The era of artificial intelligence is not a distant future; it is today's operational reality. With AI adoption in HR accelerating, SHRM research highlights a widening skills gap and an urgent mandate for workforce transformation. For Learning & Development leaders, this presents the single greatest challenge and opportunity of your careers. The discussion has shifted from simply using AI to create content to strategically deploying AI to build a resilient, future-ready workforce. This session moves beyond the hype to provide a practical framework for L&D leaders. We will explore how to leverage AI for hyper-personalized learning paths, predictive skills-gap analysis, and integrating learning directly into the flow of work. Most importantly, we will dissect the critical "HI" (Human Intelligence) component—focusing on how L&D must champion the "power skills" like communication, emotional intelligence, and change leadership that AI cannot replicate. Join this session to gain a strategic playbook for leading your organization's AI transformation, proving L&D's business impact, and cementing your role as a critical architect of the future of work.
Learning Objectives
Following this session, attendees will be able to:
Analyze the primary ways AI is reshaping the L&D function: as a personalization engine, a skills-gap analyst, and an in-workflow performance tool.
Develop a business case to secure executive buy-in for a proactive AI-driven upskilling strategy, linking L&D initiatives directly to organizational productivity and retention goals.
Design an "AI+HI" (Human Intelligence) learning framework that balances technical AI fluency with the development of critical "power skills" (e.g., critical thinking, collaboration, and adaptive leadership).
Implement strategies to overcome common employee and manager engagement barriers, using AI-driven insights to foster a culture of continuous learning.
Forecast emerging skills trends within their own organization by leveraging AI tools, shifting L&D from a reactive training provider to a proactive strategic partner.
Speaker Resources:
To get the speaker's post-training resources, including his book on AI adoption and example AI prompts for L&D leaders, please go to this link https://tinyurl.com/daeevent
Meet the Presenter
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Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, called the “Office Whisperer” by The New York Times, helps tech-forward L&D leaders replace overpriced vendors with staff-built AI solutions. He serves as the CEO of the future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts. Dr. Gleb wrote seven best-selling books, and his forthcoming book with Georgetown University Press is The Psychology of Generative AI Adoption(2026). His most recent best-seller is ChatGPT for Leaders and Content Creators: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI (Intentional Insights, 2023). His cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 650 articles and 550 interviews in Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, USA Today, CBS News, Fox News, Time, Business Insider, Fortune, The New York Times, and elsewhere. His writing was translated into Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Korean, French, Vietnamese, German, and other languages. His expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, and speaking and training for Fortune 500 companies from Aflac to Xerox. It also comes from over 15 years in academia as a behavioral scientist, with 8 years as a lecturer at UNC-Chapel Hill and 7 years as a professor at Ohio State. A proud Ukrainian American, Dr. Gleb lives in Columbus, Ohio.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.