AI in the workplace is impacting employee productivity. In this session, Heidi explores the gap between leaders' expectations of AI and employees' actual experiences. She shares how to close that gap with real-world cases to improve efficiency and outcomes. Heidi explains, 'Research shows that introducing new technology into outdated work models and systems fails to unlock AI's full productivity potential."
Key Points
- As leaders, we believe AI in the workplace will increase employee productivity, but 77 percent of employees say these tools have increased their workload. Our teams feel they cannot effectively use AI to boost their productivity.
- There is a clear gap—almost like two sides of a bridge. On one side, executives have high expectations for AI's impact on business operations, while on the other, employees feel unsure about how to use these tools.
- Instead of simply instructing our teams to 'use AI,' we need to come to them with a logical approach to using AI.
About the Speaker:
Heidi Barnett
CEO
Heidi Barnett is the CEO of ApplicantPro, an HR tech startup serving over 10,000 clients. With a background in Business Marketing, she’s transformed recruiting by applying marketing strategies to hiring. Under her leadership, ApplicantPro became one of Indeed’s exclusive Platinum Partners. Heidi is also a passionate advocate for women in leadership and has helped ApplicantPro earn recognition as one of Utah's Top Workplaces.