{"id":40739,"date":"2026-08-24T14:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandonhall.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=40739"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:54:33","slug":"excellence-at-work-podcast-337-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai-what-to-hold-what-to-let-go","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/brandonhall.com\/podcast\/excellence-at-work-podcast-337-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai-what-to-hold-what-to-let-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence at Work Podcast 337: Leadership in the Age of AI \u2014 What to Hold, What to Let Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachelcooke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Cooke<\/a>, COO at Brandon Hall Group\u2122, hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/bts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole Gams<\/a>, Vice President of Talent, Learning and Leadership for the Central Region at <a href=\"https:\/\/bts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTS<\/a>, for Brandon Hall Group\u2019s Excellence at Work Podcast on what leadership requires now that knowledge and expertise are no longer the differentiator they once were.<\/p>\n<p>Gams\u2019s work spans industries from technology to retail to biopharmaceuticals. 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