PIxHIxAI© Humanizing AI Adoption framework with Ajit Dodani, President of EmpathifyU

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Description: We must learn to make AI our best tool, our best assistant, and create environments where we can use this tool for our organization to get a competitive advantage and win.
AI success is not just about technology—it’s about the people leading the change

Learning objectives:
Leadership Mindset Shift: Replace outdated command-and-control habits with adaptive, collaborative, and emotionally intelligent leadership.
New Skill Sets for Teams: Learn the core competencies needed in AI-powered environments—critical thinking, adaptability, and psychological safety.
Empathy-Driven Change Management: Lead through uncertainty by building trust, addressing resistance, and championing inclusive AI adoption.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Break silos and design AI strategies that involve voices across departments, improving innovation and ownership.
Human-Centered AI Design: Embed inclusivity and ethical thinking into your AI tools to better serve diverse customers and stakeholders.

Empathy Strategist | CEO & Founder 
Fondly referred to as "The CFO who speaks Empathy & KPI's in the same sentence," Ajit is the CEO and Founder of EmpathifyU. For 20+ years, as a C-Suite executive, he has led finance and business divisions of organizations. It is during those years that he realized that the Empathy Strategy© that he deployed was the real catalyst to sustainable organizational growth. Since then, he has been able to take this expertise and impact the corporate world, non-profit sector, and even the education space through award-winning content to create thriving and inclusive workplaces where individuals feel like they belong.

Today, when the world needs it the most. Ajit, along with a multidisciplinary team, empowers teams across the world to embrace “Empathy as a Superpower” to inspire a thriving workplace culture while achieving important business key performance indicators (KPIs).

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