Why AI Is a Leadership Shift, Not a Tech Upgrade with Elatia Abate | Lyndsay Dowd

Описание: Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future possibility — it’s a present-day pressure. As the pace of change accelerates, leaders are being forced to rethink how they operate, decide, and lead.

In this episode of The Heartbeat For Hire, we welcome back Elatia Abate, a Forbes-recognized futurist and globally respected expert on the future of work and leadership. Elatia breaks down how leaders can move from fear to empowerment in the age of AI and why the next evolution of leadership must center humanity, ethics, and resilience.

This conversation is a must-watch for executives, founders, HR leaders, and anyone navigating leadership in an AI-driven world.

📌 Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: The shift from AI hype to AI pressure.
01:07 – Meet Elatia Abate: Futurist and Leadership Expert.
03:21 – The Leadership Room: What executives are really asking about AI.
06:52 – Operationalizing AI: Focusing on business challenges, not just tools.
08:08 – The "Stackable Factory": How AI changes knowledge work.
10:10 – Future Roles: From Prompt Engineers to Vibe Coders.
12:10 – The Ethics of AI: Safety, profit, and global responsibility.
15:37 – Regenerative Resilience: Thriving in chaos.
18:13 – Business Beyond the Brain: The Think, Do, Be framework.
23:37 – Looking Ahead: Impact and conscious leadership in 2026.
27:37– Conclusion: Slowing down to speed up.

🎙️ About the Guest
Elatia Abate is a Forbes-recognized leading female futurist and globally respected expert on the future of work, leadership, and strategy. Her future-led leadership content has been used by organizations including Verizon, Grupo Globo, Rocky Mountain Institute, CME Group, GMAC, and The College of William & Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

She previously served as Futurist in Residence at Paylocity and is a sought-after keynote speaker for organizations such as Citi, Deloitte, Honeywell, KPMG, SHRM, NY Life, and VRBO. Elatia is also the creator of the TEDx talk “Pioneering the Future of Work.”

Her work focuses on helping leaders build resilient, ethical, and human-centered organizations in times of rapid disruption.

👩‍💼 About the Host – Lyndsay Dowd is a Speaker, Founder, Author, Coach, Podcast Host—and unapologetic Disruptor. With 30 years of leadership experience, including 23 at IBM, she's built and led high-performing teams that consistently delivered results. She also served as a Guest Lecturer at Harvard University, sharing her insights on modern leadership and culture transformation.

As the founder of Heartbeat for Hire, Lyndsay helps companies ditch toxic leadership and build irresistible cultures that drive performance, retention, and impact. She's been featured in Fortune Magazine, HR.com, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and over 100 podcasts.

Lyndsay is a two-time best selling author of Top Down Culture and Voices of Women, and the host of the globally ranked and 2X awarded Heartbeat for Hire podcast—sitting in the top 2.5% worldwide. She is also the host of a weekly live show called THE LEADERSHIP LOUNGE. Lyndsay is a frequent speaker, moderator, and guest, known for her candor, humor, and ability to spark action.

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