoreTalk of the NationAll Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also served as cohost of the national morning news show The Takeaway from PRI and WNYC, and anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel. Headlee’s TEDx talk sharing ten ways to have a better conversation has over twenty million total views to date. @CelesteHeadlee


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