139 Harmonizing Humanity and Technology: Connecting the Workplace in the Digital Age

THE PRACTICE PODCAST

In this special episode of Bast Amron’s The Practice Podcast, listen to the recorded panel Harmonizing Humanity and Technology: Connecting the Workplace in the Digital Age from our 6th Annual Business Advantage Forum. This panel was moderated by Brett Amron and included Melissa Medina, CEO & President, eMerge Americas, Laura Juanes Micas (she/her), VP, Privacy Officer, RBI Restaurant Brands International, and Carlo Rodriguez, Managing Director, EVs & Advanced Vehicle Technology, Ryder Systems Inc.

The panel of experts discussed how fast technology is growing, like social media and AI, and how it might make it harder for us to keep in touch with important people. They discussed the need to stay connected with others as we use more technology at work and in everyday life. The main points included how to keep people working well together when technology keeps changing, combining emotional smarts with AI to make work better, and ways to keep real connections in a world full of tech.

They looked at how technology affects our work relationships, shared stories of success and challenges in using emotions to connect with technology, and talked about the impact of tech on our mental health. The discussion also covered how emojis and gifs help in expressing feelings and offered tips on balancing online and face-to-face interactions. The goal was to highlight the importance of keeping human connections strong in the tech-savvy world.

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