Subvolts take Leaders must embrace anti-fragility and empathy to manage AI's growing impact on organizations. Feb 18, 2026 - Business
- Learn how AI impacts leadership, organizational change, and the skills needed to thrive in evolving work environments.
This episode features a key innovation leader discussing practical, human-centric challenges of AI adoption in large organizations.
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In this Practical AI episode, Deloitte's Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Golden discusses how AI accelerates innovation and adoption, increasing cognitive load for leaders. The conversation explores how AI reshapes leadership, the importance of vulnerability and empathy, and how anti-fragility will define the future of work, moving beyond simple resilience.
AI is making work more complex for leaders, increasing stress and changing how teams operate. This episode explains how leaders can adapt by being more open and building organizations that can thrive through change, not just survive it.
This episode offers insights for leaders navigating AI's impact on organizations. Golden's perspective from Deloitte highlights the human element in AI adoption, focusing on leadership shifts, emotional intelligence, and organizational adaptability. It connects to frontier labs' work by showing how companies are grappling with the practical, human consequences of advanced AI deployment, influencing strategies for change management and workforce development.
- HostDaniel Whitenack
- HostChris Benson
- GuestDeborah GoldenChief Innovation Officer, Deloitte
- Guest: Deborah Golden, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte
- Show: Practical AI
- Length: 52 minutes
- Topic: AI reshaping leadership and the future of work
- Key Concept: Anti-fragility over resilience
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As AI accelerates innovation and adoption, leaders are facing rising cognitive load, shifting systems, and new emotional realities inside their organizations. In this episode, Deloitte’s Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Golden joins us to explore how AI is reshaping leadership, why vulnerability and empathy are critical in this moment, and how anti-fragility, not just resilience, will define the future of work.
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- What challenges are leaders facing with AI adoption?
- Leaders are experiencing rising cognitive load, shifting systems, and new emotional realities within their organizations due to AI acceleration.
- What qualities will define the future of work?
- The future of work will be defined by anti-fragility, not just resilience, emphasizing the need for organizations to thrive through change.
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