Let’s get something clear: AI isn’t going to replace your best people.
However, it will reveal whether they’ve developed the skills that truly matter.
In today’s workplace, strategic thinking, effective communication, and collaboration are the real power skills. And Gen Z—the most feedback-hungry, tech-native, and values-driven generation yet—is already showing us the way forward.
At Marlee, they have coached and collected behavioral data from over 400,000 people across 159 countries—including 81,000+ Gen Z employees. Their findings?
· Gen Z is 71% more curious than any previous generation
· They’re 120% more detail-oriented
· And they want real-time feedback more than any other generation
But here’s the challenge: Most organizations still haven’t built the operating system that helps these young professionals—and their managers—thrive.
We’ve seen the future of work. It’s powered by people and tech.
And here’s how it works, step-by-step:
🔥 The 5-Step OS for High Performance
Step 1: Diagnose the Human System
Don’t start with job titles. Start with what drives people.
Behavioral data now gives us insight into how teams think, what they fear, and where they disconnect.
At Marlee, they help teams assess motivation and readiness before performance problems show up. Want to understand why your top hire is underperforming? Check their motivation match. Diagnose before you prescribe.
Step 2: Integrate AI into Culture
AI isn’t just for backend ops. It’s your frontline partner in learning, development, and leadership.
At a Fortune 500 enterprise, Marlee helped a global finance team move from disengagement to 10X engagement and performance growth in just 12 months. How? AI coaching was embedded into their workflow—not bolted on as an HR add-on.
To scale culture, your people need to trust tech as part of how they grow, not just how they work.
Step 3: Unlock Gen Z’s Potential
Gen Z doesn’t want career ladders—they want real growth experiences.
They want coaching, clarity, and purpose. On-demand.
We’ve seen incredible transformation from Gen Z employees using Coach Marlee:
· One 25-year-old sales rep said, “It’s like having a mirror that doesn’t judge—just helps me improve.”
· A global bank utilized Marlee to identify entrepreneurial X-factors among 600 internal candidates, saving millions by selecting a founding team with zero startup experience—and succeeding.
This is what happens when you build development around how Gen Z learns: fast, personal, digital-first.
Step 4: Use Tech + Data to Coach Everyone
Old coaching models aren’t scalable. Hiring $500/hour consultants for every team? Not possible.
Marlee enables every employee to get daily, real-time coaching via AI and behavior-driven prompts. It helps:
· Managers have better 1:1s
· Teams resolve friction with data, not ego
· New hires onboard 4x faster
In fact, 90% of Fortune 100 companies now use Marlee. And in just 4–8 weeks, teams report up to 90% performance improvement.
This isn’t the future. It’s working now.
Step 5: Measure What Matters—Then Adapt
You can’t grow what you don’t measure.
Traditional engagement surveys take months. Marlee tracks progress weekly:
· Burnout risk
· Leadership gaps
· Feedback effectiveness
· Cultural trust
The best leaders aren’t reactive. They’re responsive—because they’re data-informed.
Here’s What AI Means for You
If you’re a CEO, HR leader, or team builder, you have a choice:
· Keep using outdated playbooks that don’t scale, or…
· Embrace a new performance OS—where AI and coaching meet motivation, mindset, and momentum
This is how we unlock human potential in the flow of work.
This is how we win the future of work.
People and tech integrated together.
Let’s go.
Dan Negroni
Keynote Speaker | Gen Z Strategist | CEO Coach | Chief Evangelist, GetMarlee.com