VIEW SPEECH SUMMARY
- Tammy, Regional VP for Central East Europe at HiBob, discusses the importance of managers in leveraging AI for business growth.
- HiBob is a global HR platform focusing on people-first growth by aligning teams, processes, and culture.
- Research (Gallup) shows managers are crucial: 70% of employee engagement starts with managers, 50% leave due to bad managers, and 60% say managers affect their mental health more than charities.
- Despite this, many companies plan to cut middle management assuming AI will replace them—a misconception that undermines effective AI adoption.
- Managers are essential for embedding AI in organizations by leading change, securing buy-in, and driving adoption.
- Contrary to belief, managers are eager to use HR technology and AI to boost productivity but need support.
Actionable Items / Tasks:
- Instead of cutting middle management, empower managers to utilize AI tools.
- Develop AI tools that assist managers (e.g., AI Manager Companion) to enhance decision-making without replacing them.
- Equip managers with accessible, helpful AI features integrated into their existing workflows.
- Internally, create AI communities by identifying and engaging curious, trusted team members across departments to lead AI adoption and transformation.
- Continuously manage AI initiatives as ongoing pipelines with regular proof of concepts and adjustments due to changing market and company goals.
- Bridge the gap between high-level AI leadership strategies and employees' daily AI usage to create cohesive, effective AI adoption.
- Business and HR leaders should proactively lead AI-driven change rather than just adapt to it.
The Untapped Multiplier: How Managers Drive AI Success
16:15 - 16:35, 27th of May (Tuesday) 2025 / GROWTH STAGE
As AI reshapes the workplace, too many strategies overlook a key success factor: your managers. In this compelling talk, Tami Silberman, VP of Regional at HiBob, explores how people managers—not tools or tech—are the real drivers of transformation.
With 70% of employee engagement tied to managers, and their impact on wellbeing rivaling that of doctors or therapists, it’s clear: managers aren’t just middle layers—they’re culture carriers, performance enablers, and strategic multipliers.
Tami will share how HiBob is building AI that supports managers in real moments—like prepping for check-ins, reviewing engagement dips, or writing performance reviews. You’ll learn how AI can cut through noise, not add to it, and how a manager-first platform can turn AI from a threat into a tool for clarity, confidence, and consistency.
In the AI era, your transformation will only go as far as your managers are ready to lead it.
