ABOUT THIS EPISODE
AI now hands the average worker 2.5 hours back every week. Most of us pour it straight into more busywork, then wonder why we are busier than ever.
That reclaimed time is the most valuable thing AI has given us, and we are giving it away without deciding to.
Bonnie Davis, co-author of Still Human with AI alongside Bijal Choksi, joins Ashish Kothari to talk about how to stop wasting it. Not with another productivity system, but by getting deliberate about what those freed-up hours are actually for: your wellbeing, your relationships, and the people you lead.
Bonnie gives us a practical framework, and a step-by-step way to use it, for building a workplace where people flourish even as AI turns up everywhere. Her argument is that culture doesn't survive this shift by accident. Somebody has to shape it on purpose.
What you'll learn:
- Decide what your reclaimed 2.5 hours are actually for, then put them on your calendar.
- Name the moments AI will never own, and ask your AI which ones.
- Write a human value proposition, not just an employee value proposition
- Give purpose a line of sight: carry the stories of who your work serves.
- Make learning a team sport. Courses are outdated, become a micro university: capture learning in the moment.
Episode Chapters:
- 00:00 - The essence of flourishing: energy and resilience
- 06:37 - AI’s potential to help us flourish—or weaken connection
- 17:43 - The seven factors of flourishing
- 20:49 - Purpose and values as organizational building blocks
- 38:00 - Generative leadership for sustainable performance
Resources:
Connect with the Guest
LinkedIn: Bonnie Davis
Recommended Reading:
- Still Human with AI How to Build Organizations where Leaders and Teams Thrive with AI by Bonnie Davis and Bijal Choksi.
Connect with the Host
LinkedIn: Ashish Kothari
Website: Happiness Squad
Book: Hardwired For Happiness
YouTube: Happiness Squad Channel
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