Shaping the Human-AI Workforce: Leading with Intention and Eastern Wisdom with Faisal Hoque
July 10, 2025
What does it mean to lead when machines join the team?
In this episode of Humanity at Scale, host Bruce Temkin sits down with Faisal Hoque, a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author and the founder of multiple companies focused on innovation, transformation, and human-centered leadership. Together, they explore what it truly means to lead in a world increasingly shaped by AI. From managing hybrid teams of humans and machines to navigating the moral dimensions of automation, Faisal shares thought-provoking insights on why the most powerful leadership skills of the future, empathy, emotional intelligence, and ethical clarity, are also the most human.
What does it mean to lead when machines join the team?
In this episode of Humanity at Scale, host Bruce Temkin sits down with Faisal Hoque, a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author and the founder of multiple companies focused on innovation, transformation, and human-centered leadership. Together, they explore what it truly means to lead in a world increasingly shaped by AI. From managing hybrid teams of humans and machines to navigating the moral dimensions of automation, Faisal shares thought-provoking insights on why the most powerful leadership skills of the future, empathy, emotional intelligence, and ethical clarity, are also the most human.
What You’ll Learn:
- How AI is transforming leadership from a technical to a moral imperative
- Why emotional intelligence is the essential skill of the AI era
- The real danger of losing entry-level jobs to machines and what it means for society
- How leaders can design hybrid teams that elevate both systems and humans
- The role of government in securing ethical AI development
- Why “pause and think” might be the most revolutionary leadership move you can make
Faisal Hoque is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author and the founder of multiple companies focused on innovation, transformation, and human-centered leadership. His books, Lift, Transcend, Reinvent, and Survive to Thrive, blend systems thinking, technology strategy, and Eastern philosophy to present a new vision for leadership in turbulent times. A lifelong technologist and spiritual thinker, Faisal has advised organizations like the U.S. Department of Defense, GE, and Mastercard on navigating change with intention and integrity.
Episode Resources:
- Faisal Hoque on LinkedIn
- Bruce Temkin on LinkedIn
- Faisal Hoque's website & Books