Regional Webinar Series 2026, S4: "Why AI and Skills Strategies Fail Without Execution Visibility: Making Work Visible Before You Transform It" (29 Apr 2026)

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Host Chapter: Long Island

Why AI and Skills Strategies Fail Without Execution Visibility: Making Work Visible Before You Transform It

About This Event

Organizations are investing heavily in AI, skills platforms, and workforce transformation initiatives. Yet many leaders still struggle to answer a fundamental question:

What work is actually happening inside the organization?

Without visibility into how work truly gets done across teams, tasks, and informal workflows, even the most advanced talent strategies struggle to deliver results.

This session introduces the concept of Execution Visibility, a practical framework for understanding the relationship between work, skills, and AI adoption.

Participants will explore why traditional approaches such as job descriptions, competency models, and skills taxonomies often fail to capture the real dynamics of execution.

Through practical examples and applied frameworks, attendees will learn how to:

Identify hidden work and execution friction across teams
Connect skills data to real work instead of static job structures
Understand where AI can realistically augment work and where human capability remains essential
Help HR, L&D, and talent leaders play a strategic role in organizational transformation

Participants will leave with a practical diagnostic lens to better understand how work actually happens inside their organizations and how that visibility shapes smarter talent and transformation decisions.

About the Speaker

Kason Morris

Founder, LifeWork | Execution Visibility Advisor | Author

Kason Morris is a future-of-work strategist and talent architecture leader focused on helping organizations understand how work actually happens inside modern enterprises.

He is the creator of the Execution Visibility framework, a methodology that helps leaders uncover the hidden dynamics between work, skills, and emerging technologies such as AI.

Kason currently leads global workforce strategy and skills transformation initiatives in the life sciences industry and has spent nearly two decades working at the intersection of talent strategy, job architecture, and workforce intelligence.

He is also the founder of LifeWork, a platform focused on helping professionals design resilient careers in a rapidly changing labor market.

His work is grounded in a simple idea:

Before organizations and professionals can redesign work for the AI era, they must first make execution visible.

LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasonmorris

Business website: https://kasonmorris.com

ATD Recertification Credits

The Pittsburgh Chapter of ATD is proud to participate in the ATD Regional Webinar Series. This collaboration of twelve ATD chapters is bringing together the best of our networks to provide world class presenters and content usually on the last Wednesday of each month. We look forward to sharing these webinars with you throughout 2026.

Talent Development Capability Model Alignment

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Lifelong Learning

ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Programs are pre-approved through the ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model may be applied towards recertification by Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holders. This program: 1.25 credits.

ATD Regional Webinar Series Information

The ATD Pittsburgh Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following twelve ATD chapters:

Appalachia
Buffalo Niagara
Central PA
DC Metro
Greater Philadelphia
Long Island NY
Maryland
Mid NJ
New York City
Northern NJ
Pittsburgh
Rochester NY

Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content!

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Greater Than 72 Hours Prior to Event

Participants, please email president@tdpittsburgh.org to request refund.

In email, participant to request refund paid towards future event within the next six months or money refunded.

If money is refunded there may be a small processing fee

Less Than 72 Hours Prior to the Event

No refund will be issued less than 72 hours prior and including not showing for the event (“no show”).

Any special circumstances for refund within 72 hours must be approved by the Chapter President

Online Event Recording Policy

By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event.

Agenda

Event Lobby Opens: 5:45 PM

Speaker Presentation: 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Q&A/Announcements: 7:00 to 7:15 PM

Event Closure: 7:15 PM

Event Running Time: 6:00 to 7:15 PM

Coffee & Connections- May 2026 (06 May 2026)

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Focus/Discussion: Leadership Development Trends

About This Event

“Coffee & Connections”

Join us for our early-morning networking series for Talent Development Professionals.

Grab your favorite morning beverage and join the ATD

Pittsburgh and our Regional Chapter talent development community to jump start your day!

Coffee and Connections is a new monthly networking

gathering for ATD Pittsburgh members and guests. This

monthly virtual event is a time to explore ideas, develop

and refine our work, and brainstorm solutions to

current talent development hot topics.

Online Event Recording Policy

Agenda

Event Lobby Opens: 7:50 A.M.

Event: 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.

Event Running Time: 30 mins