In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Conor Grennan, Dean of Students at NYU Stern and co-host of the AI Applied Podcast. Conor shares insider perspectives on where generative AI is headed and how organizations, teams, and professionals can fully tap the opportunities it provides.
You’ll learn about the vital role change management plays in integrating generative AI across your company, how to prioritize AI fluency, govern usage responsibly, and stay on top of constant AI advancements. Conor makes a compelling case that developing AI capabilities needs to be urgent, providing tangible examples of techniques you can activate now. He sheds light on the sweeping impacts of AI on remaking talent strategies and even the nature of management roles themselves.
Key lessons you’ll take away include how to:
• Lead change initiatives that adapt workflows, job roles, and organizational structures for the AI age
• Create training programs focused on boosting AI fluency while tied to employee productivity goals
• Install appropriate guardrails and oversight that enable beneficial experimentation but ensure ethical AI use
• Pinpoint tasks and processes ripe for AI augmentation to accelerate value
• Continually learn about the latest generative AI advances to get in front of possibilities
Connect with Conor Grennan
Conor Grennan LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorgrennan/)
AI Applied Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools/id1669799110)
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Leading Through The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence with Professor Ajay Agrawal (https://www.partneringleadership.com/260-leading-through-the-disruptive-economics-of-artificial-intelligence-with-professor-ajay-agrawal-partnering-leadership-ai-global-thought-leader/)
Exploring AI's Impact on Business with Paul Daugherty: Accenture CTO & Co-author of Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future (https://www.partneringleadership.com/265-exploring-ais-impact-on-business-with-paul-daugherty-accenture-cto-co-author-of-radically-human-how-new-technology-is-transforming-business-and-shaping-our-future-partnering-leadership-ai-global-thought-leader/)
AI’s Impact on Marketing and the Future of Business with Paul Roetzer, Founder & CEO, Marketing AI Institute & Co-Author of Marketing Artificial Intelligence (https://www.partneringleadership.com/258-ais-impact-on-marketing-and-the-future-of-business-with-paul-roetzer-founder-ceo-marketing-ai-institute-co-author-of-marketing-artificial-intelligence-partnering-leadership-ai-global-thought-leader/)
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
Mahan Tavakoli Website (https://mahantavakoli.com/)
Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/)
Partnering Leadership Website (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)
