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In this episode of the Shift AI Podcast, Kieran Snyder, co-founder of Textio, joins Boaz Ashkenazy to explore the evolving landscape of AI in workplace communications. From her early days combining linguistics and engineering to pioneering bias detection in HR technology, Snyder shares unique insights into the responsible development of AI technologies. The conversation delves into the challenges of bias in large language models, the future of enterprise AI adoption, and observations about how different generations approach AI tools. Drawing from her experience early pre-ChatGPT development and her recent survey of students' AI usage, Snyder offers a thoughtful perspective on the intersection of AI and human labor. Whether you're interested in the future of workplace communication, the challenges of bias in AI, or how the next generation will reshape our relationship with technology, this episode provides valuable insights from someone who has been at the forefront of AI innovation for over a decade.Chapters:[00:00] The Current State of AI Adoption[02:04] Origins and Background: From Engineering to Entrepreneurship[06:52] The Evolution of Textio: From Word Processing to HR Tech[09:36] Generative AI and Early Industry Insights[14:26] Addressing Bias in AI Systems[17:41] The AI Rush: Challenges in Enterprise Adoption[22:12] The Next Generation's Perspective on AI[26:17] AI Policy and Regulation[28:50] Mentorship and the Future of Work[34:33] Looking Ahead: The Actively Emerging FutureConnect with Kieran SnyderLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-snyder/ Connect with Boaz AshkenazyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boazashkenazy X: boazashkenazyEmail: shift@augmentedailabs.com

This week, I talk with Kieran Snyder, the co-founder and former CEO of Textio, a groundbreaking company at the forefront of the AI revolution. Kieran's journey is one of resilience, leadership, and innovation. We discuss how she transitioned from academia to leading a tech startup, raising more than $40 million in funding, and building equitable, high-performing teams along the way. Kieran opens up about the tough decision to step down as CEO after experiencing burnout and shares her path to recovery and rediscovery. We dive into her passion for building up young female leaders, from coaching girls' basketball to supporting women in tech, and her talent for transforming surprising data into compelling stories through her newsletter, Nerd Processor. Whether you're a leader, entrepreneur, or just curious about AI's impact on the workplace, I hope this conversation will inspire and offer some practical insights as well. Let's get to it! In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:55) - Kieran's 8th grade science project (05:07) - How parental influence shaped Kieran's career path (08:29) - Academic journey in linguistics (17:19) - Kieran's transition to tech (23:47) - Founding Textio (30:11) - Building a company with your spouse (36:18) - Navigating product market fit (46:46) - Burnout and stepping down as CEO (56:35) - Leadership and knowing when to walk away  (01:01:23) - Detaching identity from career outcomes (01:05:33) - How Kieran evaluates her performance as a CEO (01:08:39) - The value of a board of advisors (01:11:45) - Kieran's advice for someone recruiting a mentor, advisor or board member (01:15:25) - Starting Nerd Processor and embracing creativity (01:19:14) - How Kieran chooses what to write about (01:23:20) - How to create substantial and insightful content (01:30:11) - What Kieran has learned about hiring execs (01:35:13) - Coaching youth basketball and personal fulfillment (01:41:03) - Kieran's beautiful future (01:42:59) - Who Kieran is becoming Get full show notes and links at https://GoodWorkShow.com. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrettabrooks.

The surprising data on inclusivity in different meeting settings.Kieran Snyder, founder of nerd processor and co-founder of Textio, joins the Radical Candor podcast to explore inclusivity in meetings, revealing data-driven insights from her research on in-person versus remote settings. Kieran discusses the dynamics of interruptions, idea credit-taking, and the impact of power and gender on participation. With over 1,100 hours of meeting data analyzed, she sheds light on the complexities of remote work, the significance of structured agendas, and the importance of leadership in fostering inclusive environments. The episode offers practical tips for leaders to enhance meeting engagement and navigate the evolving landscape of workplace communication.Get all of the show notes at RadicalCandor.com/podcast.Episode Links: Dear Manager, You're Holding Too Many Meetings | HBR Why Gender Bias Makes Giving Feedback Hard For Everyone | Radical Candor Radically Inclusive Virtual Workshops: Real-Time Learnings From Zoom | Radical Candor 7 Leadership Communication Skills For Managing A Remote Team | Radical Candor Nerd Processor Kieran Snyder - Nerd Processor | Linkedin Performance Review Gender Bias: High-Achieving Women Are 'abrasive' | Fortune The Price All Women Pay For Gender Bias | Forbes Connect: Website Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook X YouTube Chapters:(00:00:00) IntroductionAmy and Kim introduce Kieran Snyder, founder of Nerd Processor, to discuss inclusivity in meetings.(00:02:36) The Abrasive TrapThe abrasiveness trap and how high-performing women are more often criticized.(00:07:27) Power Dynamics in MeetingsHow power... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jitjatjo, a New York city based gig marketplace through which businesses can book workers with as little as an hour's notice, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Morningside Technology Ventures. https://hrtechfeed.com/gig-marketplace-lands-30-million/  Textio, the AI platform purpose-built to help companies hire and develop remarkable teams,announced Kieran Snyder has stepped down as CEO. Jensen Harris, co-founder and CXO, has been unanimously appointed as CEO by the board, effective immediately. Kieran will take the role of Chief Scientist Emeritus and retain her board seat. Jensen's former role as Chief Experience Officer will be retired. https://hrtechfeed.com/textio-announces-leadership-transition/ SAN FRANCISCO — Censia, the Talent Intelligence, platform unveiled the latest innovative AI-powered products: Generative AI Talent Search, Automatic Candidate Screening and Sourcing, and Targeted Search. Censia is revolutionizing the automated talent landscape with state-of-the-art AI technology, creating a positive disruption in the industry. https://hrtechfeed.com/censias-newest-release-includes-generative-ai-talent-search/ Bullhorn®, the global leader in software for the staffing and recruitment industry, today announced its acquisition of Mployee, a provider of Salesforce-based solutions for recruitment agencies, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. Mployee's technology will accelerate Bullhorn's vision to deliver a full, end-to-end, enterprise solution for Bullhorn customers using the Salesforce platform. https://hrtechfeed.com/bullhorn-acquires-mployee-to-help-recruitment-agencies-accelerate-their-digital-transformation-journey/  

Did you know that 63% of workers who receive low-quality feedback are likely to quit within the next year?  Performance feedback isn't just an HR problem, it's a business problem. And in this week's pod, Hebba's sitting down with Kieran Snyder, CEO and Co-founder of Textio, to dive deep into the world of performance management and fairness in the workplace.  Is being labeled an overachiever really just coded language for exceeding management's low expectations? And what role can accountability and quality feedback play in creating a fairer system?   Kieran sheds light on the vicious cycle between performance feedback and confirmation bias and explains why true accountability at all levels is essential. She unpacks how women and people of color often face different feedback standards than other groups, and reveals why management must face the same performance standards as everyone else in order for a system to truly be equitable.   And stay tuned to discover how Textio is working to bridge the gap between HR leaders' intent for fairness and the tools available to them.   00:00:00 - Improving Communication at Work  00:02:52 - The Truth About Training and Performance Management 00:04:53 - Improving Fairness in Performance Management 00:09:07 - Common Challenges in Traditional Performance Reviews 00:17:10 - The Impact of Confirmation Bias in the Workplace 00:24:45 - Improving Employee Feedback with Software 00:27:00 - Improving Quality Feedback from Managers 00:30:35 - Closing the Gap on Pay Equity 00:32:56 - Addressing Systemic Racism in the Workplace  00:35:24 - Closing the Gender Feedback Gap 00:39:58 - The Importance of Feedback Culture   And if you love HR Therapy, sign up to I Hate it Here, the newsletter for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/   For even more exclusive insider content, don't forget to check out my YouTube page.     Learn More About Textio:  Website: https://textio.com/   Follow Kieran: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-snyder-60572987/   Follow Hebba:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef   15Five is the performance management platform that drives business results and gives HR teams a complete solution to deliver high employee performance, engagement, and retention while improving manager effectiveness.    Find out more about 15Five here.  

How does generative AI impact teams? And what can we do to mitigate the impact of biased AI?In Episode 132, Kieran Snyder, Co-Founder and CEO at Textio, joins Melinda in an insightful discussion about the impact of AI on workplace biases and inequities. They explore the potential harm and social biases perpetuated by generative AI, and look closely at how this applies to performance reviews. They also discuss key factors business leaders should consider when they adopt AI solutions in their teams, including recognizing these biases, establishing accountability systems, and safeguarding confidential employee information.About Kieran Snyder (she/her)Kieran is co-founder and CEO of Textio, the platform for inclusive and equitable communications. After earning her PhD in linguistics at Penn, Kieran spent a decade creating the world's most impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. In addition to developing linguistic capabilities like spelling and grammar-checking for more than 100 languages, she led the large-scale effort to integrate the Bing search engine into Microsoft Windows. Kieran is a world-renowned expert on language and bias at work, and her writing has appeared in Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post.Find Leading With Empathy & Allyship useful? Subscribe to our podcast and like this episode!For more about Empovia, visitempovia.co. There, you'll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.Connect With Kieran Snyder On SocialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-snyder-60572987/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KieranSnyderConnect With Us On SocialYouTube: youtube.com/@empoviaTwitter: twitter.com/empoviacoFacebook: facebook.com/empoviaInstagram: instagram.com/empoviaLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/empoviaProduction TeamCreator & Host: Melinda Briana EplerCo-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst ChanPodcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth & Nina Rugeles[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo and photos of Kieran Snyder, a White woman with long brown hair, drop earrings, and black top; and host Melinda Briana Epler, a White woman with blonde and red hair, glasses, red shirt, and black jacket.]Support the show

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In this episode, we dive deep into the power of language and how software can help businesses create more inclusive communication and culture. In a time when inclusivity and empathy are more important than ever before, AI-powered natural language processing (NLP) is revolutionizing the way we write and communicate. Our guest, Kieran Snyder, the Co-Founder and CEO of Textio is an expert in NLP and she talks about how we can embrace collaborative intelligence of humans and machines to create a better workplace. To join CultureBrained® go to tinyurl.com/culturebrained To access our free resources and materials on cultivating thriving cultures, click here: https://www.agabajer.com/resources/

After earning her PhD in linguistics at Penn, Kieran spent a decade creating impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. Now she is co-founder and CEO of Textio, a platform offering inclusive and equitable communications tools. And she is continuing her ground-breaking research, including an extensive study showing that bias is still widespread in managers' performance feedback. In this episode, we discuss how workplace feedback can be unfair and discouraging, even if the intent is to say something positive. Kieran describes other areas, like recruitment and hiring, where systematic language bias is undercutting inclusion efforts. She explains how language patterns are linked to organizational cultures. And she offers tips for promoting language awareness. For more on her recent study and other free information, visit https://textio.com

In this episode, we talk to Jackye's boss and co-founder of Textio, Kieran Snyder! The Textio platform helps with inclusive and equitable communications. After earning her PhD in linguistics at Penn, Kieran spent a decade creating the world's most impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. In addition to developing linguistic capabilities like spelling and grammar-checking for more than 100 languages, she led the large-scale effort to integrate the Bing search engine into Microsoft Windows. Kieran is a world-renowned expert on language and bias at work, and her writing has appeared in Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post. If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

In this episode, we talk to Jackye's boss and co-founder of Textio, Kieran Snyder! The Textio platform helps with inclusive and equitable communications. After earning her PhD in linguistics at Penn, Kieran spent a decade creating the world's most impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. In addition to developing linguistic capabilities like spelling and grammar-checking for more than 100 languages, she led the large-scale effort to integrate the Bing search engine into Microsoft Windows. Kieran is a world-renowned expert on language and bias at work, and her writing has appeared in Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post. If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

In this episode, we talk to Jackye's boss and co-founder of Textio, Kieran Snyder! The Textio platform helps with inclusive and equitable communications. After earning her PhD in linguistics at Penn, Kieran spent a decade creating the world's most impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. In addition to developing linguistic capabilities like spelling and grammar-checking for more than 100 languages, she led the large-scale effort to integrate the Bing search engine into Microsoft Windows. Kieran is a world-renowned expert on language and bias at work, and her writing has appeared in Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post. If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

What's the impact of the words we use? Augmented writing platform Textio uses machine learning and natural language processing to take the guesswork out of business communication, offering predictive analytics designed to help companies recruit a diverse workforce and build an inclusive culture.  The 120-person Seattle-based tech company, led by CEO Kieran Snyder, has been going through a transformation of its own during the past two years, expanding its product lineup while taking its own workforce fully remote, and recruiting more people outside the Seattle area. In the process, the company built its own in-house online tool for participatory time-boxed conversations, for team-building and collaboration among its employees. Dubbed "Umeo," it's not a product ... at least not yet.  Snyder, who was named the CEO of the Year in the 2021 GeekWire Awards, joins us on this episode of the GeekWire Podcast for a conversation about the importance of language, Textio's evolution, the future of workplace technology, regional differences in business language, and her formative experience as a "Scrabble hustler" in college in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Beyond the Blue Badge, host T.A. McCann talks with Kieran Snyder. Kieran was at Microsoft for more than nine years managing several UX groups. She got her start at Microsoft working on the core spelling and grammar infrastructure for all languages that weren't English. Today, she’s co-founder and CEO of Textio, an augmented writing platform based in Seattle. She talks with T.A. about being an “inevitable founder” and starting a company with her spouse. They also discuss diversity, how Textio’s board and C-suite are 60 percent female, and how she’s built a killer culture.

On this episode of Access and Opportunity, we welcome investor Mallun Yen, partner and founder of Operator Collective. Operator Collective is a disruptive new approach to venture capital which brings senior operating leaders from diverse backgrounds together with founders of startup companies. We also hear from one of the leaders of those startup companies, Kieran Snyder, the co-founder and CEO of Textio, an augmenting writing platform that analyzes text to find the patterns that cause some to succeed, where others fail. In this episode, Mallun and Kieran take us on a journey where we explore what it takes to build a diverse and well-rounded portfolio company, what leadership looks like during a time of crisis and why having the right tone when sharing messaging means everything. Come on and join us for the ride.https://www.morganstanley.com/what-we-do/inclusive-innovation-and-opportunityThe guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. (“Morgan Stanley”). The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley. The information and figures contained herein has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no representations or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of information or data from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information or data contained in this podcast.This podcast does not provide individually tailored investment advice and is not a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument or to participate in any trading strategy. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.© 2020 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Members SIPC.

We write a lot on the Internet—emails, tweets, texts, direct messages—on any window, any device. This proliferation has impacted how we write, making good writing more important than ever. We're joined by Kieran Snyder, co-founder of Textio, a company that makes machine learning software to augment our writing and make our words more impactful. Follow us everywhere @TheWebbyAwardsKeep up with David-Michel @dmdlikesOur Producer is Terence BrosnanOur Editorial Lead is Jordana JarrettMusic is Podington BearTo learn more about Textio's great resources, visit textio.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Textio Cofounder and CEO, Kieran Snyder, shares how her educational background in linguistics shaped her career and led to the creation of Textio. Cover photo credit: Alexandria/Unsplash Special Guest: Kieran Snyder (Textio, Cofounder & CEO).

We recently hosted a conversation between Jensen and Elliot focused on taking the leap from a big company to launching a start-up and the differences between those two company cultures. In 2014, Jensen Harris had a conversation with Kieran Snyder about their mutual dissatisfaction with writing software. “Here we are, 40 years into the post typewriter era, and still, all the software [we have] to write [does] the same thing a typewriter did,” he says. So, sixteen years into his career at Microsoft, Jensen Harris decided it was time to set out and try something new: launch his own startup. “Although I loved much of what I was doing...I felt like it was time to make a change,” he says. So Jensen and Kieran decided to go for it. They quit their big corporate jobs and set out to raise seed money for Textio - augmented writing software that uncovers meaningful patterns in language to help you know how your words are going to work and guides you to stronger communication in your writing. “It’s the biggest advance in writing since the computer,” Jensen says. Now three and a half years into their venture, Textio co-founder and CTO Jensen Harris spoke with Lean Startup Co. faculty member Elliot Susel in a recent webcast about the differences between working for big companies and startups and taking chances to further your career. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

Job-hunting is a horrible process that no one much likes, except perhaps the headhunters. Applying for a job can feel as if you're sending a message in a bottle into a black hole. Even if your application makes its way to a human being, it might warrant just a five-second glimpse. The tiniest detail (or a spilled cup of coffee) can disqualify you entirely. The view from the other side isn't much better. Hiring managers say that many applications are garbage and employers are having a hard time finding the right people. It's a broken system that Kieran Snyder, this week's guest, is trying to fix. A linguist by training, Snyder runs Textio, a company that uses machine learning to create better job listings for companies. Snyder talks about common mistakes employers are making, and how a few tweaks to a job listing can result in better and more diverse hires.

When most people think of big data they think of numbers, but it turns out that a lot of big data -- a lot of the output of our work and activity as humans in fact -- is in the form of words. So what can we learn when we apply machine learning and natural language processing techniques to text? The findings may surprise you. For example, did you know that you can predict whether a Kickstarter project will be funded or not based on textual elements alone ... before it's even published? Other findings are not so surprising; e.g., hopefully we all know by now that a word like "synergy" can sink a job description! But what words DO appeal in tech job descriptions when you're trying to draw the most qualified, diverse candidates? And speaking of diversity: What's up with those findings about differences in how men and women describe themselves on their resumes -- or are described by others in their performance reviews? On this episode of the a16z Podcast, Textio co-founder and CEO Kieran Snyder (who has a PhD in linguistics and formerly led product and design in roles at Microsoft and Amazon) shares her findings, answers to some of these questions, and other insights based on several studies they've conducted on language, technology, and document bias.