The Future of IT Leadership: From Distributed Teams to AI (w/ Kelly Monahan & Christie Smith)

Kelly Monahan and Christie Smith, authors of Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts are Creating a New Human-Powered Leadership, join the show to discuss the evolution of leadership in today's tech-centric world. They explore how distributed teams, AI, and global challenges demand a shift from traditional leadership models to one that emphasizes human connection and empathy. Kelly and Christie share their insights on creating a new playbook for leaders, focusing on emotional maturity, contextual competence, and leveraging technology to enhance human interactions. Tune in for a deep dive into the future of leadership.Find out more about Kelly and Christie’s new book here: https://www.smith-monahan.com/Register now for Nexthink Experience 24 in Boston (15-16 Oct) or London (5-6 Nov) here (https://www.nexthink.com/experience).For more amazing DEX content, including podcasts, articles and exclusive research, head over to the DEX Hub (dex.nexthink.com).To hear more interviews like this one, subscribe to the Digital Employee Experience Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform.Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Digital Employee Experience in your favorite podcast player.

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The DEX Show (Digital Employee Experience): A Show for IT Change Makers is dedicated to IT professionals looking to advance the industry by leaps and bounds. IT is changing—you know it, and so do we—and without a healthy dose of curiosity about how the future of IT will affect employee experience of entire companies, traditional workers will be left behind.If you see IT as more than the basement-dwelling, plumber cliche it’s so often portrayed as, this is the podcast for you.Each episode will feature topics such as digital employee experience, IT infrastructure, end user experience management (EUEM), IT analytics, virtualization, the future of work, and more.