Keynotes / Topic 02
Why uncertainty about AI fuels power struggles at work.
Uncertainty does not only cost focus. It changes how colleagues treat each other. Lisanne's own research shows when teams pull together under pressure, and when they turn on each other.
The research behind this talk
Why this matters now.
52%
of workers say they are worried about the future impact of AI at work, and 33% feel overwhelmed by it.
243 teams
In a lab study of 85 teams and a field study of 158 work teams, a threat from outside pulled equal teams together, but pushed teams with clear power differences into internal power struggles that hurt performance.
Van Bunderen, Greer & Van Knippenberg, Academy of Management Journal, 2018
Hierarchy
makes team members more sensitive to who gets which resources. When a threat arrives, that sensitivity can spark power struggles that undermine the whole team.
Greer, Van Bunderen & Yu, Research in Organizational Behavior, 2017
In this session
What your audience takes away.
- Why a loss of control makes people fight for power
- How the way power is divided in a team decides whether it unites or splits under pressure
- Early signs of power struggles in your own teams
- What leaders can do to keep their people together through AI change
Formats
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Your speaker
Lisanne van Bunderen
Lisanne is a social and organisational psychologist with a PhD in organisational behaviour from Rotterdam School of Management, where her research focused on leadership and team dynamics. She combines insights from research with recognisable examples and interactive moments, so participants can apply what they hear in their own work.
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