Leaders in the Loop

Leaders in the Loop – Episode 12 – Rethinking Assessment in the Age of Generative AI

Dan and Gaurav are joined by three researchers who are doing some of the most focused, longitudinal work in higher education on how assessment professionals are actually experiencing generative AI — not in theory, but in practice, in policy, and in the profession itself:

• Dr. Ruth Slotnick is Director of Assessment at Bridgewater State University and a co-lead of a national GenAI pulse survey for higher education assessment professionals that has now run across four administrations since early 2025.
• Dr. Will Miller is Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance and SACSCOC Liaison at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He oversees institutional effectiveness and accreditation across more than 100 sites globally and serves on the SACSCOC Board of Trustees.
• Dr. John Hathcoat is Associate Professor of Graduate Psychology and Associate Assessment Specialist in the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University, where his work focuses on measurement theory, validity, and the emerging challenge of assessing AI literacy.

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Leaders in the Loop – Episode 11 – Global AI Architect Annie Hardy on Re-Architecting the Cognitive Workforce

Dan and Gaurav are joined by Annie Hardy, Global AI Architect and Futurist at Cisco Systems, for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually takes to lead AI adoption inside a large organization — not through engineering or edict, but through empathy, movement-building, and a fierce commitment to the humans who get left behind when leaders skip straight to the technology.

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Leaders in the Loop -- Episode 10 -- ILA 2026 AI & Leadership Virtual Summit Preview | Leading With AI Across Sectors

Dan and Gaurav are joined by Dr. Mary Tabata and Dr. Kevin Bottomley to preview the International Leadership Association’s 2026 AI & Leadership Virtual Summit, The Integration Frontier: Leading With AI Across Sectors. The summit takes place live on May 6–7, 2026, with on-demand access available afterward.

Mary Tabata serves as associate faculty at American Public University System and Eastern University. Kevin Bottomley is an assistant professor of Global Leadership at Indiana Tech. In this conversation, they discuss how the summit came together, why cross-sector dialogue matters right now, and what leaders can expect from this year’s program.

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Leaders in the Loop -- Episode 09 -- Greg Allen on AI Practice, Feedback, and The Leaders Lab.io

In this episode, Dan and Gaurav are joined by Dr. Greg Allen, founder of The Leaders Lab.io, co-founder of Ascendant Global Leadership, LLC, and a professor of leadership at The Citadel. In this episode, they explore how AI can support leadership development through structured practice, reflection, and feedback.

Check out the video version here: https://youtu.be/N5f_fzsGl5o

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Leaders in the Loop – Episode 08 – Expanding our Context Windows with Chief Creative Officer Dr. Jonathan Reams

Dan Jenkins and Gaurav Khanna are joined by Dr. Jonathan Reams, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at the Center for Transformative Leadership, founder of Adeptify, and author of Maturing Leadership, to explore what leadership development looks like in an AI-saturated environment—especially when information is abundant but developmental capacity is not.

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Leaders in the Loop – Episode 07 – Designing Leadership for the Age of AI with Kathy Guarini

In this episode, Dan and Gaurav are joined by Kathy Guarini to discuss how leadership must evolve as artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday organizational decision-making.

Kathy brings extensive leadership experience in enterprise technology and research, including serving as Chief Information Officer at IBM, where she led large-scale technology, AI, and digital transformation initiatives.

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Leaders in the Loop – Episode 06 -- AI at the System Level: Leadership, Shared Services, and Scale with Ryan Low

In this episode, Dan and Gaurav are joined by Ryan Low, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Strategic AI Integration at the University of Maine System, for a deep dive into what it takes to lead AI adoption across a large, multi-campus organization. Ryan shares how AI is moving beyond pilots and experiments into core operational workflows, reshaping shared services, financial planning, faculty engagement, and leadership practices across the system.

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Leaders in the Loop – Episode 05 – Futurist Mandy Steinhardt

In this episode, Dan and Gaurav sit down with futurist and market intelligence expert Mandy Steinhardt to explore the intersection of leadership, AI, and future trends. The conversation delves into the evolving role of the futurist, how technology is reshaping organizations, and what authentic leadership looks like in an AI-driven world.

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