Welcome to Intelligence: Real & Imagined, a podcast from the Work AI Institute at Glean featuring insights and conversations with leading AI professors, notable academics, and industry experts shaping the future of work.
What it Takes to Become a High-Performing AI Leader
What does effective leadership look like in the age of AI? As AI reshapes how work gets done, leaders face a new set of challenges: building trust, creating psychological safety, measuring meaningful impact, and helping teams adapt while preserving the uniquely human parts of work. Join Intelligence: Real & Imagined host Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, for a conversation with Dr. Kelly Monahan, co-founder of Beyond the Desk; Sai Vineela Ganti, Senior Software Engine...
30 Oct 2026
How to Design Your Organization for Human + AI Teamwork
How is AI changing the way people and teams work together? And how can organizations turn individual productivity gains into meaningful business impact? Join Intelligence: Real & Imagined host Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, for a conversation with Salman Chaudhry, VP of AI at Mastercard; Hancheng Cao, Assistant Professor at Emory University; and Mark Hoffman, Work AI Research Lead at Glean. Inspired by Glean’s Work AI Index, they explore how AI is reshaping human ...
26 Oct 2026
The Five Biggest Takeaways from the Work AI Index
How is AI really changing the way we work—and why aren’t individual productivity gains translating into greater organizational impact? Join Intelligence: Real & Imagined host Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, and Dr. Mark Hoffman, Work AI Research Lead at Glean and former professor at Stanford University, as they unpack key findings from Glean’s Work AI Index, based on research with 6,000 knowledge workers across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rebe...
31 Jul 2026
How AI is transforming leadership: worker voice, skills, and long-term growth
What does strong AI leadership actually look like in practice? This conversation explores how leaders can guide AI adoption in ways that build trust, support workers, and prepare their organizations for long-term change. In this episode of Intelligence: Real & Imagined from the Work AI Institute at Glean, co-host Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, speaks with Job for the Future’s Lauren Pasquarella Daley, Employer Mobilization Practice, and Tiffany Hsieh, Senior Dire...
29 May 2026
How AI is transforming org power: who owns decisions when humans and AI share the work
What does it actually take to make AI part of how work gets done? This conversation explores the structural and human changes behind real AI transformation. Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, is joined by Phil Kirschner, Founder and Principal Consultant at PK Consulting, and Mark Christianson, AI Outcomes Manager at Glean. Together, they unpack the need for clearer ownership, stronger change management, and better workplace design as organizations rethink roles, AI policie...
21 Apr 2026
How AI is transforming daily workflows: why exposure isn’t adoption and how to make AI stick
Most companies do not have an AI access problem. They have an adoption problem. In this episode of Intelligence: Real & Imagined, Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, talks with Shweta Puri, Marketing, Technology and AI Operations Lead at Nextdoor, and Nichole Sterling, Co-founder and Board Member of Women Defining AI and CEO of My Town AI, about what actually moves AI adoption from hype to habit. What you’ll learn: • How Nextdoor moved from a 50-person pilot to 500+ us...
30 Jan 2026
How AI Is Transforming Organizations: Do We Still Need Bosses?
What does it look like when teams let AI take the lead? In this episode of Intelligence: Real & Imagined, James Cham - founding partner at Bloomberg Beta and expert on how technology reshapes work – joins Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, and Bob Sutton, Stanford Professor Emeritus, to explore the outlier teams pioneering AI-first workflows, the end of traditional SaaS, and the profound risks and rewards of AI in the workplace. Get a front-row seat to the future of wo...
30 Jan 2026
How AI Is Transforming HR: The Reality Behind the Flattening Hype
How is AI really changing the HR landscape? Join Intelligence: Real & Imagined hosts Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, and Bob Sutton, Stanford Professor Emeritus, as they sit down with Beth Steinberg, a seasoned HR executive who’s led HR teams at Chime, Nike, Facebook, and Nordstrom. Beth shares direct, practical stories about the challenges and opportunities AI brings to talent management, performance reviews, and organizational design. Learn how leaders can b...
30 Jan 2026
How AI Is Transforming Work: The AI Transformation 100
AI is fundamentally changing the workplace, from redefining expertise to transforming organizational structures. Hosts Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, and Bob Sutton, Stanford Professor Emeritus and Founding Member of the Work AI Institute, are joined by Arvind Jain, Founder and CEO of Glean, to unpack the real-world lessons from the AI Transformation 100 report. Learn how top organizations balance centralization and decentralization, why new roles like AI Outcomes Mana...
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