Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work

Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work

Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work explores what leaders need to see, ask, and own as artificial intelligence reshapes work, decisions, culture, trust, and human value.

Formerly Qonversations, the podcast continues Brian Gorman’s long-running exploration of leadership, change, and the future of work—now wit...

Both Artificial Intelligence and Generous Leadership
Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work
Both Artificial Intelligence and Generous Leadership

Recent Episodes

Nov. 12, 2026

Both Artificial Intelligence and Generous Leadership

When organizations put AI to work, they change more than how tasks get done. They also shape how people connect, develop, contribute, and trust their leaders. The choices leaders make about people are every bit as consequential as the choices they make about technology. In this episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, host Brian Gorman speaks with Joe Davis, author of The Generous Leader and former Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group. They explore why generous leadershi
Oct. 8, 2026

Purpose, Passion, and Artificial Intelligence

In this solo episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, Brian Gorman challenges a familiar way of talking about artificial intelligence: AI is making us lazy. AI is weakening critical thinking. AI is making us work longer. AI is taking meaning out of work. When we say AI is doing these things to us, we surrender human agency. AI creates possibilities and makes some choices easier. What we do with those possibilities remains ours to decide. That leads to a more consequential question. What will we d
Oct. 1, 2026

When AI Gives an Answer, Be Curious

Artificial intelligence can synthesize information, surface possibilities, and accelerate work. But some of what matters most still lives in people: experience, relationships, intuition, and an understanding of what is actually happening. In this episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, Brian Gorman speaks with Tim Lidman, co-founder and CEO of Clyde, about what it means to deliberately bring artificial intelligence and human wisdom together. Clyde is one example of a larger leadership question: w
Sept. 24, 2026

When AI Does More, Human Connection Matters More

This episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work does not spend much time talking directly about artificial intelligence. That is why the conversation matters now. Brian Gorman speaks with Stephen Baer, author of Stickology, about what causes people to connect, contribute, innovate, and care about the organizations they work for and buy from. Drawing on examples from Trader Joe’s, Ritz-Carlton, Southwest Airlines, Microsoft, and Home Depot, Stephen makes a consistent point: people do their best work w
Sept. 17, 2026

Design AI at Work for Agency, Not Dependency

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in how work gets done, leaders face a question that goes well beyond efficiency. What kind of relationship with AI are we designing? In this episode of Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work, Brian Gorman speaks with psychotherapist and executive coach Marina Tudor about creating workplaces in which artificial intelligence serves human beings rather than quietly creating new forms of dependency, friction, and burnout. Marina argues that effective AI integration r
Sept. 10, 2026

Stay in Charge. Make AI the Apprentice.

In this episode, Brian Gorman speaks with Jonathan Schaeffer, founder of Synsira Software Solutions, inventor of Kind, and an AI pioneer who has spent more than 40 years working at the forefront of artificial intelligence. For Jonathan, the arrival of ChatGPT was not the beginning of AI. It was the moment when decades of largely invisible development suddenly became visible to everyone. He sees enormous potential in what comes next, from advances in medicine and education to safer transportatio