Welcome to a new episode of the AI Mind Talks podcast. Ori Simantov is joined by Michal Lewy Harush, CIO of HiBob, and Alon Arbiv, Director of AI at HiBob, to unpack what it really takes to operationalize AI at scale. They walk through HiBob’s end-to-end AI process — from employee-driven ideation and rapid experimentation to leadership decision-making, adoption, and performance — and explain why successful AI transformation depends on clear ownership, fast iteration, and cultural alignment, not just technology.

Key takeaways:

00:00 Introduction and why this conversation reflects HiBob’s real AI journey

02:00 Why AI transformation starts with mindset, not tools

04:30 Process over governance: enabling democratized AI safely

06:40 Defining roles: agent owners, AI leaders, executives, and centralized teams

09:15 Why ideation and fast POCs are the engine of AI innovation

12:00 Speed matters: helping ideas succeed — or fail — quickly

14:30 Education, enablement, and ongoing AI literacy across the company

18:20 The decision point: why managers must own prioritization and impact

21:00 AI must live inside workflows to achieve adoption

23:15 Build strategies: fast-track copilots vs. programmatic agents

27:00 Why business context and prompt ownership matter more than code

31:00 Adoption is not launch — it’s continuous enablement

34:10 Measuring performance beyond raw usage numbers

37:00 Evaluating agent effectiveness before tying to business KPIs

41:30 Why not every AI impact can be measured in dollars

44:30 AI as a work companion, not a replacement

48:40 Rapid-fire insights: common pitfalls, overpromises, and success signals

Resources mentioned:

HiBob website: https://www.hibob.com/

HiBob LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hibob/

OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/hibob/

Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/ap/

 Michal Lewy Harush LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-lewy-harush/

 Alon Arbiv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alonarbiv/

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the AI Mind Talks podcast. Host Ori Simatov speaks with Ronni Zehavi, CEO of HiBob, who shares why he believes AI marks a once-in-a-generation shift, and how HiBob approaches enterprise AI transformation through leadership conviction, experimentation, and manager-led change. Ronni walks through the company’s rollout, the evolving role of managers, and the skills and job architecture needed for humans and AI agents to work together.

Key takeaways:

00:00 Introduction

03:05 AI creates a long-term shift in how work happens 

04:02 Adoption starts with education and low-risk experimentation 

11:45 The expectation is that humans and AI will work together to raise output 

12:49 Managers remain accountable and redirect time saved into impact 

16:43 Workforce planning and job design evolve as AI scales 

22:35 Progress needs leadership alignment and a supportive culture 

25:06 Roles will evolve, so reskilling becomes a shared responsibility

33:14 Transformation succeeds with staged leadership and team adoption

37:46 AI is about the reinvention of work, not the replacement of people

Resources mentioned:

HiBob website: https://www.hibob.com/

OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/hibob/

Dreamforce: https://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce/faq/

Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/ap/

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