Checklist
4 Keys to Making AI Relevant to Employees
People care most about what directly impacts them — and work is no exception. Employees are far more likely to embrace new ways of working when they understand how and why to use AI and can clearly see the benefit to their own success and development.
If your organization is struggling to drive AI adoption, you may notice signs like:
- Training doesn’t lead to frequent usage.
- Employees questioning the value of AI in their roles.
- Employees don’t see a clear link between AI use and career growth.
- Plateauing or declining AI engagement.
- Top AI talent is leaving the company.
Betterworks helps turn AI from an abstract notion into real, personal value by connecting AI learning and usage to your company’s strategic goals, ongoing guidance, feedback, recognition, performance reviews, and career opportunities — helping spark the motivation that drives achievement.
Build confidence and achievement through conversations
Supportive conversations with managers are crucial in helping employees gain the confidence and clarity to connect AI learning and exploration to practical application and career advancement. With Betterworks Conversations, managers and employees can regularly connect to troubleshoot roadblocks, reinforce learning, and align AI progress with personal and professional development, using templated questions focused on AI.
Establish AI-related performance and development goals
Betterworks Goals enables employees to set clear AI-focused objectives with measurable outcomes linked to team goals and strategic business priorities. Managers and HR can connect AI learning and its successful application in work projects to internal mobility paths — reinforcing that AI isn’t just a skill, it’s part of everyday work that’s tied to career advantage.
Drive AI progress and celebrate what works
With Betterworks Feedback, anyone — from peers to partners, customers, and suppliers — can be invited to comment on progress and highlight impactful AI-driven work to inspire others. Betterworks recognition features integrate with your in-house collaboration tools to keep employees motivated.
Reward AI-driven performance
Betterworks Calibration ensures fair, data-driven recognition for AI-savvy employees, and gives HR and people managers the ability to signal developmental actions for them — linking AI success to promotions, compensation, and development plans.
The Outcome
When AI learning is connected to real goals, feedback, recognition, and advancement, employees stop seeing it as a mandate — and start seeing “what’s in it for me?”