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## Brian Crowley-Koch, Ph.D.

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## [The Surprising Science Behind Employee Recognition—and Why It Often Fails](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/the-surprising-science-behind-employee-recognition-and-why-it-often-fails)

 By [Brian Crowley-Koch, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/brian-crowley-koch-ph-d) posted in [Behavior](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/behavior), [Leadership](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/leadership), [Culture](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/culture), [Employee Experience](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/employee-experience), [Leadership Development](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/leadership-development), [employee recognition](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/employee-recognition)

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For anyone who has felt unappreciated at work, here’s a sobering statistic.

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## [There’s no Light at the End of the AI Tunnel, Unless You Planned for It](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/theres-no-light-at-the-end-of-the-ai-tunnel-unless-you-planned-for-it)

 By [Brian Crowley-Koch, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/brian-crowley-koch-ph-d) posted in [Digital Transformation](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/digital-transformation), [Change](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/change), [AI](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/ai)

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## Wasn’t AI supposed to make our working lives easier? 

A recent [survey](https://investors.upwork.com/news-releases/news-release-details/upwork-study-finds-employee-workloads-rising-despite-increased-c) by Upwork Inc., one of the world’s biggest online freelance worker marketplaces, found that while 96% of C-Suite leaders said they expected AI to boost productivity, 77% of employees reported that AI had “added to their workload” and half said “they have no idea how to achieve the productivity gains their employers expect.” 

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## [AI and the Human Factor: Overcoming Challenges in Adoption](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/ai-and-the-human-factor-overcoming-challenges-in-adoption)

 By [Brian Crowley-Koch, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/brian-crowley-koch-ph-d)

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