The Crossroads Facing Every Leader: Speed Up or Stay Human?

The Crossroads: Lead Faster — or Lead Smarter

Have you ever felt like technology was pulling you faster than your team could breathe?

I have — and it changed the course of my career. 

Early on, I worked on major technology transformation projects. The systems we were rolling out promised efficiency, consistency, and speed. But the real shift happened when we realized something critical:

We needed to design the transformation with the humans, not for them.

We started embedding change management leaders into tech initiatives — not as a nice-to-have, but as a survival tactic.

Our job wasn’t just to push new systems.
It was to understand the people, ask questions, build tools with them, and support them so the transformation became something they owned — not something they survived.

That experience sparked something in me:

We can’t treat people like robots if we want true transformation.

We have to design systems that support their creativity, their energy, and their human ingenuity.

And today, as AI tools flood into workplaces, the same challenge is back — but bigger.

According to a 2024 Gartner study, 72% of employees feel that AI-driven workflows risk "depersonalizing" their roles and reducing their sense of meaning at work. 

Here’s the truth:

• Speed without soul isn't sustainable.

• Tech should amplify humanity — not replace it.

In this new 6-part series, I’ll show you how to lead through uncertainty and integrate AI in a way that makes your people more human, more productive, and more alive — not robotic.

Next week we’ll cover The Myth of Either/Or: Why AI Won’t Replace You — But Might Replace How You Lead.

P.S. Watch this 1-min video where I explain why this conversation matters more than ever: