The Human Loop: Leading with Reflection in the Age of AI: Leading with Reflection in the Age of AI: Leading with Reflection in the Age of AI: Leading - Paperback

Sparks Taylor, Jennifer: - Dr. Jennifer Sparks Taylor helps organizations ensure their values aren't just slogans but valuable experiences for employees and customers. With expertise in marketing, communications, and leadership, she understands how self-awareness shapes communication, workplace culture, and drives success. Jennifer encourages leaders to slow down, reflect in-the-moment and on-the-moment, to think critically, and make responsible decisions with greater intention. She believes structured reflection is a catalyst for building stronger teams, better workplaces, and a more human-centered world. In her academic research, Jennifer found senior executives moving at warp speeds under tremendous pressures. Leaders have limitedtime for reflection, and it is not typically built into the organization's design (strategy, structure, process, rewards). Nonetheless, the C-Suite executives Jennifer researched all understood how structured reflection can make them better leaders. Her journey with reflection began more than 25 years ago through a structured active listening process and journaling, both of which she continues today at the USC Marshall Center for Effective Organizations, and through her consulting and executive coaching. With this book, Jennifer gives leaders the reflective tools to navigate decision-making in AI-enabled organizations with greater responsibility, adaptability, and human-centered awareness. Jennifer holds a doctorate degree in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California.Graswich, Elizabeth: - Dr. Elizabeth Graswich understands leaders. First as a newspaper reporter and now as a senior communications executive, Elizabeth has seen some leaders make decisions in self-interest and others act for the greater good. Her experiences as a journalist and in K-12 education convinced her the world needs more responsible leaders who operate as protectors of the people they serve. The best leaders engage with and learn from people at all levels, inside and outside their organizations. Through these interactions, they gather data-informed evidence to consider before making decisions. In her academic research, Elizabeth found her responsible leader interviewees engaged in reflection practices. The self-awareness among these executives sparked her interest in structured reflection. Not coincidentally, Elizabeth began her lifelong practice of reflection in childhood, when her father gave her a journal to write down feelings and ideas. Elizabeth believes by fostering structured reflection, responsible leaders cultivate ethical decision-making that prioritizes people and long-term impacts in an era of relentless technological advancement, change, and disruption. Elizabeth holds a doctoral degree in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California.