People First in the Age of AI: Building Teams When You Can’t Compete on Salary

Posted September 4, 2026

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Anna Ganley joined The Society of Authors as a temp on reception and now leads a union representing more than 12,500 writers, illustrators and translators. She explains how flexibility, training and honest career conversations hold a team together when you can’t pay top of market and gives a clear-eyed take on what generative AI and copyright mean for creative careers.

In this episode:

  • How to win talent when you can’t compete on salary
  • Why honest career conversations keep people or help them leave
  • What AI really means for creative careers, and how to respond responsibly

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