https://www.betterup.com/blog Read articles from coaches, psychologists, and business leaders to help you boost performance, improve well-being, and lead with confidence. en Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:13:25 GMT 2026-01-09T18:13:25Z en https://www.betterup.com/blog/ai-safety-laws <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/ai-safety-laws" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Relational%20AI%20Law_Feature%20Image@2x.png" alt="Scales of justice with binary code behind it" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>This year brought a <strong>quiet but significant milestone in AI governance</strong>. New York and California enacted laws targeting relational AI: systems that remember, adapt, and participate in sustained conversation. It’s a subtle but important evolution — moving from regulating models as abstractions to regulating AI as part of lived human experience, where real people are influenced, supported, and sometimes emotionally impacted by the systems they use. For those of us in the legal and product trenches, it signals that policymakers are beginning to meet AI at the level where it actually shows up in people’s lives, not just in technical documentation.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/ai-safety-laws" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Relational%20AI%20Law_Feature%20Image@2x.png" alt="Scales of justice with binary code behind it" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>This year brought a <strong>quiet but significant milestone in AI governance</strong>. New York and California enacted laws targeting relational AI: systems that remember, adapt, and participate in sustained conversation. It’s a subtle but important evolution — moving from regulating models as abstractions to regulating AI as part of lived human experience, where real people are influenced, supported, and sometimes emotionally impacted by the systems they use. For those of us in the legal and product trenches, it signals that policymakers are beginning to meet AI at the level where it actually shows up in people’s lives, not just in technical documentation.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fai-safety-laws&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content AI Safety AI Ethics Responsible AI Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:13:25 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/ai-safety-laws 2026-01-09T18:13:25Z BetterUp https://www.betterup.com/blog/workforce-performance-crisis <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/workforce-performance-crisis" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/The%20workforce%20performance%20crisis%20%E2%80%A8and%20how%20to%20fix%20it.png.png" alt="Split screen with a close up of a fuel gauge on the left and the shadow of a woman looking at her phone on the right" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/workforce-performance-crisis" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/The%20workforce%20performance%20crisis%20%E2%80%A8and%20how%20to%20fix%20it.png.png" alt="Split screen with a close up of a fuel gauge on the left and the shadow of a woman looking at her phone on the right" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fworkforce-performance-crisis&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/workforce-performance-crisis 2025-12-08T14:00:00Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC https://www.betterup.com/blog/adaptive-performance-secret-weapon <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/adaptive-performance-secret-weapon" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Why%20adaptive%20performance%20%E2%80%A8is%20your%20secret%20weapon..jpg.jpeg" alt="Composite image with an office scene on the left showing two women standing and a man working at a computer; a close-up portrait of a woman’s face in the center; and a separate scene on the right of a man working at a computer with headphones around his neck." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/adaptive-performance-secret-weapon" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Why%20adaptive%20performance%20%E2%80%A8is%20your%20secret%20weapon..jpg.jpeg" alt="Composite image with an office scene on the left showing two women standing and a man working at a computer; a close-up portrait of a woman’s face in the center; and a separate scene on the right of a man working at a computer with headphones around his neck." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fadaptive-performance-secret-weapon&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:00:04 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/adaptive-performance-secret-weapon 2025-12-01T14:00:04Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC https://www.betterup.com/blog/creativity-collapse-matters-fix <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/creativity-collapse-matters-fix" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Creativity%20collapse_%20%E2%80%A8Why%20it%20matters%20and%20how%20to%20fix%20it.png.png" alt="Creativity Collapse: Why it Matters and How to Fix It | BetterUp" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/creativity-collapse-matters-fix" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Creativity%20collapse_%20%E2%80%A8Why%20it%20matters%20and%20how%20to%20fix%20it.png.png" alt="Creativity Collapse: Why it Matters and How to Fix It | BetterUp" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fcreativity-collapse-matters-fix&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/creativity-collapse-matters-fix 2025-11-17T14:00:00Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC https://www.betterup.com/blog/smart-machines-smarter-leaders <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/smart-machines-smarter-leaders" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Smart%20machines%20need%20smarter%20leaders_%20The%20future%20of%20leadership%20in%20an%20AI-saturated%20world.png" alt="A horizontal collage showing three panels: a man in profile against a red background, an abstract teal and black design in the center, and a woman smiling at her desk with a laptop against a blue background." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/smart-machines-smarter-leaders" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Smart%20machines%20need%20smarter%20leaders_%20The%20future%20of%20leadership%20in%20an%20AI-saturated%20world.png" alt="A horizontal collage showing three panels: a man in profile against a red background, an abstract teal and black design in the center, and a woman smiling at her desk with a laptop against a blue background." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fsmart-machines-smarter-leaders&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:04:18 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/smart-machines-smarter-leaders 2025-11-13T01:04:18Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC https://www.betterup.com/blog/betterup-mcp-server <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/betterup-mcp-server" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/MCP%20server.png" alt="Abstract gradient background with flowing red, magenta, and indigo light streaks." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/betterup-mcp-server" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/MCP%20server.png" alt="Abstract gradient background with flowing red, magenta, and indigo light streaks." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fbetterup-mcp-server&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:04:21 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/betterup-mcp-server 2025-10-09T17:04:21Z Ryan Sonnek https://www.betterup.com/blog/human-plus-ai-coaching <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/human-plus-ai-coaching" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/AY-Blog_1@2x-1.png" alt="Graphic showing a tablet video call with a coach and an interface prompt labeled “Make the most of your leadership coaching session” and “Prepare with AI,” against a digital background of green data points." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/human-plus-ai-coaching" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/AY-Blog_1@2x-1.png" alt="Graphic showing a tablet video call with a coach and an interface prompt labeled “Make the most of your leadership coaching session” and “Prepare with AI,” against a digital background of green data points." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fhuman-plus-ai-coaching&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:43:59 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/human-plus-ai-coaching 2025-10-08T17:43:59Z Allison Yost, Ph.D., SVP, Product https://www.betterup.com/blog/leadership-secret-weapon-ai-adoption <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/leadership-secret-weapon-ai-adoption" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Blog_Sept%2030_The%20manager%20effect_12x.png" alt="A group of five colleagues smiling and collaborating in a meeting room." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/leadership-secret-weapon-ai-adoption" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Blog_Sept%2030_The%20manager%20effect_12x.png" alt="A group of five colleagues smiling and collaborating in a meeting room." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fleadership-secret-weapon-ai-adoption&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:30:00 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/leadership-secret-weapon-ai-adoption 2025-10-01T15:30:00Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC https://www.betterup.com/blog/hidden-costs-workslop <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/hidden-costs-workslop" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/The%20hidden%20cost%20of%20AI%20%E2%80%9Cworkslop%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20and%20how%20leaders%20can%20fix%20it_1.jpeg" alt="Abstract, futuristic image showing a repeated pattern of cylindrical shapes in vibrant colors." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/hidden-costs-workslop" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/The%20hidden%20cost%20of%20AI%20%E2%80%9Cworkslop%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20and%20how%20leaders%20can%20fix%20it_1.jpeg" alt="Abstract, futuristic image showing a repeated pattern of cylindrical shapes in vibrant colors." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fhidden-costs-workslop&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:28:20 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/hidden-costs-workslop 2025-09-29T17:28:20Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC https://www.betterup.com/blog/secret-driving-ai-adoption <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/secret-driving-ai-adoption" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Blog_Sept%2023_The%20secret%20to%20driving%20AI%20adoption%20in%20the%20workplace_12x.png" alt="Split image showing an airplane cockpit lit with controls on one side and empty passenger seats on the other, symbolizing guidance and journey." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/secret-driving-ai-adoption" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.betterup.com/hubfs/Blog_Sept%2023_The%20secret%20to%20driving%20AI%20adoption%20in%20the%20workplace_12x.png" alt="Split image showing an airplane cockpit lit with controls on one side and empty passenger seats on the other, symbolizing guidance and journey." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=9253440&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterup.com%2Fblog%2Fsecret-driving-ai-adoption&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.betterup.com%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Business SEO Artificial Intelligence Communication & Interpersonal Skills Enterprise Content Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:25:11 GMT https://www.betterup.com/blog/secret-driving-ai-adoption 2025-09-25T23:25:11Z Elizabeth Perry, ACC