AI Is Rewarding The Loudest Employees

AI Is Rewarding The Loudest Employees

From People Managing People by David Rice

June 9, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

David Rice discusses the need for redesigning recognition systems in the AI era with Anju Choudhary.

Most reward systems were built for a world where speed, volume, and visible output were reliable signals of performance. But AI now produces all three at scale. That leaves organizations facing an uncomfortable question: if AI can generate more output than ever, what exactly are you rewarding? In this episode, David Rice sits down with Anju Choudhary, Chief People Officer at Xoxoday, to explore why recognition systems need a redesign for the AI era. They discuss the growing gap between produc...

People in this episode

Host: David Rice

Guest: Anju Choudhary

Topics covered

  • AI
  • employee recognition
  • performance management
  • organizational design
  • reward systems

Keywords

  • AI
  • employee recognition
  • performance
  • reward systems
  • organizational change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xoxoday

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