{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lead the People","title":"#85: Bringing Humanity Back to Business with Drew Fortin","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1821,"description":"Drew Fortin is a people-first, values-driven leader with nearly 20 years of growth strategy and team-building experience across retail, marketing technology, local media, and HR tech. He spent eight years at The Predictive Index, where he was Chief Growth Officer responsible for the company's strategy to build the world's first talent optimization platform. Drew is obsessed with the shift that AI, robotics, and web3 have on the employer-employee relationship and the good things it means for humans in the future of work. This led him to found Lever Talent. He is also co-creator and host of \"The Lever Show with Drew Fortin.\"\nTop 3 Takeaways \n\nBusiness is human. In our earliest days, commerce was intensely human. While we’ve recently learned to boost automation and scale, business remains human when we get it right.\nPlay the long game. While splashy headlines abound, realizing the benefits of technologies like AI is going to take time. Don’t rush your strategy and implementation, but opt for steady progress.\nSeek leverage. I’m fascinated by Drew’s recognition that technology has the potential to help us renew our humanity by freeing us up to spend more time and energy on what matters most. Let’s lean into this.\n\nFrom Our Sponsor \nThe Predictive Index (PI) is an award-winning talent optimization platform that aligns business strategy with people strategy for optimal business results. More than 60 years of proven science, software, and a curriculum of insightful management workshops make PI the solution for any company looking to design great teams and culture, make objective hiring decisions, foster engagement, and inspire greatness in their people anywhere in the world. More than 10,000 clients and 480+ partners use PI—including Nissan, Citizens Bank, Subway, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Omni Hotels—across 90+ countries. Learn more at predictiveindex.com.\nFrom the Source \n“We rarely talk about the human element and every business has some element of a defensive moat...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o852s7Ljq2fxvNhM2wAX6FEYs5tcnEvuQ7Pb0h1_KDE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODhm/YzA1ZTg2MDllZThi/OTE2ZWQ4YmEyNWI0/MWRlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}