Underneath the automation headlines, something quieter is happening, and it will prove more consequential than the job counts. The jobs AI replaces first may be the exact jobs that once taught people how to lead.
Twenty-two percent of both full-time and part-time say AI is being used by individual workers for business purposes on their own initiative, without formal company-approved tools or processes.
"Integrated leadership is, how do you hold the technology and the human side of this at the same time without letting either one win?" asks Cisco's Kelly Jones, the opening keynoter at HR Tech Conference.
Monday, August 24, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET. Join us as hosts Steve Boese and Trish Steed of H3 HR Advisors discuss the trends and priorities impacting HR's expanding role.
Accenture's Marta Lajmi argues the Western playbook for AI adoption – access, training, incentives – does not translate to a region where employees wait for leaders to make change feel safe.
