In this episode with guest Matt Beadle (Author, Leadership Coach & Sports Presenter) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji with regular panellist entrepreneur & founder Natalie Wharton, we explore how AI can supercharge strength-based leadership, where it might undermine it, and what the future of truly human-centred leadership could look like in an intelligent age.

For more than two decades, Gallup and the positive psychology movement have shown that leaders who focus on strengths rather than weaknesses build teams that are more engaged, productive, and resilient - performance improves when people spend more time doing what they naturally do best. But AI is changing how leaders see and develop those strengths. By analysing communication patterns, sentiment, and behavioural data, AI can act as a mirror - revealing hidden talents and blind spots faster than any 360-degree feedback. In this episode, we discuss how to use that insight without reducing people to metrics or losing the human connection leadership depends on.

Podcast Timestamps & Key Points

• 00:00 Why strength-based leadership matters in the AI era
• 03:23 What strength-based leadership really means (and why everyone has strengths)
• 08:14 The science of psychological safety, and whether AI helps or hinders human-centred leadership
• 11:00 How AI can help you finally understand your own strengths, in real time
• 16:54 Your AI leadership mirror: turning insight into lasting habits
• 22:36 AI as your personal trainer, and why some leaders will resist it
• 27:05 The double-edged sword: confidence, data quality and the ethics of AI knowing you
• 32:02 What AI still can't see, and the future of strength-based leadership

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations by de-risking the people layer of high-stakes change – re-wiring workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-energising leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

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For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts

Other Guests on Human Adapt include:

Series 2:

• Heather Baker, (Founder of The AI Edit and Humans In The Loop) - The Impact of Emerging Technology on Board Responsibilities
• Sam Smith (Entrepreneur, Board Advisor and SuperScalers co-Founder) - How AI is reinventing entrepreneurs & business leaders
• Ann Pickering (Board Director and Advisor) - Culture and Engagement – What AI can enhance and what it can’t replace

Series 1:

• Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy
• Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human
• Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation
• Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - Hiring Talent for the Future
• Brian Murphy (Global L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’
• James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation

In this episode with guest Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we supercharge with mindset and capability - navigating complexity by building the data muscle, embedding learning in the flow of work, and having L&D lead work redesign for a human+AI task mix.

For years, organisations have tried to get employees to drive their own career development through learning.  We have heard the terminology ‘own your career’ by growing skills and capabilities.  We have all seen mixed results, with time being cited by employees as a major challenge.  How have organisations done this well?  And with the rapid technological change and widespread optionality available to learning practitioners – what tools and technology can really augment and add value – and how do you navigate the sheer plethora of solutions? 

Timestamps:

• 00:00 The Quest for a World-Class Learning Function
• 03:10 Growth Mindset and Microsoft’s Transformation
• 07:41 Leadership Role in Learning Culture
• 09:40 Linking Learning Strategy to Business Strategy
• 10:50 The Power of Data and Evidence-Led Learning
• 22:20 Building Skills Frameworks and Data Foundations
• 26:56 Outside-In Perspectives and Cross-Industry Learning
• 29:35 The Promise of AI in Learning
• 33:05 Work Redesign in the Age of AI
• 35:28 Personalized and Contextualized Learning

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts

Past Guests on Human Adapt include:

• Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy
• Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human
• Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future
• James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation
• Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation

In this episode with guest Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we serve up why culture is eating AI for brunch - how we create a culture of innovation, experimentation and continuous learning to stay ahead - the importance for leaders to create space, trust and autonomy.

As people practitioners, our mindset and remit is set in the context of risk mitigation and management.  How do we create a culture of innovation and experimentation?  We have heard so often that it is time for a reinvention of work and the people function must lead this revolution – in this episode we explore how we create a culture of psychological safety and experimentation to achieve innovation, more importantly how do some of these traditional mindsets prevent us from fast tracking innovation and opportunity.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 AI Innovation and UK Competitiveness
• 02:15 Unlocking Creativity and Psychological Safety
• 04:35 Finding Space for Innovation
• Leadership Role Modelling and Freedom
• 09:40 Post-COVID Office and Purposeful Collaboration
• 13:00 Encouraging Risk-Taking and New Ideas
• Leadership Approaches to Fostering Innovation
• 19:13 Ben’s Entrepreneurial Journey
• 22:37 Natalie’s Leap into Entrepreneurship
• 28:30 Trust, Accountability, and Ownership
• 29:40 Key Takeaways on Building a Culture of Safety and Innovation

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

Follow Wharton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts

Past Guests on Human Adapt include:

• Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy
• Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human
• Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future
• James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation
• Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

In this episode with guest James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we make the case for problem-first, context-rich HR decision making: marry qualitative with quantitative, speak the language of performance and risk, use AI as a mirror, and move at decision speed.

For years, many have argued that evidence-based HR functions would have an even comfier seat at the top table. Being able to test hypotheses or provide a data-led approach to the most pertinent people challenges would allow organisations to have a greater understanding of what mattered most to them and importantly how better to predict the future and mitigate against key risks and challenges.  As we embark on a new era of transformation, AI can rapidly speed up so much, but with one variable that matters even more – data sets that are reliable and valid. 

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Framing the Role of Evidence-Based HR
• 08:10 as a Game Changer for People Functions
• 10:50 From People Analytics to True Insight
• 14:23 Groundwork Before Data and Analytics
• 21:30 HR’s Power in Framing Outcomes
• 25:16 Performance and Risk as the Board’s Language
• 31:45 The Intersection of Business Language and HR
• 35:35 Competitive Advantage Through Insight-Led Decisions

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

Follow Wharton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts

Past Guests on Human Adapt include:

• Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy
• Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human
• Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future
• Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation
• Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

In this episode with guest Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we delve into how hiring is getting a reboot with AI - exploring the use of skills science to accelerate, redesigning workflows end-to-end, and growing the recruiter’s role into a strategic, judgment-led partner.

There is currently so much change in the workplace and one of the most impacted areas of discussion is talent acquisition.  Not only how we hire for the future, but importantly the skills that we need to assess against.  In addition to this, the impact of AI on recruitment processes is opening up a plethora of opportunities and challenges that organisations are struggling to keep up with. 

Timestamps:

• 00:00 AI in Recruitment
• 03:06 The Story Behind Spotted Zebra
• 06:50 Traditional Recruitment Challenges
• 09:03 Moving Beyond CV Screening
• 14:11 Future Vision of Recruitment with AI
• 18:47 AI as Friend, Not Foe
• 22:46 AI in Assessing Skills and Capabilities
• 29:59 Skills Adjacency and Talent Mobility
• 32:43 Groundwork for Data-Driven Talent Acquisition
• 40:24 AI Literacy and Preparing Recruitment Teams

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

Follow Wharton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts

Past Guests on Human Adapt include:

• Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy
• Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human
• Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation
• James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation
• Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

In this episode with guest Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji and regular panellist, entrepreneur and founder Natalie Wharton, we tackle fairness - how we can establish principles and governance to guide the ethical, transparent and responsible use of AI in real-world business with a human-centred approach.

AI regulators and developers of ethical codes have often observed that drafting AI regulation tends to remain abstract and academic, lacking meaningful input from those using AI in practice. How can we establish principles that are intended to guide the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of AI in real-world business operations.  How central does a human-centred approach need to be when considering fairness? 

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Setting the Scene
• 02:11 Humans at the Centre of AI
• 07:21 Defining Fairness
• 09:43 AI for Workforce Fairness
• 11:45 Access to Global Talent Pools
• 15:43 Fear of AI & Black Box Risks
• 17:50 Human vs. AI Decision-Making
• 20:59 Governance & Accountability
• 27:30 McVitae's Framework for Trust in AI
• 31:04 Communication & Transparency in Practice

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

Follow Wharton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts

Past Guests on Human Adapt include:

• Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy
• Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future
• Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation
• James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation
• Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

Podcast Timestamps & Key Points

• 01:32 Why having a baseline understanding is crucial - even to non-techies
• 05:05 Real-world AI Application & AI in action
• 09:36 How the People Function can embrace + integrate emerging technologies

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

Follow Wharton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

Future Guests on Human Adapt include:

Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human

Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) – AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future

Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation with AI     

James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation     

Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - How can organisations leverage tech & AI to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

Podcast Timestamps & Key Points

• 00:00 Making AI understandable beyond the hype
• 01:41   Sculpture AI and impact of AI on consulting & changing culture
• 20:13  Core AI Concepts put Simply – Machine Learning to LLM

This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making.

Follow Wharton:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite

Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

Future Guests on Human Adapt include:

Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human

Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) – AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future

Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation with AI     

James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation     

Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - How can organisations leverage tech & AI to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’