# The Human Side of AI Every Leader Needs to Understand Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/the-human-side-of-ai-every-leader-needs-to-understand Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/the-human-side-of-ai-every-leader-needs-to-understand.md Podcast: [Leadership Mindset 2.0](https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501) Published: 2026-07-15T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.rmichaelanderson.com/episode/the-human-side-of-ai-every-leader-needs-to-understand Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a846a8fb-dab1-4a8d-90c6-e2482ac512ec.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/episodes/the-human-side-of-ai-every-leader-needs-to-understand Duration seconds: 1611 ## Resource Everyone is talking about AI. Very few leaders are talking about what actually makes AI successful. In this special crossover episode, Michael joins Bart on the Human2Human podcast to explore why so many AI initiatives fail despite massive investment. The answer isn't better technology. It's better leadership. Together, they unpack the leadership challenges that organizations are facing as AI transforms the workplace, from fear and resistance to culture, trust, and change management. Michael also shares practical strategies leaders can use to help their teams embrace AI while keeping the human side of leadership front and center. In this episode, you'll learn: Why most AI initiatives fail before the technology ever has a chance to succeed. How great leaders reduce fear, build trust, and create buy-in during AI transformation. A simple framework for identifying the best AI opportunities by solving your team's biggest frustrations first. Why leadership, communication, and culture are becoming the true competitive advantages in an AI-driven world. Leadership Challenge Set aside 90 minutes with your team and ask one simple question: "What are the two or three most repetitive, frustrating, or time-consuming parts of your job?" Choose one challenge to solve with AI over the next two weeks, then come back together to review what you learned and how it improved the way your team works. Questions on this? Ask me in the Leadership Mindset 2.0 community on: LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8944058/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/leadershipmindsetgroup Connect with Bart: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-kowalczyk/ H2H Sales Automation Podcast: https://www.automatenow.uk/podcast ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/episodes/the-human-side-of-ai-every-leader-needs-to-understand/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/the-human-side-of-ai-every-leader-needs-to-understand.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.