Insights on Corporate Talent, Learning, and HR Technology
Ok let me get you excited about our fifth-annual HR leadership conference, Irresistible 2026 at USC in Los Angeles. Here are the top 10 reasons to come and bring your team!
Last week Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block Inc. (makers of Square and CashApp) loudly announced plans to layoff 40% of its 10,000+ employees (4,000) and replace them with AI. The announcement was simple and there were few specifics about how this is going to take place.
LinkedIn shows around 13,000 employees with most in engineering, ... Read more»
After many weeks of work with corporate HR leaders, technology companies, and implementation teams I’m realizing the word that describes AI is “confusion.” Too much going on, too many unanswered questions, and no clarity about what to do. And many of you have been asked (or told) to lead the “AI Transformation” (which is the ... Read more»
Now that AI is part of our daily life, we see its impact on management. In this article I’d like to explain this important topic, and introduce you to our new research, “The Rise of the Supermanager.”
A Brief History of Management
If you read Peter Drucker and look at decades of research, ... Read more»
In this week’s podcast I describe the new role of manager in the age of AI. No, managers are not going away and managers are not going to be managing agents as people. Rather a new Supermanager role has emerged: the leader who can drive transformation, lead AI innovation, and learn the details of AI ... Read more»
This week I discuss this ongoing trend of layoff announcements, typically coupled to “AI.” And as you’ll hear, this is quite a complex topic which gets into company culture, labor relations, and ultimately long term business strategy.
A new article in The Economist claims that “Europe Crushes Innovation” because of its old-fashioned labor ... Read more»
Listen, I’m very positive on the potential for AI to reinvent our jobs, careers, and companies. But making us all Superworkers is much trickier than we think.
This week I discuss the far-reaching implications of AI on jobs and careers, and explain why and how the new world of “no job growth” with “massive job ... Read more»
This week I discuss the broad topic of “how do we manage individual performance” while employees become superpowered by AI? Do we need a different or new process? Should we push deliver metrics higher? Or do we change the model?
As I explain in this discussion, the big change in work is how everyone is ... Read more»
Today, broadcasting from Asia, I discuss the wide range of disrupting change hitting our companies, employees, and leaders and the implications on management. As you’ll hear, AI is only one of many things changing our landscape, and we, as leaders, have to rethink our role.
I introduce the idea of a Supermanager, and I ... Read more»
This week I have an update on the “real world” of AI transformation, based on some important conversations I’ve had (and these folks will join the podcast soon.)
First, I talked with the Department of Labor and also reviewed new research from Goldman Sachs and we do find that “AI is not wiping out jobs.” ... Read more»
After many dozens of conversations with companies and AI vendors about AI transforming work, I’m left with one burning question. If we actually succeed in automating all our work tasks, data analysis, coding, and content generation, are these systems truly able to replace humans?
I”m left with a very simple answer: NO. And the reason ... Read more»
If you think software programming is a techie niche for hoodie-clad coders pounding on keyboards, think again. Welcome to a new era, one where every business leader, HR professional, and even frontline manager is, in effect, a software engineer.
That may sound strange, but stay with me. Because this shift is about empowerment, AI, and ... Read more»
Imagine if you knew every task of every worker in your company. With such a database you could quickly make decisions about what to automate, where to centralize work, and what business platforms to buy.
This is the goal of Reejig’s new Work Architecture Platform, launching today. Let me explain.
Just as talent intelligence ... Read more»
Let me posit an important question: if your CEO or CFO asks you to use AI to improve productivity, what would you do?
Would you use the “chainsaw” model of efficiency and lay off 10% of the employees? Or would you thoughtfully redesign jobs around AI?
This week I talked with dozens of companies ... Read more»
After a long week of meetings about AI transformation with many companies, I want to highlight the big paradox we face. On one hand, AI is now seen as a proven, pragmatic solution to productivity, growth, and customer experience. So every company is pushing for AI transformations in every domain. But on the other hand, ... Read more»
