The Engagement-First, AI-First Playbook: Boost Productivity 70% by Letting AI Do the Boring Work

​Your people want to build, not battle busywork. In this session, we’ll show how an engagement-first culture plus an AI-first operating model lifts output and morale at the same time—AI handles the repetitive ops while managers double-down on recognition, coaching, and mastery. Join Ramsey Pryor (CEO, Rumi) and Alex Grande (CEO, Recognize) for the playbook to hard-wire kudos into daily workflows, automate the grunt work, and turn every team into a high-trust, high-velocity unit.

​Key Takeaways

• ​Engagement → Performance: Ship a recognition-first rhythm (Slack/Teams nudges, peer kudos, manager prompts) that lifts engagement ~20% and reduces early churn.

• ​AI Does the Busywork: Route repetitive tasks (notes, scheduling, summaries, FAQs, tagging, follow-ups) to AI copilots—freeing 30–70% of time for deep work.

• ​Manager Multipliers: Plug-and-play 1:1 templates, praise cadences, and goal check-ins that turn recognition into consistent behavior change.

• ​Operate Async, Move Faster: Channel strategy + micro-video updates that cut comms noise ~30% and speed decisions without more meetings.

• ​Prove the ROI: Track recognition velocity, cycle-time reduction, and “time-returned” to show measurable gains in productivity and retention.

​Speakers

• ​Alex Grande, CEO, Recognize

​Ready to build a people-powered, AI-accelerated org? Register now and take home the playbooks your team can run next week.