HR Besties Live: AI at Work

Welcome, Besties!

This week’s episode is extra special - we recorded it in Colorado at Workhuman Live, and… we had a meeting crasher. But not just any crasher - KeyAnna Schmiedl, Workhuman’s Chief Human Experience Officer, joined us for the recording with so much wisdom (and so much laughter), she’s welcome back any time (as long as she brings snacks). In this episode:

• Intro Story: KeyAnna kicks things off with an embarrassing moment that turned into a huge leadership lesson. It was definitely an ohhhh noooo moment… but as you’ll hear, at least one of us Besties has done the same thing.

• Cringe Corporate Speak (Double Trouble Edition): KeyAnna came prepared with not one, but TWO phrases that need to be permanently muted.

• Hot Topic - AI at Work (and How Humans Are Still the Heartbeat): AI is everywhere, but HR’s human touch is still very, very needed. We share real tips on how AI can support your work - not replace it - and where human connection still matters most.

• Questions & Comments: “What do you attribute your professional success to?” We asked KeyAnna this… and each answered for ourselves, too.

Discussion Questions (for Your Team Meeting or Podcast Discussion Group:

• How has AI already changed the way you work?

• What’s a way you use AI that others could learn from?

• When you’ve had success, do you give yourself credit - or chalk it up to “luck”?

ChatGPT Prompts of the Week

Professional

• What should I be aware of as AI becomes more integrated into my role as [Insert]?

• What’s one part of my work where I can use AI to help me be more human-centered? (When Ashley asked this, it gave really helpful tips for 1:1 meetings - see what it recommend for you)

Personal

• What’s something that’s made me successful that I could appreciate more about myself?

Big thanks to Workhuman for having us!

We had an absolute blast - and it was amazing having a huge, standing-room-only audience at our session (so awesome!). If you missed it or just want to relive the magic, check out our social media to see for yourself.

Planning a conference? Us HR Besties know how to make your audience laugh, think and actually learn something. Drop us a note.

Next week, we’re back with a regular episode on “Toxic Positivity” - plus a Cringe Corporate Speak moment that had one of us laughing so hard we cried. (You’ve been warned). Until then…

Big Hugs (in the most HR-approved way),
Jamie, Leigh & Ashley

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