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Humans in the lead: AI and talent strategy

September 23, 2026
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1 min read

Hosted by:

Dottie Schindlinger

Dottie Schindlinger

Executive Director, Diligent Institute

Co-Hosts:

Meghan Day

Meghan Day

Principal Solution Designer

With Guests:

Mary Lee Sharp

Mary Lee Sharp

Executive Vice President of Human Capital at Beneficial State Bank

As AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide transformation, boards and executives must look beyond the technology itself. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Mary Lee Sharp discusses how human capital leaders can help boards assess whether their organizations have the skills, leadership and workforce capacity needed to execute their strategies.

Sharp outlines three priorities for today’s CHROs: advancing board-level human capital governance, moving from AI pilots to measurable AI ROI, and keeping human development, judgment, empathy and wellbeing at the center of an AI-enabled workplace. She explains why AI adoption cannot be delegated solely to an IT or audit committee, since it involves behavior change, organization design, workflow redesign and enterprise-wide change management.