This week I’ve been in Asia and in this podcast I describe how Japan’s economic history teaches us about AI transformation in our careers and our companies. I also describe my experience using Galileo on my 7 hour flight from Japan to Singapore. Takeaways Why has Japan’s economy has stagnated since the mid-80s. The aging population poses significant workforce challenges. Cultural beliefs in lifelong employment hold us back Wages in Japan are tied to tenure rather than performance. Companies must encourage experimentation to leverage AI. The integration of AI is a continuous process, not a one-time event. Access to information is revolutionizing decision-making in business. Language barriers are diminishing with technology. Embracing AI is essential for future career success. Additional Information Get Galileo: The World’s AI Assistant for HR and Leaders The Rise Of The Supermanager: A New Role In The World of AI The AI Revolution in Corporate Learning...

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This week I discuss the broad topic of “how do we manage individual performance” while employees become superpowered by AI? Do we need a different or new process? Should we push deliver metrics higher? Or do we change the model? As I explain in this discussion, the big change in work is how everyone is “super-charged,” enabling all of us to get more done (or higher quality) for a given cost. So one would guess we “raise the expectation bar.” However, as I discuss in this podcast, this really doesn’t address the issue. In the world of AI transformation we’re asking people to do different things, not just “more of the same.” So we need to refocus our performance management on the company’s core values and behaviors, not only output metrics. I also discuss this flawed idea of “beating the competition” to measure performance. Great companies are not evaluated by...

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Today, broadcasting from Asia, I discuss the wide range of disrupting change hitting our companies, employees, and leaders and the implications on management. As you’ll hear, AI is only one of many things changing our landscape, and we, as leaders, have to rethink our role. I introduce the idea of a Supermanager, and I explain how in today’s environment change comes from the front-line workforce, not only from the top. This democratizing change in work forces us to redefine what managers do. Despite the blogosphere, managers are not going away but many will be replaced, and you’ll see why this makes sense. I also discuss what I call “The Wisdom of Galileo,” and how our AI agent Galileo has become smarter and wiser than ever. I hope you enjoy this episode, there’s a lot to think about in here. Like this podcast? Rate us on Spotify or Apple or YouTube. Additional Information The Rise Of The...

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I have had the pleasure of knowing Julia Stiglitz, one of the founders of Coursera, for years. Her latest venture, Uplimit, is an AI-native corporate learning platform and it is one of the revolutionary systems in the market (complimentary to Galileo Learn, by the way). Julia and I had the opportunity to talk about how online learning has changed, the future of the corporate content market, and how Uplimit is using AI to create cohort-based learning that trains thousands of people at a time. Julia’s background gives her a fascinating perspective on the L&D revolution, one which all business and HR people should hear. (It’s about much more than content!) Additional Information The Revolution in L&D: AI Native Learning Arrives (research study) Workday Acquires Sana To Transform Its Learning Platform And Much More Experience AI Learning in HR and Management: Get Galileo Like this podcast? Rate us on Spotify or Apple or YouTube.  

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I’ve never seen such a massive, rapid, and optimistic investment in technology as we’ve seen with AI. 2025 capital spending by Google, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Amazon are over $900 billion, reaching almost 3% of US GDP. Why the optimism? Businesses are convinced that AI is the productivity technology of the future, and the sooner we get our companies to embrace it the better. But so far the real results have been mixed. While people are dazzled by AI tools, US GDP has been dropping (from 2.9% in 2023 to 1.8% estimated in 2025, with -1.6% growth in the first half) and profits are slowing. IT sector profits are up 34% and financial services are up 10%, while profits in all other industries have plummeted, indicating that AI has primarily increased the profitability of AI companies themselves! So this is a story about promises, expectations, and lots of good ideas. I’m...

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Here’s my quick recap of HR Technology 2025, which was jam-packed with vendors like never before. The HR traffic was down but the vendor traffic was higher than I’ve seen in years. Why? Well $800 billion has been invested in AI infrastructure this year and many of these software companies are taking advantage of it. There are probably too many tools in the market again, but for you HR tech buyers, it’s kind of like a candy store of options. As I discussed in my keynote, it’s a tricky time to pick vendors, but as always it’s important to focus on the problem, not on the product or platform. We also announced the open web feature of Galileo, so now Galileo competes directly with ChatGPT. Read more about it here. And please read our new research on The Revolution in Talent Acquisition, launched this week. Additional Information Get Galileo®, the...

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