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How do CEOs tell teams their jobs are changing with AI? What should executives say about AI job displacement? How do you communicate AI workforce transformation? What is leadership transparency in AI adoption? How do you lead through job displacement with dignity?

There's a conversation happening in executive suites across America right now. Not out loud. But in the minds of every CEO who understands what AI transformation actually means.
"How do I tell my team their jobs are changing? Some will expand. Some will vanish. And I don't have all the answers yet."
And so most CEOs stay silent. They wait for "the right time." They hope they can figure it all out before they have to say anything.
But here's what neuroscience tells us: Your team already knows. They can feel the shift. They see the pilots. They hear the whispers. And your silence isn't protecting them. It's triggering their threat response.
In this episode, I walk you through what I call The McMillon Moment—named after Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon, who stood in front of his leadership team and said the thing no one wanted to hear: "AI will change literally every job."
The room went silent. Because they realized leadership isn't safe either.
But here's what happened next. By naming the reality, McMillon created psychological safety. His team could stop pretending. They could start planning.
That's what leadership transparency does. It doesn't eliminate fear. It converts fear into action.
What You'll Learn:
- The Leadership Transparency Protocol (5-phase framework)
- Why silence creates Shadow AI and trust collapse
- The neuroscience of delivering hard news without triggering panic
- How Jerry Colonna's insight applies: "AI is about to expose the underbelly of leadership"
- The difference between "we're exploring AI" and "here's exactly what's changing"
- Why CEOs go first (modeling vulnerability)
This is the episode for every executive who knows the conversation is coming and doesn't know how to start it.
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