Driving AI Adoption Through Workforce Visibility

AI is reshaping industries, and organizations are racing to build new capabilities across their workforce.

In this episode, Casey Z. Thomas, VP Global Learning, Development & Performance at Seagate Technology, shares how Seagate successfully launched a company-wide initiative to build AI literacy and leadership capability.

Instead of imposing change from the top down, Seagate focused on creating a safe environment for learning and experimentation, allowing employees and leaders to explore AI without fear of failure.

Key topics covered

• Building psychological safety for AI adoption

• Treating AI as a capability, not a project

• Shifting leadership language from AI-first to AI-forward

• Linking skills development to internal mobility and workforce visibility

Key takeaway

Organizations accelerate capability development when leaders own the skills agenda and employees feel empowered to learn.