The Biggest Mistakes Companies Are Making With AI, and How to Fix Them | Brian Elliott

Forcing employees to use AI may be one of the fastest ways to destroy trust at work. When leaders frame AI as a tool for greater output and efficiency, employees often hear something else entirely: layoffs are coming, and everyone is competing to survive. Brian Elliott has spent years studying how organizations respond to changes in the way people work. He co-founded Future Forum and wrote How the Future Works, but he did not start out as a writer or workplace strategist. He was a math undergrad and self-described data geek who says he only began seriously writing in his forties, and continued improving well into his fifties. Brian and Nathan discuss why AI mandates backfire, what workers are actually afraid of, why young AI-native employees have a growing advantage, and why “soft skills” may be the most durable skills of all. Check out Brian’s Work Forward newsletter: https://theworkforward.substack.com/ Get a copy of "How the Future Works"https://futureforum.com/how-the-future-works/https://www.amazon.com/How-Future-Works-Leading-Flexible/dp/111987095X/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workspacetalkshow?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about the Work Space Talk Show: https://workspacetalkshow.com/