AI-Driven Workplace Transformation with Saket Srivastava of Asana

Saket Srivastava, CIO at Asana, shares how his team at Asana is using AI to reshape the workplace by improving the employee experience — plus his secrets to effective AI adoption through innovative collaboration with departments like HR.

About the Guest: 

Saket Srivastava is the Chief Information Officer at work management platform Asana. Saket oversees Asana’s IT organization, including optimizing technology systems and processes, connecting technology strategy to overarching business strategy, and ensuring that technology infrastructure supports organizational goals. Previously, Saket held executive positions at Square, Guidewire Software, and other leading technology companies. Saket holds a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Timestamps:
*(01:30) –  Asana’s Internal Operations
*(08:15) –  AI and Employee Experience
*(13:25) –  Collaboration and Cross-Departmental Partnerships
*(19:05) –  Future Trends and Employee Skills

Guest Highlights:

“When you add business understanding with technology understanding, that makes a deadly combination where you can serve and help move the needle for your business.”

“The reality is we get sold all the time, every day. When you show up as a practitioner, as a peer, and you’re ready to talk about the good, the bad, the ugly, there’s a lot of power.”

“ Good news is bad news being delivered early. It’s so important to be able to create a healthy environment where you can talk about those risks.”

Get Connected:

• Saket Srivastava on LinkedIn
• Ian Faison on LinkedIn

Resources:

• Learn more about Asana: http://asana.com/
• Hungry for more tech talk? Check out these past episodes:
  • Ep 57 – The CIO Roadmap to Executive Leadership
  • Ep 56 – Best Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for CIOs
  • Ep 55 – Engineering Leadership for Scale, Agility, and Momentum
• Learn more about Caspian Studios: caspianstudios.com

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