EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 54 MIN
Why your AI investment is not showing up on the P&L
from Compound Conversations · host Jesse Flores and Julie Mann
Jesse Flores and Julie Mann open Compound Conversations by tackling the headcount paradox: why companies that have spent money on AI still can't point to a measurable return.Julie brings decades of HR and organizational design experience, including time as a Chief HR Officer overseeing 44 countries. Jesse brings a background in software engineering and AI systems. Together they make the case that the failure isn't the technology — it's the organizational design around it.From the "tools and training reflex" to role deconstruction and the six-step Compound sequence, this first episode is about why leaders need to stop chasing capacity and start chasing clarity before AI can ever show up on the P&L.
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Jesse Flores and Julie Mann open Compound Conversations by tackling the headcount paradox: why companies that have spent money on AI still can't point to a measurable return.Julie brings decades of HR and organizational design experience, including time as a Chief HR Officer overseeing 44 countries. Jesse brings a background in software engineering and AI systems. Together they make the case that the failure isn't the technology — it's the organizational design around it.From the "tools and training reflex" to role deconstruction and the six-step Compound sequence, this first episode is about why leaders need to stop chasing capacity and start chasing clarity before AI can ever show up on the P&L.
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