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As companies use AI to justify layoffs, Josh Bersin says HR is solving the wrong problem
- Josh Bersin argues that layoffs driven by AI are a category error and miss the real opportunity of performance improvement.
- Bersin recommends designing the AI agent first, then defining needed human roles around it.
- IBM exemplifies a whiteboard-first approach: eliminate, simplify, then automate.
- HR leaders report rising layoffs, yet many redeployment programs are not experienced by workers.
- LHH data shows 87% of HR leaders expect layoffs in the next year, with redeployment gaps between leadership and employees.
- Industry moves by Meta and Microsoft show investor reward for cuts, impacting corporate strategy.
- LaMoreaux cites redeployment as a key outcome of AI-driven productivity gains at scale.
- Bersin warns against treating AI transformation as merely a cost-cutting exercise.
- The article emphasizes a process redesign over simple job cuts to leverage AI effectively.
- The report links AI strategy to workforce planning and organizational resilience.
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