Human First AI - Leading Change in the AI era

In the Season One finale of Human First AI, Kim Hurst-Meyers shares the deeply personal story of how redundancy at 55 became the catalyst for reinvention, purpose, and a new vision for leadership in the AI era. Drawing on insights from Brené Brown’s Rising Strong and Tara Mohr’s Playing Big, Kim explores what happens when we lose our sense of relevance, how we rebuild after setbacks, and why human...

Episode 11 of Human First AI explores the hidden layer beneath every AI transformation: the psychological contract between organisations and their people. Kim Hurst-Meyers examines how AI is reshaping trust, identity, capability, and human value at work — and what leaders now owe their workforce in return. Drawing on neuroscience insights from Dr David Eagleman and leading change frameworks includ...

Are you AI-ready? The answer might not be what you think. Most professionals assume becoming AI-ready means becoming technical. Learning to code. Understanding machine learning. Keeping up with every new tool that drops. It doesn’t. In this episode, Organisational Change specialist and AI Transformation Advisor Kim Hurst-Meyers reframes what AI-readiness actually means — and introduces the Persona...

AI Most AI conversations focus on tools, speed, and efficiency. This one is different. In Episode 9, Kim Hurst-Meyers tackles the hidden impact of AI that leaders and organisations are almost completely ignoring: what happens to people's sense of identity when the work that defined them starts being done by a machine. This isn't about fear of technology. It's about something much more human — the...

AI isn't coming for your job. It's coming for your tasks. And that distinction changes everything. In this episode of Human First AI, organisational change leader Kim Hurst-Meyers cuts through the noise to answer the question every professional is quietly asking: if AI can do the work — what's left for me? The answer is more powerful than most people expect. Kim unpacks the five types of AI now re...

Episode 7: How Boards Should Govern AI Risk and Workforce Transition Most boards are asking the wrong question about AI. They’re focused on technology risk, legal exposure, and return on investment. But the risk that will actually derail their AI strategy? They’re not measuring it at all. In this episode, organisational change specialist and AI transformation advisor Kim Hurst-Meyers takes the AI...

AI adoption isn’t failing because the technology isn’t ready. It’s failing because organisations are still working with yesterday’s habits. In Episode 6 of Human First AI – Leading Change in the Intelligent Age, Kim Hurst-Meyers explores why successful AI transformation depends on behaviour design, not just strategy, governance, or tools. This episode examines the reality leaders are facing right...

Episode 5 – The System That Decides Everything In this episode of Human First AI, Kim Hurst-Meyers explores why AI governance is quietly becoming the most critical—and most misunderstood—factor in organisational success. Drawing on lessons from the early days of the internet, Kim reveals a familiar pattern: technology accelerates, governance lags, and human behaviour fills the gap. But with AI now...

Episode 4: How Organisations Assess AI Change Readiness AI is not a project. It’s a permanent shift in how organisations operate. In Episode 4 of  Human First AI – Leadership in the Intelligent Era , Kim Hurst-Meyers explains why most organisations are investing in AI technology but failing to invest in the one factor that determines success — human readiness. Drawing on 25+ years leading complex...

AI is not just changing how we work — it’s changing what leadership requires. In this episode, Kim Hurst-Meyers introduces the 5 capabilities of the AI-ready leader, and explains why leadership — not technology — is the defining factor in successful AI transformation. Learn why: Organisations fail despite strong technology Adoption follows a predictable human pattern Internal champions accelerate...

HUMAN FIRST AI - Episode 2: Why AI Anxiety Is a Leadership Issue AI isn’t creating fear - uncertainty is. In this episode, Kim Hurst-Meyers explores why AI anxiety is a leadership challenge, not a technology one. Learn how great leaders reduce fear, build capability, and help people see their place in the AI future. Because organisations that succeed in the AI age won’t just implement tools - they...

The HUMAN FIRST AI movement comes from a very personal place. I didn’t start the Human First AI Movement because of technology. I started it because of people. After more than 25 years leading organisational change and communications across government and large transformation programs, I’ve sat in rooms where leaders talk about systems, efficiency, automation and strategy. But what I often saw sit...

Human First AI – Leading Change in the AI era explores the most important question of the AI revolution: where do humans fit as AI grows? Hosted by Organisational Change leader Kim Hurst-Meyers, this podcast focuses on the human side of AI — leadership, trust, confidence, and staying relevant in a changing world. This isn’t about technology. It’s about people. For leaders, change-makers and profes...

Human First AI - Leadership in the Intelligent Age - Podcast Your invitation to listen to the first of the 12 Part series ‘Human First AI’ presented by Kim Hurst-Meyers, Organisational Change and Communications Advisor, Author Speaker and thought leader. Kim’s book: https://payhip.com/TheonisAll