Katherine Fry

Marble Peak Consulting LLC, USA

Title: Thought Intelligence™ (TI): The Must-Have Upgrade in the Age of AI

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Biography

Katherine Fry, SHRM-SCP is an Executive Coach, Burnout Expert, and Thought Intelligence™ Pioneer. Her career vision is to revolutionize the HR profession by replacing archaic leadership and management practices with approaches rooted in neuroscience. She has been named the 2024 and 2025 Top Burnout Coach in the United States by Evergreen Awards and Best Future of Work Keynote Speaker by Biz Weekly.

Katherine is the CEO and founder of Marble Peak Consulting and creator of Refresh HR, a first-of-its-kind app providing HR professionals and people leaders with 24/7, on-demand access to 100+ accredited SHRM and HRCI recertification workshops. As president of Elevate HR and founder of HR Empower Hour, she helps HR professionals reclaim their energy, amplify their influence, and transform organizational culture. Her signature framework, the ETHOS Method, improves leaders’ mental health in less than five minutes a day. Known for high-energy delivery and immediately actionable tools, Katherine is a three-time speaker for HRCI’s global audience and a sought-after keynote and workshop presenter for SHRM chapters nationwide.

Abstract

As artificial intelligence reshapes the modern workplace, HR professionals face a new leadership challenge: how to remain deeply human while guiding organizations through massive technological change. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) was yesterday’s differentiator. Today, Thought Intelligence™ (TI) the ability to recognize, reframe, and redirect thinking in real time has become the critical competitive edge.

Objectives: This presentation aims to equip HR leaders with a neuroscience-based framework for leading confidently in AI-driven environments while reducing burnout and supporting ethical, human-centered decision-making.

Scope: The session addresses individual and organizational applications of TI, including leadership behavior, communication, psychological safety, and the influence of perception and bias in HR technology and analytics.

Methods: Drawing on applied neuroscience and Katherine Fry’s ETHOS Method, the presentation integrates conceptual instruction with practical demonstrations. Participants examine real-world leadership scenarios to identify habitual thought patterns, practice reframing techniques, and apply TI to strategic change, emotional self-regulation, and collaborative decision-making.

Results: Attendees gain immediately usable tools to strengthen strategic thinking, enhance emotional and cognitive agility, and evaluate how bias and perception affect AI-related HR decisions. The approach enables leaders to reduce stress, improve focus, and build cultures of connection and trust that support inclusive, high-performing teams.

Conclusion: By reframing leadership through disciplined thinking practices, Thought Intelligence™ offers a future-ready upgrade for HR in the age of AI. The framework provides a practical path to address two challenges AI will intensify—burnout and the mental health crisis—while preserving what matters most: ethical leadership and human-centered work. Participants leave prepared to upgrade how they think, lead, and design organizational systems in an AI-driven world.