{"podcast":{"title":"Managing Made Simple","slug":"managing-made-simple-6058120","podcast_index_feed_id":6058120,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2378431.rss","website_url":"https://www.liagarvin.com/podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/0wbl4nf4dmm06h0kvu94thcu1tqd?.jpg","author":"Lia Garvin","episode_count":245,"summary":"Managing Made Simple is a weekly leadership and management podcast for people managers, business owners, and founders who want to lead high-performing teams without falling back into the work themselves. Each week, host Lia Garvin- 3x bestselling author and former team operations leader at Google, Apple, and Microsoft- breaks down the real, everyday challenges of leading teams, giving feedback, delegating, creating team accountability, high performing culture, retention, and more with performance with practical strategies you can implement immediately. Lia’s work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and Fortune. With Lia, you get real talk and actionable leadership insights that make it easier to manage your team and get better results from your people. If you’re asking leadership questions like: • How do I get my team to take ownership and accountability for their work? • Why do I have to repeat myself constantly as a manager? • How do I know if I hired the wrong employee? • How do I delegate effectively without things falling apart or micromanaging? • How can managers tell if team members are overusing AI at work? • What actually m…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:18:48.367318+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-made-simple-6058120"},"episode":{"title":"What to do when AI didn't get you the savings you were promised","slug":"what-to-do-when-ai-didn-t-get-you-the-savings-you-were-promised","published_at":"2026-07-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-made-simple-6058120/what-to-do-when-ai-didn-t-get-you-the-savings-you-were-promised","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-made-simple-6058120","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378431/episodes/19466280-what-to-do-when-ai-didn-t-get-you-the-savings-you-were-promised.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378431/episodes/19466280-what-to-do-when-ai-didn-t-get-you-the-savings-you-were-promised.mp3","summary":"The headlines said AI would be cheaper than your team. The receipts say otherwise. If you jumped in fast and are feeling the cost, or you've been holding back wondering if you're already behind, this one is your reset. Lia breaks down how to figure out where AI actually fits on your team — without an arms race, a Chief AI Officer, or a plan to replace the people who make your business run. In this episode you'll learn: - Why AI isn't the wholesale cost savings you were promised — and why th...","meta_description":"The headlines said AI would be cheaper than your team. The receipts say otherwise. If you jumped in fast and are feeling the cost, or you've been holding…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/managing-made-simple-6058120/episodes/what-to-do-when-ai-didn-t-get-you-the-savings-you-were-promised/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-made-simple-6058120/what-to-do-when-ai-didn-t-get-you-the-savings-you-were-promised.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}