AI is making employees more productive. But is it actually making businesses better?
As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, employees are accomplishing more in less time. Yet many organizations are struggling to turn those individual productivity gains into meaningful business results.
What if the real obstacle isn't the technology, but the way our businesses are designed?
In this special episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, hosts Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa explore the AI productivity paradox, inspired by Tullio's recent article, AI Is Making Employees More Productive. Why Aren't Companies Getting Better?
Together, they challenge a fundamental question: Are businesses using AI to create more value for people, or simply to extract more productivity at a lower cost?
In this episode, we explore:
• Why increased employee productivity doesn't always improve business performance
• The difference between creating value and extracting it
• How outdated organizational structures can limit AI's potential
• Why empowering employees may be more valuable than replacing them
• How empathy and human-centered leadership can guide AI transformation
• What it takes to build organizations that serve customers, employees, and society
📅 Tuesday, November 3, 2026
🕚 11:00 a.m. PST
🎙️ With Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa
🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta
AI can multiply our capacity to create value. But human purpose determines who benefits from that value.
The greatest opportunity isn't simply to make existing businesses faster and cheaper. It's to build better organizations that unlock human potential and help people flourish.
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