This week’s headlines have been impossible to ignore: tech giants under pressure to balance aggressive AI investment with cost cutting and workforce change.
It’s not a contradiction. It’s the challenge every CEO is grappling with:
How do we reduce cost, stay competitive, and increase productivity while treating people responsibly?
They’re not losing sleep over frameworks or learning roadmaps.
They’re asking: How do we win?
If we want a real seat at the table, we need to show up in their conversation.
Right now, CEOs are under relentless pressure to:
They don’t need convincing that AI matters.
They need a clear, actionable plan to use it to deliver business value — while taking their people with them.
As people and transformation leaders, we hold the most important piece of the puzzle:
✅ We know how work actually gets done
✅ We see where duplication and waste hide
✅ We understand what must stay human — and what AI can take on
✅ We can unlock value trapped in outdated roles
We’re not just people leaders anymore.
We’re the co-architects of how our organisations reinvent themselves.
That’s exactly what CEOs are looking for.
If you want to be the partner your CEO trusts to lead this:
Your CEO is looking for someone to help them make the boldest — and most responsible — bet of their career.
That can be you.
If you’re not sure where to start, have a look at our Workforce Reinvention Blueprint.
It’s a practical tool to help you:
Use it to turn your next CEO conversation into a real decision — not just a discussion.
Because this is your moment to lead.
Siobhan 💜