UNLEASH America 2025: ‘Everything we thought we knew about leadership is turning upside down – which is really exciting’

“Leading right now is not for the faint of heart” – that’s how Brian Glaser, VP and Chief Talent & Learning Officer at Google, kicked off his session on the Talent stage at UNLEASH America 2025.

In an exclusive video interview with UNLEASH’s Chief Reporter Allie Nawrat at the Las Vegas show, Glaser dug in more, including how HR brings this to life at Google.

Glaser shares why, amid a confluence of challenges – political, economic, technological – it’s time for leaders to embrace new mindsets and behaviors.

We are “not in an era of change, but a change of eras”; AI will fundamentally transform how people will work and lead.

“What worked last year won’t work now”; “everything we thought we knew about leadership is turning upside down, which is really exciting”.

Glaser tells UNLEASH that Google’s focus over the next five years is to help leaders be future-ready and navigate the chaos. This includes leaning into the benefits of AI, and particularly how it can help humans do more fulfilling work.

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