My Robot Boss

In this episode of My Robot Boss, I talk with Dr Alexis Hanna, a management professor at the University of Nevada Reno whose research explores how people find meaningful work and how AI is transforming that process. We dive into how AI is reshaping vocational interests, why some jobs are far more exposed than others, and how identity and motivation shift when technology starts doing the tasks we r...

What does it take to build healthy workplaces? In this episode of  My Robot Boss , Dr. Katina Sawyer joins Devon to explore how technology is reshaping leadership, trust, and well-being at work. Katina’s research reveals why “generator leaders” - those who actively create energy, trust, and connection - will become even more vital in an AI-driven future. Together, they discuss: Why wellness progra...

In this episode of  My Robot Boss , Dr. Anna Tavis joins Devon to discuss how AI is revolutionizing performance management and leadership. Anna’s groundbreaking Harvard Business Review articles on performance management were named HBR Must Reads and Her latest book,  The Digital Coaching Revolution , explores how technology is scaling coaching and transforming how we grow, measure, and experience...

From the stage of the 2025 Columbia University Coaching Conference,  My Robot Boss  host  Devon McConnell  shares her award-finalist talk. Drawing on four years of research at Oxford and her work with coaching and therapy clients, Devon discusses a hidden cause of workplace burnout: the absence of someone who truly has your back. She explores how attachment science reframes our understanding of le...

What happens when your work is a calling—but the job starts to grind you down? In this episode of  My Robot Boss , Devon speaks with Dr. Adam Sandell—ER physician, writer, and former human rights lawyer—about the paradoxes of purpose-driven work. From his remote post on a First Nations reserve in British Columbia, Adam shares a deeply human view on what it means to help others, the cost of caring,...

Magda Du Preez, PhD, is a leadership advisor, decision science expert, and founder of GetSense — an AI coaching platform built to reduce bias and improve human judgment. In this episode, we talk about how AI is changing leadership, decision-making, and emotional intelligence at work. Magda shares insights from her research and product development, including why decision intelligence is the leaders...

Welcome to My Robot Boss, I'm your host Devon McConnell, and on this show, I'll interview experts on how AI is reshaping leadership, performance, and the human experience of work. 

What happens when AI makes better decisions than the C-suite? In this episode, I speak with Hamza Mudassir — co-founder of Strategize and lecturer at Cambridge Judge Business School — about his groundbreaking simulation that showed AI outperforming human CEOs on key business decisions and the benefits of having a digital twin at work. Top 5 Highlights: AI Outperformed Humans in Strategy Simulation...