AI Adoption Without the Chaos: How HR Can Build an AI-Ready Workforce
September 9, 2026
08:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT
60 Minutes
714428
Group Attendees: Any number of participants
Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
AI adoption is now a workforce issue. HR leaders are being asked to help employees use AI responsibly, confidently, and consistently while reducing confusion, resistance, and risk.
AI Adoption Without the Chaos gives HR professionals a practical, plain-language approach to building an AI-ready workforce. This one-hour webinar shows how HR can support AI literacy, manager readiness, role-based use cases, employee communication, responsible AI training, and adoption planning.Participants will leave with a clearer model for identifying where AI adoption breaks down, what employees and managers need in order to use AI well, and how HR can guide workforce AI readiness without turning adoption into another overwhelming initiative.
Why you should Attend: AI adoption is no longer only an IT issue. It is a workforce readiness, change management, leadership, and communication issue.
Employees are already experimenting with generative AI, AI agents, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and AI features built into daily workplace tools. Without HR leadership, adoption can become inconsistent and risky. Some teams move fast, some avoid AI completely, managers create their own rules, and employees are left wondering whether AI is supposed to help them or replace them.
This webinar gives HR professionals a practical roadmap for building an AI-ready workforce without chaos. Participants will learn how to identify adoption gaps, build basic AI literacy, support managers, communicate expectations, and create simple adoption rhythms that make AI safer, clearer, and more useful at work.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Where AI adoption breaks down
- What an AI-ready workforce needs
- How HR can lead adoption without chaos
Learning Objectives:
- Identify where AI adoption breaks down across employees, managers, teams, policies, training, and communication
- Explain what an AI-ready workforce needs, including AI literacy, role-based use cases, manager guidance, policy alignment, human review, and trust
- Apply HR-led adoption practices that reduce confusion, resistance, and risk while supporting responsible AI use at work
Who Will Benefit:
- HR Managers
- HR Directors
- Chief Human Resource Officers
- HR Business Partners
- HR Generalists
- HR Consultants
- Talent Acquisition Managers
- Recruitment Specialists
- Training and Development Managers
- Learning and Development Leaders
- Employee Engagement Specialists
- Organizational Development Professionals
- HR Analysts
- Change Management Leaders
- Workforce Development Professionals
- People Operations Leaders
- HR Coordinators
- HR Assistants
Thea Ducrow , Ph.D., your mentor in the quest of integrating AI into your HR practices. As an AI Creative Leadership Consultant, she acknowledges the complexities HR professionals confront in this swiftly evolving, technology-driven era. Amid these growing challenges, Dr. Ducrow emerges as your reliable advisor who has navigated this landscape and effectively harnessed the power of AI in human resources.
Dr. Ducrow, with her substantial experience, has enabled leaders and organizations to stimulate innovation and growth through AI, illuminating a clear pathway to success. As an engaging and adept webinar presenter, she has an exceptional talent for translating intricate AI concepts into actionable insights and strategies.
Her core values – creativity, innovation, collaboration, a growth mindset, and integrity – mirror her conviction in aligning tech innovation with human aspirations and needs, an approach that will deeply resonate with HR professionals.
Driven by her commitment to delivering the best for her audience, Dr. Ducrow actively keeps herself at the cutting edge of industry trends. Her proactive approach in updating her knowledge ensures that you receive the most contemporary and effective strategies, tailored to the changing needs of the HR landscape.
Join Dr. Ducrow in "ChatGPT & HR: An Introduction for HR Pros," a journey that will equip you with the tools to proficiently navigate the crossroads of AI and HR. Dr. Ducrow's goal is not just to impart knowledge, but to support you in transforming your HR practices and achieving success with AI. This is your invitation to embrace the potential of AI in HR, aided by an expert who understands the unique challenges and opportunities of your field.
