
Kelly Monaghan
Founder of Beyond the Desk and labour economist with a PhD in organizational behavior, former researcher and tech lead at firms like Deloitte, Accenture, Meta and Upwork who advises organisations on building AI capability and future-of-work strategy.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 27min
Ep 777: Why AI Needs To Drive Value Not Efficiency
Kelly Monaghan, founder of Beyond the Desk and labour economist with a PhD in organizational behavior, advises firms on responsible AI adoption. She unpack s the fork between using AI for efficiency cuts versus creating new value. Short segments cover evolving skills, risks of cutting entry-level roles, three core AI skill areas, data privacy, and how talent teams should protect high-value human touchpoints.


