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Great Mondays Radio | Featuring Heather Polivka
Heather joins Josh for a conversation about AI and how businesses can use it to do more than simply move faster. They explore why using AI solely for speeding things up is a dead end and how its real value comes from empowering people to do their best work. Watch below
Heather Polivka
6 days ago1 min read


APL Monthly Hot Takes October
In partnership with Tech Council of Delaware, Heather provides us with a monthly hot take.
Heather Polivka
Oct 141 min read


Purdue University | Featuring Heather Polivka
While the promise of artificial intelligence is that it will accelerate human capacity, humans right now are in the friction stage of the adoption cycle. In the recent webinar, The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence, Heather Polivka (MBA ’96), founder and CEO of Awesome People Leaders, offered leaders a framework for how to facilitate a human-centered change. She urged leaders to view AI not as a universal solution tool, but as an amplifier. Continue reading here
Heather Polivka
Sep 101 min read


APL Monthly Hot Takes August
In partnership with Tech Council of Delaware, Heather provides us with a monthly hot take.
Heather Polivka
Aug 171 min read


SWMHRA: Using AI to Elevate the Human Experience and Performance Capability
How we can use AI to level up team performance, and leading a team using AI Event Using AI to Elevate the Human Experience and Performance Capability Host SWMHRA Date Oct 8, 2026 8:30 AM Location TBA Event Link TBA
Heather Polivka
Aug 111 min read


The Human Side of Performance: Building the Leadership and Execution Capability Needed to Thrive in an AI-Enabled Workplace
Join us for an immersive, science-backed workshop led by Heather Polivka, CEO and President of Awesome People Leaders. Walk away with practical tools, real strategies, and a peer network of HR professionals all committed to building exceptional workplace cultures. Event The Human Side of Performance: Building the Leadership and Execution Capability Needed to Thrive in an AI-Enabled Workplace Host Pittsburgh Tech Council Date Thursday November 5, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Heather Polivka
Aug 101 min read
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