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The Future Is Human

Are human-first teams possible in the age of AI? ft. Brandon

03 March 2026 42:43 Mews

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Building deeply human teams in an increasingly automated world may sound like an oxymoron - but it isn’t. In this episode of The Future is Human, host Naomi Trickey welcomes Brandon Sammut, Chief People and AI Transformation Officer at Zapier, to explore what it takes to build said teams.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to structure AI adoption around leadership, talent and culture rather than technology alone
  • The Three-Part Impact Framework that Zapier uses for successful AI adoption
  • Why performance management should reward business outcomes, not AI adoption
  • How purposeful in-personal moments help maintain human connection at scale in the remote work context
  • The advantage of hiring from non-traditional backgrounds and dropping degree requirements
  • Why AI fluency means cultivating liberal arts skills like critical thinking, empathy and discernment - not just technical skills
  • The "Talent Renaissance" model for distributed work for diversified workflows

This conversation reminds us that AI isn’t here to replace humans. It’s here to elevate them.
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