Generation AI: Leading People and Machines - Hardcover

by Tony Evans (Author)

Are you a forward-thinking leader determined not to fall behind in the AI revolution?

This book is your essential guide to leading through the age of AI - with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Generation AI is a strategic roadmap for navigating artificial intelligence in the workplace-while avoiding the common traps that derail innovation. Combining psychology, technology, and leadership insight, this book helps you unlock AI's true potential by focusing on what matters most: your people.

Modern organizations are multigenerational-and that diversity is your secret weapon. Inside, you'll discover how to unite Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers into a forward-moving force ready for AI-enabled change.

What You'll Learn:

✅ How to evaluate your organisation's current AI readiness

✅ How to avoid the pitfalls of failed digital transformations

✅ How bias creeps into AI-and how to lead responsibly

✅ How to harness generational diversity as a strategic advantage

✅ How to structure your leadership approach around human-AI collaboration

What's Inside:

• • A practical framework for understanding your AI maturity level
  • 50+ high-impact questions every leader should be asking
  • Dozens of GPT-ready prompts to kickstart team conversations
  • Real-world insights drawn from organisational psychology, group dynamics, and tech implementation
  • Free access to a custom-built GPT trained on the research behind this book-designed to help you act, not just think

Structure of the Book:

Part I: Understanding the Present - Lay the foundation by assessing your current systems, learn how to define AI in the context of your company, learn its possibilities and its limitations

Part II: Understanding Your People - A deep look into the fundamentals of how we form into groups, how leadership has changed over time and what modern leaders need to know about how generational dynamics shape perception, resistance, and capability.

Part III: Implementing for the Future - Apply a human-centered lens to bring AI into your culture, strategy, and workflow.

Don't Get Left Behind

AI isn't just about machines. It's about how leaders guide people through change. Whether you're a CEO, people manager, or transformation lead, Generation AI gives you the tools to drive adoption, avoid hype, and lead with purpose in a rapidly shifting world.

About the Author:

Tony Evans is a team coach, tech veteran, and organisational psychologist. With 13 years at Meta during its hypergrowth from 1,000 to 80,000+ employees, he brings deep insight into scale, people, and change.

Tony holds an MSc in Business Psychology and has researched national culture, generational dynamics, and leadership under AI transformation. His mantra:

Prioritise people over processes or products. Always.