363: AI Adoption That Sticks with Tracey Lovejoy

About this episode

In this episode, Laura Barnard interviews Tracey Lovejoy about the challenges of AI adoption and the reasons behind change resistance in organizations.

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills PMOs rarely fail because of a weak plan. They fail because the adoption stalls. Pilots linger. Big bets like AI never move into everyday behavior. The initiative launches with energy. People say yes. Then six weeks in, nothing really changed. In this episode, I sit down with Tracey Lovejoy , behavioral scientist, strategist, and co-founder of Catalyst Constellations. Tracey spent 12 years at Microsoft leading innovation at the intersection of design, technology, and change. As an ICF certified executive coach, she helps leaders navigate complexity with clarity. And with a deep passion for unlocking human potential, she is the perfect guest to tackle the adoption problem head on. We get into what is really happening when change falls apart. And more importantly, what can you do about it right now. What You Will Learn Why adoption fails before the plan is even finished. The biology of change resistance. And why is it not your enemy. Why people resist change done TO them. Not change they choose. The grief cycles inside every major initiative. Even the ones people…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Barnard

Guest: Tracey Lovejoy

Topics covered

• AI adoption
• change management
• behavioral science
• organizational change
• leadership
• transformation

Keywords

• AI adoption
• change resistance
• behavioral science
• leadership
• organizational change
• transformation failure
• listening skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Catalyst Constellations

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