October Meeting: Using AI to Elevate the Human Experience and Performance Capability

Description: 

How to leverage artificial intelligence to make leaders (EQ) smarter, teams perform better, and workplaces kinder. AI is reshaping how we work — automating tasks, generating insights, and transforming workflows. But as technology gets smarter, the human side of work becomes more important than ever. Emotional intelligence, empathy, and connection are no longer “soft skills” — they’re survival skills for thriving teams and cultures.

In this energizing and practical session, Heather Polivka, Founder & CEO of Awesome People Leaders, shares how neuroscience and AI can work together to elevate—not erase—the human experience at work. You’ll see how AI can deliver real-time EQ insights, reinforce healthy workplace behaviors, and help people lead with more awareness, empathy, and impact. Then we’ll explore how to compound that effect to elevate performance capability across an entire team.

Participants will leave with practical ideas for using AI to strengthen leadership, culture, and connection — so that technology amplifies what makes us most human while supporting us to perform at our best.

After this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify how AI is changing the skillsets that matter most — and why emotional intelligence is now a top differentiator for leaders and organizations.
2. Understand how neuroscience and AI together can reinforce key EQ behaviors like empathy, self-awareness, and psychological safety in daily workflows.
3. Explore practical ways to integrate AI tools that support connection, feedback, and culture reinforcement — without losing the human touch.
4. Apply simple strategies to help their organizations use AI to build more emotionally intelligent, engaged, and resilient teams.

Speaker:   

Heather Polivka, CEO & Founder

Awesome People Leaders

PHONE: 612-208-8587

EMAIL: Heatherp@Awesomepeopleleaders.com

WEBSITE: https://www.awesomepeopleleaders.com/

Speaker Bio: 

Heather Polivka is the Founder & CEO of Awesome People Leaders, a decision intelligence platform that helps organizations build execution capability by strengthening leadership, communication, and collaboration in the flow of work.

With a background spanning marketing, operations, and talent leadership, Heather brings a practical, human-first approach grounded in how work actually gets done. She spent 11 years at UnitedHealth Group (Fortune 6), operating at the intersection of marketing and human resources during a period of rapid growth and transformation, and 10 years at Target Corporation in product and brand leadership.

Heather is known for creating engaging, real-world learning experiences that translate directly into better execution.

Location:

TBD

Agenda:

7:30-8:00 AM    Networking and Registration

8:00-9:30 AM    Welcome, Announcements and Speaker Presentation

9:30-10:00 AM  Optional Roundtable