AI is changing the rules of business, see how to adapt from a Harvard Business School professor

A core component of every company’s value proposition is its unique expertise. “But AI is lowering the cost of expertise,” says Harvard Business School professor Karim Lakhani, and that will require leaders to rethink every aspect of their organization. Lakhani has spent his career researching digital transformation, and he joins the WorkLab podcast to share insights on how leaders can avoid “falling asleep at the wheel” with AI, and what they can learn from the AI-native generation of MBAs. 00:00 About WorkLab 00:41 Guest Introduction: Karim Lakhani 01:30 The Generative AI Moment 02:25 Teaching AI to Future Leaders 03:30 Abundant Expertise and Strategic Shifts 04:55 Leadership Activation and AI Pilots 07:19 AI-Native Graduates and Startup Empowerment 09:09 The Value of Expertise in the AI Era 10:55 Leadership Discipline and Customer Focus 14:11 Scaling AI and Organizational Change 15:37 AI Agents and Team Structures 20:44 Strategic Gaps and the Need for Transformation Find this episode on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vApnLW... WorkLab Podcast: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/workl... About the WorkLab Podcast: Join host Molly Wood as she explores what leaders need to know to prepare their organizations for the innovations and disruptions that are transforming the way we work. Listen to her conversations with leading economists, technologists, and researchers on everything from how to use AI effectively to what it takes to thrive in a digital age. For more insights on the future of work, visit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/ Subscribe to Microsoft on YouTube here: https://aka.ms/SubscribeToYouTube Follow us on social: LinkedIn:   / microsoft   Twitter:   / microsoft   Facebook:   / microsoft   Instagram:   / microsoft   For more about Microsoft, our technology, and our mission, visit https://aka.ms/microsoftstories