Hi Reader! McKinsey's State of AI report shows 88% of organizations are now using AI regularly. But only 6% are seeing real value from it. There are many reasons for that, but one of them is that most teams haven't figured out how to work with AI in a way that actually helps rather than creates new problems. The tools everyone refuses to give up I worked with a GameDev company where teams were testing different AI tools and frameworks. Each team found something they liked and settled into...

Hi Reader, Daria's here. When I start with a new company — or when I mentor an HR leader — the first number I ask for is attrition in the first 90 days. Why? Because when people leave that early, nothing else you build will hold. You can redesign performance management, rewrite the values, run the workshops. None of it lands in a company where people don't want to stay. That's why I wanted to talk to Nate Hill on this week's Built by People Leaders. Nate spent years building People functions...

Hi Reader! Last month I ran a few team sessions helping companies build their AI governance structures. And honestly, I think it's a great place to start the conversation about what's right and what's wrong about how we use AI, before the full company rollout. Because when something becomes a norm, it's extremely hard to reverse it and put new rules in place. But when you start having these conversations early on — when you don't have anyone fully on board yet, when there are more questions...