AI Is New. Human Adaptation Isn’t: Leading People Through the AI Transformation with Karen Lewis-Enright

In this episode, we sit down with Karen Lewis-Enright, a change and transformation leader who has spent her career helping organizations navigate complex transitions from large-scale transformations and operating model shifts to digital adoption and workforce change.As AI rapidly reshapes the workplace, Karen brings a perspective that goes beyond the technology itself. She argues that the biggest challenge of AI transformation isn't necessarily the technology—it's the people who have to adopt, trust, and work alongside it.We explore why AI transformation is fundamentally a human and leadership challenge, how organizations can prepare their workforce for an uncertain future, and what leaders can do when they don't have all the answers.Karen also shares insights into the importance of judgment, adaptability, emotional intelligence, trust, governance, and workforce readiness as organizations introduce increasingly powerful technologies.Drawing on decades of experience in change management, we discuss what leaders often underestimate about transformation and why many of the challenges surrounding AI are actually familiar human challenges in a new technological environment.If you're a business leader, entrepreneur, HR professional, change leader, or technology professional navigating AI adoption, this conversation offers a grounded perspective on how to lead transformation without losing sight of the people at the center of it.AI may be new but human adaptation isn't.#KarenLewisEnright #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AITransformation #ChangeManagement #Leadership #FutureOfWork #AIAdoption #DigitalTransformation #WorkplaceAI #OrganizationalChange #HumanCenteredAI #BusinessLeadership #EmotionalIntelligence #WorkforceTransformation #Innovation #Technology #LeadershipDevelopment #Podcast #PodMatch #DesignWave