The AI-EQ Connection: How Emotionally Intelligent AI is Reshaping Management

As more and more companies bolt AI onto their products, the importance of being intentional with our use of it is growing fast. 

So what are the best ways to embed AI into management products in a purposeful way?  

In this episode of the Built Right podcast, we speak to Brennan McEachran, CEO and Co-Founder of Hypercontext, an AI-empowered tool that helps managers run more effective one-on-ones, leading to better performance reviews. Brennan shares how he and his co-founder created the tool to aid their own work and later found how it could enhance multiple areas of performance management for leadership teams, creating faster, more streamlined processes. 

Key moments: 

• Why Brennan and his co-founder started Hypercontext 
• How their tool makes one-to-one meetings and reviews more effective 
• Why daily use is important for his software to work well 
• How AI can actually enrich human experiences 
• How AI is enhancing EQ 
• How AI will affect the future of developers 
• Why customers were initially reserved about the product 

Key links: 

• Visit the Hypercontext website: https://hypercontext.com/ 
• Connect with Brennan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennanmceachran/  
• Follow Brennan on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/i_am_brennan  

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