If there is one thing that has revolutionized the working world this past year, it’s the surging popularity of generative artificial intelligence.

Technology like ChatGPT and Microsoft’s CoPilot can take notes for you, draft emails, summarize meetings, write performance reviews, provide tips for tough conversations, and as I’ve learned, even write you an introduction for your podcast.

It’s been revolutionary for middle managers who are looking for ways to streamline their workflow and get more time back to work on other tasks. In this episode, we speak with Bethany Lopušnak, a manager of benefits advisory services at Mitratech’s Mineral platform, who has ChatGPT open everyday to use as an assistant. She tells us just how much time using GenAI has saved her, what she uses it for, and how she encourages her team to take advantage of it too.

Later in the episode, we hear from Colette Stallbaumer, who leads Copilot and Future of Work at Microsoft. Being one of the earliest users, Stallbaumer shares her favorite and most useful prompts, how AI is helping managers save time, and how the technology continues to evolve.