When Employees Turn to AI Over Managers: A Leadership Blueprint

Original research reveals a subtle but significant shift: while employees still trust managers overall, many are increasingly turning to AI for guidance, feedback, and emotional support. This trend places leadership and culture at a critical crossroads.

In this interactive boardroom, HR leaders will move beyond diagnosis to action, working through a practical blueprint for redesigning the manager role and the systems that support it, so AI strengthens human connection rather than replacing it.

In this session, HR leaders will:

• Examine research findings on employee trust, AI reliance, and leadership gaps
• Identify where managers are losing relevance—and where human leadership remains essential
• Define a future-state model for AI-augmented, human-centered leadership
• Establish guardrails for healthy AI–human collaboration at work
• Leave with a clear, actionable blueprint to apply in their organizations