Why AI Literacy Is Now a Business Skill Every Leader Needs

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with David Sperl , Head of HR for Advanced Visualization Solutions at GE HealthCare , to unpack how HR earns real business credibility by shipping outcomes, not PowerPoints, inside a heavily regulated, science driven environment. David explains why AI literacy must move from theory to hands-on practice, how microlearning and shared baseline tools help drive adoption, and why leadership advocacy is essential to scale change across technical, clinical, and commercial teams. He breaks down GE HealthCare’s four stages of AI adoption, how communities of practice create demand pull, and why unlearning outdated mental models is now harder than learning new ones. Most importantly, he shares why user experience and friction removal are the real unlocks for AI in HR and business, and why the future of change isn’t “change management”, it’s change agility. 🎓 In this episode, David discusses: What HR learns sitting inside a complex, regulated product lifecycle Why HR must understand the product, customer, and clinical context Why feedback loops beat annual talent cycles in innovation environments How role clarity unlocks productivity across scientific and commercial teams How to build talent systems that match the speed of innovation, not bureaucracy 🙏‍ Thank you to our series partner - atlas copilot Meet the AI-native adaptive learning platform that builds the course, teaches the skill, and proves the impact, while work is happening, not weeks later → See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Why AI Literacy Is Now a Business Skill Every Leader Needs is an episode from HR Leaders by Chris Rainey.

This episode is 00:14:12 long.

This episode was published on Jan 16, 2026.

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