{"podcast":{"title":"Meet The Leader","slug":"meet-the-leader-1369593","podcast_index_feed_id":1369593,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/494933/rss","website_url":"https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/0/9/5/609567458a2561b316c3140a3186d450/Untitled_design.png","author":"World Economic Forum","episode_count":210,"summary":"In these one-on-one conversations, host Linda Lacina interviews the world's top leaders, change-makers and experts on the solutions they're building to tackle the world's biggest challenges, the habits they can't work without, and their lessons learned, all from the World Economic Forum","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T08:19:00.554803+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593"},"episode":{"title":"AI and Jobs Series: What one company stopped doing - an HR exec shares lessons shaping the future of work","slug":"ai-and-jobs-series-what-one-company-stopped-doing-an-hr-exec-shares-lessons-shaping-the-future-of-work","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593/ai-and-jobs-series-what-one-company-stopped-doing-an-hr-exec-shares-lessons-shaping-the-future-of-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593","url":"https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-jobs-what-tasks-human-stop-progyny","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/839e8316-85a0-463a-bc5f-7852c410c6c7/MTL_Cassandra_Pratt_Progyny_-_Taz_Edit_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=4231753","summary":"As AI grows more powerful and takes on more rote work, what should humans stop doing? Fertility benefits company Progyny took on this question as a company to re-evaluate routines and norms and how AI might help work evolve. Chief Human Resources Officer Cassandra Pratt shares how teams there are using AI to reduce rote work, rethink job design, improve meeting culture and give people more time for the human side of work that machines cannot do, such as building trust and strengthening relationships. The first in a three-part AI and Jobs series. Key takeaways: The importance of clear goals and prep during AI implementation How the \"Start, Stop, Continue\" framework from author Barry O'Reilly can reduce burnout and sharpen execution How to turn teams into superfans of your company and business to strengthen engagement What fluid job design will look like in the years ahead - and how to help teams navigate it About this episode: Progyny: https://progyny.com/ Book: Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results, Barry O'Reilly Report: 2026 Chief People Officer Outlook, World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/publications/chief-people-officers-outlook-may-2026/ Related episodes: AI 'workslop' is a leadership problem. Here's how to fix it Read here - transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2mxkzwc3 Listen here - Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4evh8yk6 Watch here - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTAbIqqAf4Y How to Lead People Through AI Change: Questions to Ask from a Transformation Expert Read here - transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ykk9r7hb Listen here - Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yc2azrwv Watch here - Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/yyv24pvd","meta_description":"As AI grows more powerful and takes on more rote work, what should humans stop doing? Fertility benefits company Progyny took on this question as a compan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1677,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meet-the-leader-1369593/episodes/ai-and-jobs-series-what-one-company-stopped-doing-an-hr-exec-shares-lessons-shaping-the-future-of-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meet-the-leader-1369593/ai-and-jobs-series-what-one-company-stopped-doing-an-hr-exec-shares-lessons-shaping-the-future-of-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}