In this episode of Michigan Business Network’s Leadership Lowdown, host Vic Verschureau interviews Karin Hurt, founder of Let’s Grow Leaders, about leadership development, organizational culture, and navigating change. Karin shares her 20-year career at Verizon, where she transitioned from human resources into leading large call centers, sales teams, and a 10,000-person outsourced partnership operation before founding her leadership development company in 2014. Much of the conversation focuses on adapting to artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the importance of developing personal AI fluency, identifying tasks best performed by humans versus AI-assisted or autonomous systems, and encouraging experimentation and learning from early adopters. Karin also stresses that organizations must invest in foundational leadership training, equipping new managers with skills in coaching, accountability, communication, and developing people, while leaders remain curious, learn from their teams, and seek innovative ideas from other organizations.

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