{"id":222514,"date":"2026-05-29T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/ai-in-hr-how-human-centered-leadership-can-close-the-influence-gap-at-work-spark-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:00:12","slug":"ai-in-hr-how-human-centered-leadership-can-close-the-influence-gap-at-work-spark-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/ai-in-hr-how-human-centered-leadership-can-close-the-influence-gap-at-work-spark-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"AI in HR: How Human-Centered Leadership Can Close the Influence Gap at Work | SPARK Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI in HR: How Human-Centered Leadership Can Close the Influence Gap at Work | SPARK Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.adp.com\/spark\/articles\/2026\/05\/ai-in-hr-how-human-centered-leadership-can-close-the-influence-gap-at-work.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-29 12:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.adp.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the key points from the article relating to the series Women@Work Series<\/strong> and the broader context of AI in the workplace, leadership and human-centered strategies:<\/p>\n

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    Shift in Leadership and Culture:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • AI represents a comprehensive change in leadership, culture, and work-design that requires thoughtful and intentional leadership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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      Human Expertise and Critical Thinking:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • As AI increasingly generates content and recommendations, leaders must help their teams enhance judgment, critical thinking, and contextual understanding to avoid over-reliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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        Continuous Digital Literacy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Cultivating a culture of safe experimentation and shared learning among employees can improve digital literacy, which is crucial as AI tools proliferate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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          Preventing and Addressing Burnout:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Burnout weakens performance and collaboration, making prevention and wellness a leadership responsibility. HR and leaders need to ensure that workloads are balanced and that environments support recovery and focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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            Evaluating the Culture of Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Organizations must audit workplace technology to ensure it aligns with the desired culture, noting the values and behaviors each tool enforces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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              Broadening Influence through System Redesign:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • To foster influence, leaders should examine their norms, workflows, and policies to create systems that allow more people to contribute and challenge decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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                Human-Centered AI Adoption:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • AI should be leveraged in ways that bolster human expertise and support human capacities, ensuring AI enhances, rather than diminishes human capabilities for judgment, creativity, and strategic thinking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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                  Building a Human-Centered Leadership Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • The core priorities include investing in expertise, encouraging safe experimentation, redesigning work to emphasize focus and recovery, evaluating technology for cultural fit, and broadening influence with inclusive systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    These points underscore the importance of a human-centered approach to AI adoption in navigating the changes in work trends and culture.<\/p>\n

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