Signal Allianz reframed AI adoption as a request to cut four hours of low-value work per week

Summary

Allianz changed the way it pitched AI to staff who feared for their jobs. Its chief people and culture officer says employees were comfortable with generative AI at home but hesitated at work, wondering whether it would make them redundant. Instead of arguing against that fear, the company asked every employee to think about how AI could take at least four hours of work off their plate each week. The idea is that everyone spends some weekly time on dull tasks that add little value. Framing AI as relief from that work, she argues, lets people see how it can improve and enrich their jobs.