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Leading for AI Adoption

The neuroscience of helping people think, adapt and perform in an AI-enabled world.

AI adoption is no longer a technology challenge alone. 

It is a leadership challenge. 

Organisations are investing heavily in AI tools, copilots, automation and digital transformation. Yet many are discovering that access to technology does not automatically create adoption, confidence, capability or measurable value. 

People still need to trust it. 
Leaders still need to guide it. 
Managers still need to embed it into the way work gets done. 
Teams still need clarity, confidence and psychological safety to experiment, learn and adapt. 

Leading for AI Adoption

helps leaders, managers and teams understand the human, behavioural and neuroscience-based side of AI adoption, so organisations can move beyond tools and training into genuine integration, performance and advantage.

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AI adoption is moving fast. Human adoption is the real challenge.

Why neuroscience matters in AI adoption

AI is changing the way we work, think, decide, create, communicate and lead. 

But for many organisations, the challenge is not whether AI is available. The challenge is whether people are ready, willing and able to use it well. 

Common barriers include: 

  • Fear, uncertainty and resistance to AI 
  • Low confidence or uneven capability across teams 
  • Lack of clarity about approved tools, privacy, risk and governance 
  • Poor change management and inconsistent messaging 
  • Leaders who are unsure how to role model AI use 
  • Employees experimenting in isolation or using unapproved tools 
  • Overwhelm, increased job demands and AI-related anxiety 
  • Lack of critical thinking when evaluating AI outputs 
  • Difficulty translating AI use into measurable business value 

AI adoption fails when it is treated as a software rollout. 

It succeeds when it is treated as a human transformation. 

 

When people are asked to adopt new technology, change their habits, rethink their roles and work in unfamiliar ways, the brain can quickly move into a threat state. 

In a threat state, people are more likely to: 

  • Resist change 
  • Avoid experimentation 
  • Focus on risk rather than opportunity 
  • Protect old ways of working 
  • Experience cognitive overload 
  • Lose confidence 
  • Comply superficially rather than genuinely engage 

This is why AI adoption cannot be driven by information alone. 

People need clarity, safety, relevance, repetition, support and reward to build new neural pathways and embed new behaviours. 

Our neuroscience-based approach helps leaders understand what is happening in the brain during AI-enabled change — and how to create the conditions where people can learn, adapt and perform. 

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Introducing NeuroTREAD™ for AI Adoption

Our work is grounded in NeuroTREAD™, EnHansen Performance’s neuroscience-based leadership framework. 

Applied to AI adoption, NeuroTREAD™ helps leaders build the mindset, habits and team conditions required for sustainable AI integration. 

THINK 

Leaders need to think strategically, critically and creatively about AI. 

This includes setting a clear AI vision, identifying high-value use cases, asking better questions, challenging assumptions and building the critical thinking required to evaluate AI outputs. 

AI should not replace human thinking. It should amplify it. 

REGULATE 

AI can trigger fear, uncertainty, anxiety and threat responses. 

Leaders need to regulate themselves and help their teams regulate through change. This includes building psychological safety, clarifying risk, privacy and governance expectations, and helping people move from fear and avoidance to curiosity and responsible experimentation. 

ENGAGE 

People adopt AI when they are involved, empowered and clear on why it matters. 

Leaders and managers need to engage teams in the change, co-create human-in-the-loop rules, identify AI champions, build trust and make AI adoption relevant to real work. 

ADAPT 

AI adoption requires neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to form new pathways through practice and repetition. 

Leaders need to help teams experiment, learn, iterate and move through the adoption curve. The goal is not instant mastery. The goal is continuous adaptation. 

DEVELOP 

AI changes the capability requirements of every role. 

Leaders need to coach, challenge and support their people to build new skills, use AI responsibly, increase confidence and take ownership of their development in an AI-enabled workplace. 

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What participants will learn


Depending on the format selected, participants will explore: 

  • Why AI adoption is a leadership and change challenge, not just a technology challenge 
  • How the brain responds to uncertainty, change and perceived threat 
  • How to shift people from resistance to curiosity and action 
  • How to lead AI adoption through psychological safety and clear expectations
     
  • How to create team-based AI guardrails and “human in the loop” protocols
     
  • How to reduce AI-related overwhelm, confusion and cognitive load 
  • How to build critical thinking, judgement and responsible AI use 
  • How to identify practical AI use cases in daily work 
  • How to move teams from experimentation to integration 
  • How to build habits, capability and confidence over time 
  • How to lead through the adoption curve and support different levels of readiness 
  • How to create a culture of learning, experimentation and accountability 
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Who this is for

This keynote, workshop or program is designed for: 

  • Senior leadership teams 
  • People leaders and managers 
  • HR, OD and L&D teams 
  • Transformation and change leaders 
  • AI adoption and digital transformation teams 
  • Organisations rolling out Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or other AI tools 
  • Teams experiencing AI resistance, confusion, overwhelm or inconsistent uptake 
  • Organisations wanting to link AI adoption with leadership, capability, culture and psychosocial safety 

Program outcomes

Participants leave with practical strategies to: 

  • Lead AI adoption with more clarity and confidence 
  • Communicate the “why” behind AI-enabled change 
  • Reduce fear, resistance and uncertainty 
  • Create psychologically safe conditions for experimentation 
  • Support responsible and ethical AI use 
  • Build critical thinking and human judgement 
  • Clarify how AI should and should not be used 
  • Engage teams in practical AI experimentation 
  • Identify AI champions and peer learning opportunities 
  • Embed AI habits into everyday work 
  • Link AI adoption to productivity, performance and wellbeing 
  • Support people through the human side of transformation 

Delivery options

  1. Keynote: Leading for AI Adoption

A powerful, practical and energising keynote for conferences, leadership forums and organisational events. 

Ideal for setting the context, building urgency and helping leaders understand why AI adoption is fundamentally a human and leadership challenge. 

Recommended duration: 45–60 minutes 

  1. Leadership Workshop: Leading for AI Adoption

An interactive workshop for managers and leaders responsible for helping teams adopt AI. 

This session equips leaders with neuroscience, practical tools and team-based strategies to increase confidence, reduce resistance and embed responsible AI use. 

Recommended duration: 2 hours, half-day or full-day 

  1. Human in the Loop: AI Mindset,Skills and Responsible Use 

A practical session for all staff to build confidence, curiosity and responsible AI habits. 

This program helps employees understand how to use AI as a thinking partner while maintaining human judgement, critical thinking, ethics and ownership. 

Recommended duration: 60–90 minutes or 2 hours 

 

  1. Leading for AI Adoption Program

A deeper leadership development pathway for organisations wanting to embed AI adoption over time. 

This can include diagnostic assessment, leader workshops, manager toolkits, team experiments, coaching conversations and practical implementation support. 

Recommended format: Multi-session program over 4–12 weeks 

  1. Train-the-Trainer or Internal Accreditation

For organisations wanting to scale the approach internally, we can support selected internal facilitators, HR, L&D or change leaders to deliver the framework across the organisation. 

This option helps create consistency, shared language and sustainable internal capability. 

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 If your organisation is investing in AI, rolling out new tools, preparing leaders for AI-enabled change, or noticing resistance, confusion or inconsistent adoption, we can help. 

Let’s explore how Leading for AI Adoption can support your leaders, managers and teams. 

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Ghaith Krayem

Ghaith has over 20 years of experience in leading and delivering organization wide change programs, strategic planning, aligning organisational performance with strategy, and optimising key business processes. He has successfully led various HR functions and major change programs in senior corporate roles and, now, as Principal of Hikmah Consulting, continues to support organisations of all sizes navigate strategic planning, drive organisational performance and navigate the diversity, equity and inclusion challenges of global environment. Ghaith has a particular passion for improving individual and organisational performance, leadership and change capability.

David Watson

As a catalyst for change, my life’s purpose revolves around empowering individuals to surpass their perceived limits, both in their personal and professional spheres. 

Background and Expertise
With over two decades of hands-on experience in leadership roles, particularly within the challenging landscape of the mining sector, I’ve honed my expertise in leveraging the power of neuroscience. Over the last several years, I’ve delved deeply into neuroscience leadership, culminating in an advanced diploma in this field. My primary focus remains on cultivating psychologically safe workplaces, the bedrock for transformative growth and success. 

Transformative Approach
My approach is rooted in a felt experience, designed to shift mindsets and catalyse change. I treat each client as family, ensuring that every engagement exceeds expectations and adds significant value. What sets me apart is my innate ability to connect with individuals from all walks of life, enabling the seamless integration of knowledge, leading to those profound “aha” moments.

Client Impact and Mission
At the core of my work lies a belief: it’s humans unlocking the potential in other humans that truly influences positive change in the world. As such, I cater to organisations deeply invested in people-centric growth and development. Having delivered impactful neuroscience-backed programs and keynotes to some of the nation’s largest organisations, my clients consistently express their desire for more, driven by my enthusiasm, expertise, and ability to connect on a profound level with their teams. 

Your Transformation Journey
Let my team and me guide you in harnessing the potent amalgamation of neuroscience and leadership, creating a psychologically safe workplace that allows your team’s full potential to flourish. I guarantee our collaboration will not only solve problems but also surpass all expectations, ensuring a transformative experience.

Lauren Johnson

I am an experienced practicing Human Resources Executive and Neuroleadership Facilitator. I hold a Bachelor of Medical Science, majoring in Neuroscience, and a Master of Commerce, majoring in Human Resource Management. As such, I am uniquely positioned to understand the current challenges of leadership teams, and bring a scientific approach to leadership development that enables leaders and their teams to thrive. I understand the science behind the brain, business, and leadership. By bridging the gap between science and business, I believe we can develop peak leadership performance, leading to agile, resilient, and engaged workplaces. 

Key Skills and Experience: 

• NeuroTREAD accredited facilitator
• Executive Coach: Institute of Executive Leadership
• Bachelor of Medical Science (Neuroscience): Macquarie University
• Master of Commerce (HR Management): Western Sydney University

Shelly McElroy

Shelly McElroy hails from Dublin, Ireland, with a Bachelors of Science in Communication. She is an esteemed Culture and Leadership expert with years of experience leading teams with as many as 120 members. Passionate about people, communication and fastpaced environments, Shelly uses her warmth and charisma to help leaders seek their highest potential. She has successfully helped countless companies and leaders create sustainable cultures, develop high-performing teams, and master and elevate their communication skills. With a firm understanding of the fundamentals of workplace interactions, Shelly is a trusted mentor and go-to guide for C-suite executives, small business owners, and everyone in between.

Niyi Borire

Niyi Borire is an Award-winning Neurologist and Neuroscience researcher, with a vision to empower leaders to create personal, professional or organizational change; build their institutions into a legacy; and understand how to create a moral authority by leveraging on neuroscience principles. 

He is the CEO of Legacy Consults, a NeuroLeadership expert, Certified Leadership Coach, Keynote Speaker and an Engaging Trainer/Facilitator per excellence; having completed several accreditation qualifications including: a Diploma in Neuroscience for Business from MIT, Boston USA; The Neuroscience of Leadership course with EnHansen Performance; and the John Maxwell Team Certification Programme. 

Niyi has also garnered over a decade of management and leadership expertise as the Director of Southwest Neurology, a thriving and successful private practice based in Southwest Sydney. He is also a neuroscience lecturer at the University of New South Wales. His research has won many awards including the prestigious Golseth Young Investigator Award, presented by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). 

Niyi Borire is the founder and host of Brain, Mind & Change (BMC), an online series which combines his scientific background and pastoral assignment, to teach people how to achieve mastery of their brain, rewire their mind and change their world. He is also the convener of LEGACY, an annual virtual executive conference which had over 6000 registrants with a daily audience of 1000 participants in the flagship edition which held in September 2021. The conference hosts guest experts and mentors in vast areas of leadership who divulge their knowledge to stir up a new generation of young leaders and executives, whose purpose and passion would outlive them and make a remarkable change in the world – Leaders who want to live for Legacy. 

An Amazon best-selling author, Niyi has written four books, including his autobiography titled ‘Navigating Change: Timeless Secrets for Growth in an Ever-Changing World’. In this memoir, readers are provided principles and perspectives to effectively navigate change in their lives. In ‘The Diary of a Braniac’, Niyi expresses his purpose and values in his profession as a neurologist, how his career syncs with his ultimate purpose as a pioneer of change and how his profession aids his mission as a people builder. Finally, ‘Vitória é certa’ speaks to the possibility and certainty of victory for anyone who is willing to apply themselves to the tried and tested principles within its pages. In 2021, Niyi Borire founded Changemakers International book club, a non-profit organization which provides a platform for published and unpublished writers worldwide to share literary work, and a creative environment which inspires confidence. The book club has published a book titled Hagar, which explores biblical Hagar’s life in present time, drawing lessons and touching on a vast array of subjects from surrogacy to abandonment to hearing from God as well as many topics that greatly affected women then and strongly affect many women today. 

Niyi is also the pioneer of NeuroChange, an executive development programme which leverages on key neuroscientific principles to equip executives and leaders with the strategies required to achieve mastery of their brain, mind, and body. The main objective of NeuroChange™️ is to empower leaders to create change by rewiring their neuronal networks and unleashing the power of their minds. 

This course promotes personal resilience, professional performance, organizational efficiency, and leadership development to enhance leadership capacity. Niyi and his wife, Yemi, pastor Beautiful Gate Sydney in Australia. They are blessed with two wonderful boys

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Angeline Wilkes

Angeline is a charismatic leader, change strategist, entrepreneur, coach and facilitator with over fifteen years of experience supporting individuals and organisations manage complex change and transform culture. 

Through ground-breaking insights that neuroscience research has delivered, Angeline is passionate about sharing practical ways for leaders to have superior self-leadership and be equipped to manage their teams through change and adversity, with the brain in mind. 

Having done her coach training with the Neuroleadership institute, the neuroscience of coaching and leadership changed her world. Angeline has enhanced these attributes by becoming a NeuroTREAD™ program accredited facilitator which has extended her capabilities in the neuroscience of change, leadership and performance. 

Her coaching and workshop programs go to the heart of what creates desire, commitment, innovation and collaboration in teams and how to energise people to act. Angeline possesses a unique commercial edge through building and directing her own businesses. 

Angeline has worked with multi-national organisations such as Woolworths Group, AMP, RBA, Campbell-Arnotts and Deloitte. Alongside change consulting and coaching, Angeline has built a successful business to support organisations manage employee retention. The programs apply neuro-science principles to elicit greater candour from employees and therefore, deeper insight for leaders to take action to transform people culture. 

Relevant Qualifications 

• NeuroTREAD™ Accredited Facilitator – EnHansen Performance 

• Accredited Certified Coach – International Coaching Federation 

• Brain Based Coach Certification – Neuroleadership Institute 

• PROSCI certified in Change Management. 

• Diploma in Human Resources Management

Loretta Mitchell

Loretta Mitchell

Accredited in the NeuroTREAD™ program, Loretta Mitchell is an experienced Leadership Coach, Facilitator and Speaker, building on 20+ years’ developing leaders and performance cultures across Asia Pacific, the US, and the UK. Loretta is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Neu Perspectives, an organisation that leverages evidencebased Neuroscience principles to help individuals and organisations develop strong leadership skills and achieve peak performance outcomes. 

As a Leadership Coach, Loretta’s clients range from aspiring leaders through to senior executives across multiple industries. She has an engaging and approachable style that encourages clients to take ownership of their development process. Loretta’s approach is underpinned by the latest leadership research and neuroscience findings as they apply to leadership and performance. Loretta works with her clients to challenge their thinking, explore new perspectives and develop an understanding of how the brain impacts thinking, behaviour and performance. Clients learn to use these levers to approach any challenge with greater skill and confidence. 

As a Learning & Development professional and speaker, Loretta has expertise creating and facilitating leadership and performance programs at all levels of organisations. Loretta also enjoys speaking engagements to large and small audiences, in person and online. She enjoys sharing concepts that create a fundamental understanding of key human behaviours, leading to real change and observable results. 

Loretta’s ability to relate to a broad range of clients and challenges comes from her diverse career in senior People, Development and Culture roles for leading Australian and international organisations, including Minter Ellison, Ricardo plc, Macquarie and Coles Myer. Industry experience included Professional Services (Legal and Engineering), Retail, Management Consulting and Banking. Loretta offers proven adaptability working across multiple countries and within a range of business formats, from large corporates and international partnerships to SMEs and start-ups. 

Outside of work, Loretta is a strong believer in giving back to her community. She has been volunteering since 2016 as a teacher of critical thinking skills through the Primary Ethics school program. Loretta also holds various roles on P&C and other committees and enjoys these opportunities to help make a difference.

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Joanne Fisher

Joanne Fisher founded Fisher People in Culture, to bring the best of culture and talent expertise to busy Business and HR Leaders of SMEs. Her mission is to partner with SME’s to create accelerated growth in their business value and profitability via the power of optimal cultural foundations. Practically this means creating space to tap into new models, applied practice and approaches, to shift “status quo” thinking and create the conditions for their people and business to thrive in today’s business world. Fisher People in Culture builds on the success and strong relationships of its origin business, Fisher Management Consulting.

Over her 30-year career, Joanne has worked with clients from around the globe, consulting to and working in SME’s, to effectively lead across diverse cultures, manage transformation, build collaborative teams with the right talent, and facilitate ongoing management development, particularly in times of change. She has a sincere passion for client success and well-being and a high level of intercultural understanding. The many experiences gained working with and in German and international businesses have

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Kylie Perrin

My mission is to enable leaders to lead with vision and heart, and deeply connect with their team, so that they create significant personal and business success. I’ve spent the last 20 years working in Senior Human Resources and leadership roles, where I have coached and developed hundreds of leaders to make a significant difference in their teams and business. Over this time, I’ve identified why some leaders shine like a beacon and why others don’t, and I LOVE helping leaders flick the switch on their ‘lightbulb’ moments. 

I’ve worked across all sorts of industries including FMCG, Medical Devices, Food and Beverage, Telecommunications, Industrial products, and Public Health Care. I have delivered great outcomes for companies including Lion, Fujifilm, Vodafone and NSW Health, as well as many smaller businesses

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Wendy Jocum

Since 1989, Wendy Jocum has been involved in the field of HR, L&D, coaching, OD, training, consulting, and facilitation.

She is passionate about people development and implementing effective people management strategies, through developing individual, team and organisational performance.

She does coaching, facilitates workshops (face to face and online), supports and develops her clients (from frontline to senior executives).

Wendy supports leaders and team members at all levels, to build capability, achieve career aspirations, deal with current and future challenges, address specific development gaps, while harnessing their strengths.

Vannessa McCamley

Vannessa McCamley has earned a reputation both in Australia and internationally, for assisting organisations, teams and individuals to achieve impressive results through behavioural change to increase performance, productivity and revenue. Leveraging the latest in Neuroscience for brain-based, evidence rich strategies for improving leadership of self and others. 

With 20 years IT Industry experience working extensively with individuals at all levels. Known by clients for being accountable for delivering results. Knowledge of being a high performer individually and achieving results through teams, helps to define the programs design, intelligence & outcomes. 

Leadership and Change Programs include being a key facilitator of the IAG Insurance Leading Change and one of 12 facilitators globally to roll out Microsoft Change Management & coaching program to 15,000 Leaders.

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Kristen Hansen

Kristen Hansen empowers leaders and employees with the latest brain research to effectively lead themselves and others through change and to high performance. Kristen is a pioneer in the field of the neuroleadership through executive coaching, training, keynote presentations and blended and digital learning.

Kristen’s business, EnHansen Performance focusses on “transforming managers and executives into agile leaders of change and performance”. Her programmes include Performance and Wellbeing, Consulting and Influencing, Coaching for Managers, Resilient Leaders, Leading Change, High Performance Teams and Managers to Leaders. 

EnHansen Performance partners with a number of experts and neuroscientists to develop leadership programmes utilising the latest neuroscience research and technology. Drawn from her NeuroTREAD model: how to Think, Regulate, Engage, Adapt and Develop, over 15,000 managers throughout Australasia and the US have benefited from her unique and practical neuroscience approach. She has worked with executives from Google, Telstra, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank, The Prime Ministers Office, Goodmans, NRMA, IAG, the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Defence Force. 

Kristen’s first book is TRACTION – The Neuroscience of Leadership and Performance