Tim Allen has joined Babbel as CEO, prioritizing listening to employees rather than immediately sharing his ideas. He believes in giving space to emotional undercurrents during transitions, cautioning that new leaders can create unnecessary stress by announcing immediate changes. Babbel is navigating the AI boom by introducing its first AI tool for conversational practice, with plans for further AI integration. Allen emphasizes that AI will enhance the role of human language instructors rather than replace them, learning from his previous leadership experiences.
The biggest lesson I've learned is to give space to some of the emotional undercurrents that have to happen with change. That is something that I think people who are new CEOs at times can miss.
What ends up happening is people just feel the whiplash of the change. Incoming leaders who announce plans for upheaval at a company the moment they come on board can create unnecessary stress for workers.
AI will complement the work of Babbel's human language instructors, not replace them.
Babbel has said it plans to deploy more AI tools later this year, after recently adding its first AI tool that lets users practice their conversational skills with bots.
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