In order to mitigate the well documented isolation, lack of trust and decline in productivity as organizations increase their use of AI, leaders are called to shift their approach and focus more on developing and maintaining highly connected and collaborative teams.
In this class we'll examine why leaders must pivot from managing only workflows to managing energy and connection. Chronic isolation triggers sustained stress that undermines focus, creativity, and output; even the best AI tools cannot compensate for a disconnected team. You'll learn practical strategies to rebuild trust, foster meaningful human connection, and restore the psychological safety that powers peak productivity and innovation.
A huge psychological shift is underway in today's workplaces: employee stress is at record highs and loneliness has become a pervasive drain on well-being and performance. As teams rely more on generative AI, people spend increasing time prompting machines and less time interacting with one another-deepening isolation and eroding the trust that fuels collaboration and peak performance.
In order to counteract this deepening lack of trust and lower performance levels, leaders must adapt their more traditional leadership and people management styles to foster more team unity and engagement.
Speaker Profile
Suzanne Blake , PCC, is an award-winning International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach with 23 years of coaching, training, and business consulting experience. With?warmth, humor, and the?latest in coaching and brain?science techniques, Suzanne?helps individuals and groups attain their communication, empowerment, career, and leadership goals.
Suzanne Blake is the Founder and President of Blake Coaching and Training. She has helped hundreds of seasoned and emerging leaders expand their capacity, make decisions, use focused strategic thinking, and build confidence and self-awareness. Her coaching work has been featured on The Today Show, NPR, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and numerous other media outlets.
A passionate industry leader, she specializes in coaching executives and managers in leadership development, managing individuals and co-located and virtual teams, communication styles effectiveness, work-life balance, presentation skills, emotional intelligence, and time and performance management.?Suzanne has comprehensive experience designing and facilitating training and coaching programs, facilitating team building, and conducting one-on-one Executive Coaching sessions.
Her clients include Verizon, Deloitte, LLC, Amica Insurance, BCBS, EMC/Dell, Synthes Switzerland, eClinicalWorks, Nimbly Wise Ed/Tech Coaching and Training, Core Axis, and numerous small to medium size businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Suzanne is a masterful communicator with a proactive and resourceful approach to helping drive client-oriented coaching services and learning and development programs. She demonstrates a unique ability to quickly zero in on the root causes of problems and identify creative and sustainable solutions.
Suzanne is a featured author in the popular book, 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, co-authored with leading experts Jack Canfield, John Gray, Richard Carlson, and Bob Proctor.