Good morning from San Francisco. Today’s leaders face a paradox: the incredible speed of change in the workplace, alongside a deep human need for connection, which requires courage and vulnerability.

This was the focus of New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown’s keynote on Monday at Workday Rising 2025, the technology company’s annual user conference. Brown explained that we can choose to be on “team technology” or “team human,” but “the future will belong to those of us who can straddle the paradox of humanity and technology.” Both are needed, she affirmed.

Over the past two years, leaders have navigated unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, managing this challenge at every turn, Brown said. The future of AI is a paradox itself, balancing innovation and regulation, speed an

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