The Parlor Room

In this episode of The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane speaks with HBS Professor Linda Hill about why AI adoption depends on more than technology. Drawing on her research, Hill explains why leaders must rethink the way work gets done, teams collaborate, and organizations build the trust and capabilities to use AI effectively—and why the most successful companies treat AI as an opportunity to redesign work, not just automate it.

GUEST

Linda A. Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration

RESOURCES

Learn more from Hill in her course Leading in the Digital World, which is part of HBS Online's Learn more from Hill in her course Leading in the Digital World, which is part of HBS Online's Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) and the Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy

Catch up on the previous Parlor Room episode, Linda Hill on Leading Change and the Paradoxes of Management

Check out Hill's book mentioned in this episode, Collective GeniusCheck out Hill's book mentioned in this episode, Collective Genius



Related HBS Online Blog Posts:

5 Digital Leadership Skills That Can Help Advance Your Career


3 Tips to Help You Lead in the Digital World


AI-Powered Business Process Automation: When to Automate vs. Augment

In this compilation episode of The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane gathers HBS faculty to share actionable advice for early-career professionals. From pairing AI skills with foundational business knowledge to building relationships and making strategic career decisions, faculty share what it takes to grow and succeed in an AI-driven world.

GUESTS

Linda Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration

Sunil Gupta, Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration

Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration

Willy Shih, Robert and Jane Cizik Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration

Jake Cook, Lecturer of Business Administration

RESOURCES

Catch up on previous episodes of The Parlor Room:

Linda Hill on Leading Change and the Paradoxes of Management (https://hbs.me/4svxhhmz)

Felix Oberholzer-Gee on the Frameworks of Business Strategy (https://hbs.me/mvuumck9)

Sunil Gupta on Data-Driven Digital Marketing Strategies (https://hbs.me/43s5u336)

You can also watch The Parlor Room on YouTube: https://hbs.me/2fh4jtxp

The Parlor Room returns for season 3 with a special edition: Hello AI—a series exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the business world. In the premiere episode, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane talks with HBS Professor Iavor Bojinov about why AI adoption hinges on trust, how organizations can scale AI effectively, and what leaders must rethink to succeed in an AI-driven world.

GUEST

Iavor I. Bojinov, Assistant Professor of Business Administration Richard Hodgson Fellow

RESOURCES

Learn more from Professor Iavor Bojinov in the HBS Online courses AI for Leaders and Data Science & AI for Decision Making.

Related HBS Online Blog Posts:

AI Implementation Cost vs. ROI: Finding the Balance

How to Overcome Barriers to AI Adoption & Get Your Company on Board

5 Ethical Considerations of AI in Business

Watch The Parlor Room presents Hello AI on YouTube

In The Parlor Room's season two finale, host Chris Linnane shares his favorite questions and answers from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty, including Christina Wallace, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Amy Edmondson, Sunil Gupta, V.G. Narayanan, Nancy Koehn, and Anthony Mayo.
Tune in for their insights into marketing, the future of work, psychological safety, and more. 

Catch up on Season 2 of The Parlor Room:

Amy Edmondson on Building High-Performing Teams: https://hbs.me/ade6yb9d

Sunil Gupta on Data-Driven Digital Marketing Strategies: https://hbs.me/3j3jcpmw

Anthony Mayo on What Makes an Effective Leader: https://hbs.me/3ttp4c56 

Christina Wallace on Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset: https://hbs.me/2p87t4j8 

Felix Oberholzer-Gee on the Frameworks of Business Strategy: https://hbs.me/yc3f5jb3 

Nancy Koehn on How Crisis Brings Out Extraordinary Leadership: https://hbs.me/ycksfcds 

V.G. Narayanan on How Accounting Connects the Business World: https://hbs.me/mry92699 

Watch The Parlor Room on YouTube: https://hbs.me/4j99nbwc

In this second special episode of season two bonus content, host Chris Linnane shares exclusive, never-before-heard clips from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty members.

Tune in to hear Amy Edmondson, Anthony Mayo, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Nancy Koehn discuss leadership, strategy, and resilience.

Amy Edmondson on Building High-Performing Teams: https://hbs.me/ade6yb9d

Anthony Mayo on What Makes an Effective Leader: https://hbs.me/3ttp4c56 

Felix Oberholzer-Gee on the Frameworks of Business Strategy: https://hbs.me/yc3f5jb3 

Nancy Koehn on How Crisis Brings Out Extraordinary Leadership: https://hbs.me/ycksfcds