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Most organizations have rolled out the tools. That does not mean adoption is happening.
For people leaders, the real challenge is helping managers lead the identity shift, reinforce new behaviors, and connect AI use to business value.
Senior leaders must frame the why and the business value first—so HR, learning, and reskilling efforts can connect capability-building to the transformation the business is actually trying to drive.
This keynote explores why managers are the leverage point—and why leadership development has to move from awareness to transformation.

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Leadership Development | Driving AI Transformation

Digital &amp; AI

Leadership

Change Management

leadership development

marty.murrillo

maryann.kennedy

technology adoption

AI transformation

michael.hruska

capability building

manager capability

wise2026

identity shift

insights-wise-2026

performance frameworks

tech integration

changing behaviors

value creation

organizational alignment

shared practice

executive strategy

transformation leverage

strategic implementation

business value

modern workforce

cultural change

leadership responsibility

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AI can support coaching, but it should not replace judgment.
This lab explores where AI can help leaders prepare, prompt better reflection, and support follow-through—without weakening trust, accountability, or the human work of coaching.
People leaders will work through where AI belongs in the loop, and where it clearly does not.

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AI Practical Lab | AI In The Loop: Coaching

coaching

Coaching

accountability

frontline managers

leadership strategy

behavioral change

Workplace Communication

ai practical lab

artificial intelligence

performance coaching

talent enablement

human judgment

real-time insights

Baryons.AI

supermanagers

prompts

conversational intelligence

peer reflection

workflow integration

Gainwell Technologies

HumanSide

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AI is the "easy button." That framing is exactly the problem.
Most organizations have already given their people AI tools. The question nobody's answering is whether those people are using them well, and whether they'd know the difference.
This keynote makes the case that the gap isn't tools, it's judgment. And the same systems that incentivize poor AI use are the ones that can be redesigned to incentivize good use, if L&amp;D is willing to own the moment.
You'll walk away with a sharper view of where your organization actually stands, what the highest-compounding investment in safer AI looks like, and a concrete next step worth taking Monday.


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Leadership Development | Driving AI Transformation

AI Practical Lab | AI In The Loop: Coaching

The Easy Button Problem| The catch-22 at the heart of AI adoption.

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