EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 50 MIN
AI Mind Talks #2: Process, Ownership, and Scale in Enterprise AI — with HiBob CIO Michal Lewy Harush and Alon Arbiv
from AI Mind Talks · host HiBob
Welcome to a new episode of the AI Mind Talks podcast. Ori Simantov is joined by Michal Lewy Harush, CIO of HiBob, and Alon Arbiv, Director of AI at HiBob, to unpack what it really takes to operationalize AI at scale. They walk through HiBob’s end-to-end AI process — from employee-driven ideation and rapid experimentation to leadership decision-making, adoption, and performance — and explain why successful AI transformation depends on clear ownership, fast iteration, and cultural alignment, not just technology.Key takeaways:00:00 Introduction and why this conversation reflects HiBob’s real AI journey02:00 Why AI transformation starts with mindset, not tools04:30 Process over governance: enabling democratized AI safely06:40 Defining roles: agent owners, AI leaders, executives, and centralized teams09:15 Why ideation and fast POCs are the engine of AI innovation12:00 Speed matters: helping ideas succeed — or fail — quickly14:30 Education, enablement, and ongoing AI literacy across the company18:20 The decision point: why managers must own prioritization and impact21:00 AI must live inside workflows to achieve adoption23:15 Build strategies: fast-track copilots vs. programmatic agents27:00 Why business context and prompt ownership matter more than code31:00 Adoption is not launch — it’s continuous enablement34:10 Measuring performance beyond raw usage numbers37:00 Evaluating agent effectiveness before tying to business KPIs41:30 Why not every AI impact can be measured in dollars44:30 AI as a work companion, not a replacement48:40 Rapid-fire insights: common pitfalls, overpromises, and success signalsResources mentioned:HiBob website: https://www.hibob.com/HiBob LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hibob/OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/hibob/Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/ap/ Michal Lewy Harush LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-lewy-harush/ Alon Arbiv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alonarbiv/Thank you for listening to AI Mind Talks. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star review and subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes.#PeopleProud #AIInTheWorkplace #AIAdoption
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Welcome to a new episode of the AI Mind Talks podcast. Ori Simantov is joined by Michal Lewy Harush, CIO of HiBob, and Alon Arbiv, Director of AI at HiBob, to unpack what it really takes to operationalize AI at scale. They walk through HiBob’s end-to-end AI process — from employee-driven ideation and rapid experimentation to leadership decision-making, adoption, and performance — and explain why successful AI transformation depends on clear ownership, fast iteration, and cultural alignment, not just technology.Key takeaways:00:00 Introduction and why this conversation reflects HiBob’s real AI journey02:00 Why AI transformation starts with mindset, not tools04:30 Process over governance: enabling democratized AI safely06:40 Defining roles: agent owners, AI leaders, executives, and centralized teams09:15 Why ideation and fast POCs are the engine of AI innovation12:00 Speed matters: helping ideas succeed — or fail — quickly14:30 Education, enablement, and ongoing AI literacy across the company18:20 The decision point: why managers must own prioritization and impact21:00 AI must live inside workflows to achieve adoption23:15 Build strategies: fast-track copilots vs. programmatic agents27:00 Why business context and prompt ownership matter more than code31:00 Adoption is not launch — it’s continuous enablement34:10 Measuring performance beyond raw usage numbers37:00 Evaluating agent effectiveness before tying to business KPIs41:30 Why not every AI impact can be measured in dollars44:30 AI as a work companion, not a replacement48:40 Rapid-fire insights: common pitfalls, overpromises, and success signalsResources mentioned:HiBob website: https://www.hibob.com/HiBob LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hibob/OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/hibob/Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/ap/ Michal Lewy Harush LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-lewy-harush/ Alon Arbiv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alonarbiv/Thank you for listening to AI Mind Talks. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star review and subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes.#PeopleProud #AIInTheWorkplace #AIAdoption
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